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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