Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered the standard gas used to carbonate beer, but exciting things are happening in the world of nitrogen that shouldn’t be overlooked. During the 2015 National Homebrewers Conference, attendees were walked through the process of brewing and serving nitrogen beers on a homebrewing scale.
Justin Drapeau, better known simply as Juice, gave the nitro-themed seminar during the conference. Head brewer of the Oskar Blues brewery in Lyons, Colo., Juice started out on the kegging line, worked his way up to lead brewer and eventually took on the task of spearheading Oskar Blues’ pilot nitro program. In 2014, Juice and the Oskar Blues gang took things one step further when they released the first-ever craft beer in a nitro can.
Download the audio (mp3) and visual (pdf) presentations of Juice’s nitro-themed talk and learn a thing or two (or three or four)!
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2015 National Homebrewers Conference Seminars
| (Almost) Everything You Know About Brewing History is Wrong Randy Mosher |
| A Contrast and Comparison of the Many Variations of India Pale Ale Mitch Steele |
| Avoiding a D-bomb: A Key to Understanding Diacetyl Kara Taylor |
| Beer Clarity, In Depth Brad Smith |
| Berliner and Beyond: Sour Mashing and Its Applications Derek Springer |
| Blurring the Style Guidelines: Brewing Great, Mixed-Style Beers Peter Zien |
| Brewing Session Beer Andrew Mitchell |
| Brewing with Coffee: Approaches & Techniques from Dry-Beaning to Home Roasting Jacob McKean, Amy Krone & Michael Tonsmeire |
| Brewing With Experimental Hops: A New Hop Variety Just For Homebrewers Jason Perrault, Karl Vanevenhoven & Vinnie Cilurzo |
| Bridging the Gender Gap: Women Debbie Cerda, Florencia “Popy” Fouch & Kim Wood |
| Bringing the Brewery Home Jason Oliver & Warren Haskell |
| Confessions of a Celebrity Hop Variety: How Did I End Up Beer? Pat Purcell |
| Continuing the Revolution: Taking Your Cidermaking To The Next Level Stan Sisson |
| Crafting Cellarworthy Beers Patrick Dawson |
| Czech Lagers: History, Brewing, Judging Bob Hall & Randy Scorby |
| Does Your Fermenter Affect Your Beer? Phil Farrell & Bob Sandage |
| Fermenting Mead with Ale Yeast Frank Golbeck & Maurey Fletcher |
| From 5 to 5000 Gallons: What to Look for in a Brewery Space Scott Katzer |
| Hands-On Activities to Help You Master Beer Styles Ray Daniels |
| Homebrew Club Insurance Program Luke Dobrich |
| Homebrew Toxicology: Debunking the Hidden Dangers of Chemicals in Your Brew System Paul Hanlon |
| Hops: Grow and Enjoy Your Own Sean Gardinier |
| Hosting Cask Ale Events Randy Baril |
| How to Brew, Blend, and Maintain an Acid Beer Jeff Crane |
| In Pursuit of Perfection: Hefeweizen Project Paula Cartwright |
| Intro to Professional Brewing Quality Assurance Rick Blankemeier |
| Introduction to Experimentation Denny Conn & Drew Beechum |
| Keynote Address Tomme Arthur |
| Kilned Versus Roasted: Do You Really Know Your Specialty Malt? David Richter |
| Making Enzymes Work For You Randy Scorby |
| Malt John Mallett |
| Managing Yeast: Better Fermentation at Lower Cost Jamil Zainasheff |
| Mastering the Art of Hop-Fu! Kelsey McNair |
| Mead Panel Curt Stock, Ken Schramm, Michael Fairbrother, Ryan Chaytor & Steve Piatz |
| Mead: Recipe Formulation and Advanced Techniques Steve Piatz |
| Ménage à Myces: Blended Yeast fermentation Chris White |
| Modern Homebrew Recipes Gordon Strong |
| Motivating Club Member Participation Lauren Domm & Joe Domm |
| Nitro Draught for the Homebrewer Juice Drapeau |
| Organized CHAOS: Taking Your Club to the Next Level Dave Williams, Ken Getty & Lucas Morris |
| Panel on Regulatory Climate for Homebrewers Craig Hendry, Gary Glass & Tom McCormick |
| Panel: Taking Homebrewing to the Pro Level, From Concept and Design Through Opening Curtis Chism, Dustin Hauck, Kelsey McNair & Paul Sangster |
| Practical Blending and Post-Fermentation Adjustments for the Homebrewer Kyle Kohlmorgen |
| Selecting Yeast Based on Strain Characteristics and Applying Environmental Conditions to Promote Flavor and Aroma Production Kevin Lane |
| Send In The Clones: Sensory Analysis and Recipe Formulation Techniques for Homebrewers Amahl Turczyn |
| Taking Funky Beers from Homebrew to Pro Peter Perrecone |
| Tasting Beyond the Scoresheet Rich Higgins |
| The Beginnings of Beer in the Ancient World Travis Rupp |
| Thinking of Going Pro? You Must Understand How to Make Money Making Beer Sam Holloway |
| Tips on How to Homebrew Lagers Jason Pratt |
| What a Proper Pairing Can Do for Your Beer Adam Dulye, Greg Brown & Sean Clark |
| Why Good Tasting Water Can’t Guarantee You Great Beer Martin Brungard |
| Wild and Spontaneous Fermentation at Home James Howat |
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