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Tim Sciascia's West Coast Pilsner Recipe

Tim Sciascia's West Coast Pilsner Recipe

This recipe creates a wonderfully light and aromatic, highly drinkable hop focused lager with our ultra-low diacetyl Fresh Andechs strain. With drinkers’ ever-increasing preference for lower ABV be...

Tim Sciascia (Co-founder of Cellarmaker) Joins the Berkeley Yeast Team!

Tim Sciascia (Co-founder of Cellarmaker) Joins the Berkeley Yeast Team!

Tim Sciascia, Co-founder and Director of Brewing and Blending at the renowned Cellarmaker Brewing Co., has officially joined the Berkeley Yeast team. For those unfamiliar, Cellarmaker has earned a ...

Say Goodbye to Diacetyl with Fresh™ Yeast Strains

Say Goodbye to Diacetyl with Fresh™ Yeast Strains

Hey there, fellow brewers and beer enthusiasts! My name is Tim Sciascia, Co-founder and former Director of Brewing at Cellarmaker Brewing Co. in California. I've recently joined the team at Berkel...

Fresh Data: Comparing Fresh Strains with Purified ALDC

Fresh Data: Comparing Fresh Strains with Purified ALDC

Diacetyl is one of the trickiest off-flavors for brewers to deal with. Often lurking just below the flavor threshold, it can subtly dull the finest hop character. Or worse, diacetyl is sen...

Our Customers are the Best And the Judges Agree

Our Customers are the Best And the Judges Agree

At the Great American Beer Festival, Riip won Brewery of the Year (2001-5000 BBL/year category), with three medals in big-time categories! This is a huge accomplishment and so well ...

Fresh Andechs: Ultra-Clean and Easy to Harvest

Fresh Andechs: Ultra-Clean and Easy to Harvest

There’s a reason why Fresh Andechs is our best-selling lager strain and a cellar staple in production breweries large and small. Fresh Andechs is a workhorse that outperforms every lager strain. It...