Diversity, Equity and Inclusion... and The Simpsons

We discuss diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within hospitality and the brewing sector this week on the Hop Forward Podcast with journalist and Beer Writer of the Year 2023, David Jesudason. We explore themes of code-switching, how we should strive to make meaningful changes to our businesses rather than just raise awareness about DEI, and talk to David about his journalism and writing, including topic that he’s reported on extensively: BrewDog.

And, of course, we chat about our mutual love of The Simpsons.

Nick is also joined by Alix Blease, Technical Sales Representative for Lallemand, where we explore their latest innovation, ISY Enhance™ – a ‘magic brown power’ and great addition to a brewery’s ingredients and processing aids to create better beers with a fuller mouthfeel.

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Lallemand Brewing

AB Vickers ISY Enhance™ is an inactivated specific yeast autolysate designed to increase body, mouthfeel, and drinkability in beer. The resulting product is smooth and clean with enhanced flavor perception. Applications include, but are not limited to reducing harsh hop flavours and balancing flavours in hoppy styles, increasing body and complexity in low alcohol, non-alcoholic beer styles, and other light beer styles and increasing mouthfeel and drinkability in any beer style

Crisp Malting Group

Crisp Malt has been combining traditional and modern malting techniques at their sites in England and Scotland since 1870. They produce an impressive range of malted and non-malted products, including unique and exclusive barley malts such as Chevallier Heritage Malt and Clear Choice Malt.

As brewing malt suppliers, Crisp Malt partners with a diverse range of customers, from small independent craft breweries and whisky distillers to large global beverage companies. They take a tailored approach with every client, ensuring only the best malt is supplied for award-winning beers and whiskies.

Based at their head office in Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, Crisp Malt’s dedicated Technical Team oversees malt analysis and ensures all barley meets the highest grade. They also work closely with brewing and distilling customers, providing expert advice on brewhouse process improvements and beer recipe development. Whether troubleshooting issues in the mash tun or advising on washback challenges, Crisp Malt offers invaluable support.

Committed to sharing their expertise, Crisp Malt provides customers with production knowledge and best practices through webinars, online articles, calls, and regular site visits. Their aim is to help customers make the most of Crisp Malt products, fostering satisfaction and loyalty year after year.

Charles Faram & Co

Charles Faram have been hop suppliers for over 150 years and has one of the largest range of hop varieties available from stock in their temperature-controlled hop storage warehouses. Hops come nitrogen-flushed in leaf, T90 T45 pellets direct to your door, with varieties from the UK, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, New Zealand and the USA.

Faram’s provides an artist’s palette of flavours to create every type and style of beer from the traditional varieties to exciting new developmental varieties from Faram’s own breeding and development program.

Additionally, Charles Faram is a one stop shop for a wide variety of ingredients, brewing aids, yeasts, shives and keystones, fruit juice, purees, sensory training kits and brewing liquids such as HopAlpha from TNS, Skyfarm from Abstrax and HyperBoost from Yakima Chief Hops. You name it, Farams do it so you can brew it.

And of course, the good folk at Charles Faram can help you with brewing technical advice and variety recommendations. Visit charlesfaram.com to find out more.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion… and The Simpsons

with David Jesudason

Season 6

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Episode 191