Brewers are under ever-increasing pressure to produce distinctive, flavour-forward beers while reducing costs, improving efficiency and maintaining a level of consistency that their customers demand. Whether you’re looking to create multiple products from a single wort stream, boost hop intensity without any additional bitterness, reduce beer loss or just simplify your dry hopping techniques, Prysma™ can help take your beers to the next level. BarthHaas’ whitepaper explores the product features, key benefits and usage recommendations, including real-world case studies from brewers who are already using Prysma.
What is Prysma?
Prysma is a flavour platform built on 100% hop-derived emulsifier technology that accelerates the transfer of aromas and flavours that remain in suspension for lasting freshness, without the presence of synthetic carriers or notable bitterness.
Unlike Spectrum, Prysma contains no alpha acids, which eliminates any danger of hop creep. No bitterness means that Prysma’s benefits don’t stop at traditional beers. Brewers have begun to use Prysma in recipes for hop waters, as well as use it to boost hop intensity in low and no-alcohol beer.
Prysma is highly flowable and easy to dose. From whirlpool additions through to post-filtration dosing, Prysma provides brewers with another tool for building flavour exactly where it’s needed. Prysma is available in Eclipse®, Galaxy®, Citra®, Mosaic® and many other popular varieties. Custom flavour profiles are also available through consultation with BarthHaas, meaning the only limit is your imagination.
More flexibility throughout the brewing process
One of Prysma’s biggest advantages is where it can be added. Rather than being limited to traditional hopping techniques, Prysma can be added during the whirlpool, fermentation, maturation or even post-filtration.
For many breweries, post-filtration dosing opens entirely new possibilities. A single base beer can be split into multiple SKU’s. For example, a simple lager wort can become a standard lager, hoppy lager and West Coast pilsner. This allows brewers to trial new products or recipes, respond to seasonal demand or develop limited releases with minimal disruption and significantly reduced cost.
Brewing with greater efficiency
While flavour and consistency remain the top priorities for brewers introducing new products, efficiency is becoming just as critical. As consumers continue to demand a growing range of seasonal, limited release and speciality beers, breweries are under increasing pressure to improve production efficiency and reduce costs without compromising on quality.
Traditional T90’s can lead to beer loss, additional cleaning, hop creep, longer tank times and can take up lots of space in the fridge. Prysma has been designed to overcome these challenges without compromising on flavour or quality.
Learn more
Download the BarthHaas Prysma whitepaper to learn more about the technology behind the product, practical brewing applications, production recommendations and case studies from breweries already using Prysma.
Download BarthHaas Whitepaper (PDF)
Want to hear it straight from the brewer? Listen to the latest Crafty Pint podcast, where BarthHaas’ Dr Christina Schönberger and Jopen’s Head Brewer Daniel Schappert discuss the benefits of Prysma, including the practical applications that led to its adoption at Jopen (NL).
Listen to the Crafty Pint Podcast
If you’d like to learn more about our liquid hop products, register for BarthHaas’ Modern Brewing Webinar on Thursday 29 October at 7pm AEDT. Learn the ins and outs of Spectrum and Prysma, ask the technical experts at BarthHaas questions, and connect with a global network of brewers.
