Keeping history alive, the Burton Union
Join me, Chris Lewington and Thornbridge’s Rob & Ben as we discuss how they keep an old brewing system alive as part of their brewery’s future.
We get into the nitty-gritty of how they acquired such an amazing piece of brewing history, what brewing on this system is actually like and how it affects the final beer!
This is a groundbreaking project that I’m so privileged to discuss with the team.
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00:00: Introduction
02:22: Fifth Column Advert
06:45 History of The Burton Union System
12:35 - How did Thornbridge come to acquire the brewery
14:52 - Technically and operationally how do the unions set work
23:54 The first brew
36:13 What modifications and innovations have they done to them and plan to do to them
39:54 Can you dry hop in a Union Set?
43:42 How the unions affected the flavours of their beers
47:59 The microbiological impact of union systems
50:53 New recipe development with the union set
54:45 How important is it for us to maintain our traditions
01:02:01 Outro
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