Back at it after two-year break. Anything new while I was away?

[MrBJones]

After a two-year break I'm going to be brewing a batch next weekend or the one following. Has there been any new gear, books, ingredients, techniques etc introduced? Any recommendations?

Also, what's the shelf life of opened but unused StarSan?

Thanks!

 

[MaxStout]

Nothing new, we've been waiting for you to get back before trying out the new stuff.

I keed. Welcome back.

Starsan should be fine. I'm still using a 32oz bottle I bought around 2014.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Recent books

• The New IPA; Scott Janish
• Simple Homebewing; Denny Conn and Drew Beechum

Techniques

• bottling NEIPAs without loss of color and flavor for 45+ days
• shorter brew days with "no boil" extract-based recipes (link)

 

[shoreman]

Kveik.

I’d recommend checking out Lars’ book:

https://www.brewerspublications.com...MItun5jt-18gIVSVtyCh0J1A2zEAAYASAAEgIEq_D_BwE

 

[bkboiler]

I think the availability of higher quality craft grains has been pretty cool (e.g. mecca grade and others, as well as specialty lines of big names like weyermann Barke).
A few yeast players have come and gone in the past few years as well as yeast prices going up.

 

[ihavenonickname]

Floating dip tubes are everywhere.

we finally have real counter pressure bottle fillers (see nuka tap or tapcooler)

rad but super high end jacketed conicals from brewtools

lots more pressure fermentation lately

neipas haven’t gone away and many of us are obsessive about cold side oxidation

A ton of different kveik strains are now commercially available

 

[oakbarn]

Costs have gone up. Lots of LHBS are gone.

 

[DuncB]

Alcoholic flavoured water!!

 

[Cyclman]

Everything kveik