In 2011, a real beer revolution broke out in Poland and a number of craft breweries were set up on the market, which started offering sorts of beer that had not been available in Poland until then. PINTA, the brewery which was founded by three enthusiasts of hop beverage, has been involved in the beer revolution since the very beginning.
This search resulted in the iconic sort of beer which was commercially brewed for the first time by PINTA Brewery – Atak Chmielu (Eng. Hops’ attack).
We were convinced that Polish beer lovers needed a sort of beer with a taste of hops. Hops not only included in the name or on the label. They needed this sort of beer that when you take a sip, you immediately feel that it is hops’ attack. And in 2011, when the first portion of Atak Chmielu was placed on the market, indeed – it was shock and disbelief that beer can taste like that, and it tasted like that because we were pioneers in using a very large amount of American hops.
To this day, it is the flagship product of the brewery, and we decided to check how Atak Chmielu is produced.
As far as beer is concerned, the most important aspect is the properly selected ingredients which are imported by the founders of PINTA Brewery from all over the world. Special malts used in Atak Chmielu come from Germany: Carapils guarantees stronger foam and fuller flavour, Carared gives the orange-red colour, and melanoidine malt gives the characteristic bread flavour.
First of all, malt gristing. Grains must be crushed to get better and fuller access to the starch included inside. At the same time, the husk will be a natural substrate in the filtering process. Then the grist together with water are transferred to the mash kettle. The water temperature is 64oC and the process of mashing is accompanied by enzyme transformation from starch into sugar.
Welcome to the new episode where we visit craft beer factory in Poland. This is how mash is created which later enters the filter tank where the brewers grains are separated. It will not be wasted ‒ it will be used as animal feed. The clear liquid obtained as a result of filtration is pumped into the boiling kettle where the second key ingredient (crucial especially for IPA beer) is added, i.e. hops.
This ingredient is a symbol of the beer revolution. Atak Chmielu uses crisp, citrus and resinous hops with precisely defined aroma which come from the northwest coast of the United States. The ingredients are cooked in the boiling kettle.
Once the ageing process is over, the beer enters a centrifuge, where it is clarified ‒ hops and yeast deposits are removed. Then it is transferred to a flow pasteurizer, where the beer taste stabilizes and its fitness for human consumption is extended. Pasteurization takes place at a temperature of 70oC, which slightly affects the taste and aroma.
And now it is time for bottling. Beer is poured through a special spike that reaches almost to the bottom and thus, the beer does not foam in the bottle. Immediately afterwards caps are put on. The bottled beverage is packed into cartons and can reach the market and arrive on store shelves.
Over the 8 years of business, PINTA Brewery has produced more than 200 different sorts of beer and in 2019 alone, 56 beer premieres were racked and bottled.
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