VERDANT BREWING CO | SUNDIALER | BREW WITH US | THE MALT MILLER HOME BREWING CHANNEL

We're back with another #brewwithus and this time it's BIG! We're taking on Sundialer from the mighty Verdant Brewing Co. In this video we spend time with James Heffron, head brewer and co-founder of Verdant Brewing Co. James takes us through the journey that Verdant went on to become one of the best brewers of craft beer in the world, right from home brewing beer, starting out in a shipping container and then to today and Verdant's state of the art brewery, located in Penryn, Cornwall.
We also delve into the recipe for Sundialer, their latest core beer, which is distinctively a Verdant beer and has a bright hazy appearance and packs in a ton of hops from both New Zealand and the USA. James give us his top tips for how to approach brewing this beer at home and then beyond this, what it takes to approach brewing beer like Verdant do.
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[@theculturebrewingchannel5619]

who else was furiously scribbling notes!? Gem of an interview.

[@themaltmiller8438]

🤣

[@gt3kiwi]

Fantastic video. Always love hearing James talk about the genesis of Verdant and what inspires him and the creation of their beers. As a New Zealander I’m naturally proud and excited to use our hops too. Look out for hops from ‘Garston Hops’. They are quite new and successfully growing hops further south in New Zealand, which provides a unique twist on some of the well known varieties like Motueka, Nelson and Riwaka.

[@martinhudson599]

Great video again guys. Can’t wait to try the kit.

[@staj37]

Man. I love your videos so much. Always look forward to Sundays to watch you guys - always beautifully produced (well done , Stiffo) well presented by all and fully engaging . In this one I was hanging on James's every word. Brewing genius. Well done chaps

[@themaltmiller8438]

Glad you like them! It's much appreciated!! James is such a font of knowledge and passion, which we think really shines in the beers they produce. 🍻

[@davidellis6468]

Verdant in a sentence: Being a good human, being good at what we do, and being good with never settling for good

[@themaltmiller8438]

Agreed! There's a culture for striving for excellence, which really comes across!

[@doctorsam1953]

James is inspirational. I think he would have succeeded at whatever career he had chosen but I am so glad that he chose brewing. And as he says, you just know you’re going to get a quality beer when it’s from Verdant.

[@richardwilkinson77]

Very interesting video! Thanks

[@owencampbell138]

Great video lads. Always like to hear James talk. Looking forward to seeing the next video

[@gardenbrewing4478]

Brilliant 🍻

[@GrahamFrench247]

A very inspirational video. I may need to move into all grain brewing! 😊

[@flippityjippity7071]

Inspirational video. Look forwards to exploring some NZ hops.

[@RichardHill-bi5le]

Another brilliant video, looking forward to the next part👍 What an amazing person James is, seems he is still very involved with his brewery. Hazy and super hoppy beers aren't my favourite style but next time I see a Verdant beer I will be trying it👍

[@themaltmiller8438]

If you’re going to try the style with a fresh view then Verdant is the best in the UK to choose. Enjoy! 🍻

[@user-cl5uo5jv7n]

Their tap room is so cool, and the smell of the beer Vs the pizza oven is a delightful tickle on the nose. Had a wonderful morning sampling the beers.

[@martinrake1486]

We gave the chefs a good questioning too as James and I have just got into making pizza at home, so learnt about that too 😂

[@plug4uk696]

The passion from that gentleman shines through a million fold, and yes the note takings are a crucial act for any home brewer, all my tweaks and results are kept in my notebooks which I've found highly valuable from time to time, and if it wasn't for my notes then my Fruity Cider and Meads wouldn't have turned out so good I can tell you.. Next time I'm in a pub I'm going to be looking out for VERDANT beers and try a few or three ;-)

[@sixpots]

Anybody else itching to brew a chunky IPA after watching that? Cracking interview lads!

[@themaltmiller8438]

🙋🏼‍♂️

[@IanAdams-cs8mh]

Another great video, would be good to have a follow up on monitoring and tweaking mash pH as it's a bit of a daunting area.

[@themaltmiller8438]

Good idea!

[@harmanbrewing7517]

Great vid as usual! Some good little nuggets in this one too. WHC Saturated for me over the Verdant yeast though 🍻🍻🍻

[@themaltmiller8438]

I think that nugget of info from James about rousing needs exploring more. Experiment incoming..

[@ianbenfell8046]

Great advice, try more beers 🍻 😂 Nice to see pro’s so open with their products, will look to try Sundialer in a home brew kit, Looks a classy place to visit 👌🍻

[@Dts1953]

Unbelievable video! Just made my day👍 I have been there and it is a wonderful magical place, I didn’t want to leave, there beers are world class!!!

[@themaltmiller8438]

We didn’t want to leave either! Such a great place!

[@ElCaminoMasLargoBrewing]

James putting on an absolute how-to clinic in this interview. Great job, fellas!

[@themaltmiller8438]

Great isn't it!!

[@geoffbishop6952]

Blown my mind! 🤯

[@themaltmiller8438]

Ours was too!!

[@nh1662]

Really digging this "series" especially this episode, lots of knowledge being shared by a guy who is very passionate about his craft

[@themaltmiller8438]

Glad you’re enjoying it!!

[@JulianLane]

great video guys, gained some useful tips, such as doing a soft crash prior to dry hopping.

[@themaltmiller8438]

So much amazing information in here, isn't there?!

[@DudesBrews]

So much info and such an obvious passion for the product! Its great to see how enthralled you all were with the discussion as well 👌🏻🍻

[@themaltmiller8438]

So much gold information here! Glad that we can across well, given we tried almost everything on the bar the night before 😝

[@DudesBrews]

Oh wait maybe the enthralled look was the vacant stare of your hangover 😂😵‍💫

[@richardbaggaley5116]

Another excellent video which contains very high quality and inspiring information for homebrewers looking to improve. I never knew that pH was important after the mash stage and i also never knew that you needed to cool the sample to 20 or so C to measure pH in the boil. This may explain why i always get a very harsh bitterness when doing NEIPA and similar heavily dry hopped beers with my very hard water? One question that did arise from the video- this is the second time that James has said in a video like this that the liquor to grist ratio is one of the most important things - but he doesn't mention what that ratio should be? Keep up the great work, we love your videos!

[@themaltmiller8438]

3 to 1 Ratio for Sundialer! Hope this helps. The issue you mention with NEIPA's coming out to bitter could be down to high Sulphate levels in your water, worth checking your local water report or getting one of our Advanced Water Reports done to tell you exactly how much and you can then adjust as needed.

[@paulhill8331]

This is my latest Verdant fave, packs a great punch for 5%. Great video, will you be bringing out a recipe kit for this top beer.❤

[@themaltmiller8438]

Already live mate! Links in the description 🍻

[@stuarthubbard28]

Another awesome video, scribbled down a lot of notes from that one. Looking forward to part 2! I'm guessing the dry hopping without using anything fancy like a hop cannon to protect against oxidation raised a few eyebrows. I assume they are still bubbling C02 into the tank when adding the hops?

[@martinrake1486]

Open the man way, put hops in. They rouse with co2 after that point. But certainly no magnets or other crazy things.

[@themaltmiller8438]

Not when they add the hops, there’s so much CO2 in the tanks it provides the blanket of protection. They do rouse after 24hrs roughly, to break up the cake of hops sat on top of the FV. We also saw them adding just a small amount of hops before the main charge goes it to drive out some of the CO2 from suspension, this prevents the FV from erupting but I guess also adds further CO2 to the top of the tank after the manway is opened

[@bigsqueegie]

Should we be 'soft crashing' if we are planning on a secondary ferment for carbonation? Assuming this drops a lot of the yeast out

[@themaltmiller8438]

It does but there will still be enough for bottle conditioning, just may have to be super patient!

[@divenglide]

I feel like I need a pH pen now! I have been relying on calculators and the occasional use of unreliable pH paper to get me in the ballpark.

[@jauld360]

I recommend meters with replaceable sensor heads, such as the Kegland meter, because the sensor can deteriorate over time or if not maintained properly.

[@stephenlunn3049]

What is the weight of the total grain bill in the TMM recipe? Would it be possible to provide a 19L/20L version of your 23 litre recipes as 29L cornies are more commonplace than the 23L versions?

[@themaltmiller8438]

Hey! Total grain bill is 5.4kg. We would love to be able to offer all our kits in which ever size folks wanted, that's a project we will work on in the future. 23l is generally the most popular size we sell but for this recipe specifically it means you get a full 19l keg easily as it's got a big dry hop and whirlpool so losses due to hop absorption mean you come in about 20l of finished beer, give or take.

[@wurbondurgon]

Cheers for this ​@@themaltmiller8438. What efficiency is this based on roughly?

[@wurbondurgon]

And are you able to roughly share how much water you're using in different stages?

[@davidmallard8729]

@@themaltmiller8438 would it be possible to share the proportions (%) of each malt. Would love to try the recipe!! Sounds like a smashing beer!!