Jon Shari of Little Cottage, just east of Atlanta, was an avoid homebrewer who built a reputation for his big dessert-focused imperial stouts, and built on that momentum to launch the small, taproom-focused brewery in 2021. But brewing for the taproom is still a small affair, with a very manual 3.5 bbl brewhouse that makes some difficult-to-brew beers even harder.

In this episode, he discusses the process behind his stouts, from recipe to adjunct ingredient additions, including:

dealing with difficult high gravity fermentations
selecting flavorful base malts and specialty malts
dialing in finishing gravity to accentuate ingredient flavors
taking an ingredient-specific approach to additions

And more.

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