Leah’s Beer School: Lesson 13
Solera Beer The Solera system is a dynamic aging method that was developed in Southern Spain, in the mid 18th century. Solera describes a fractional blending system originally used for sherry production, where a number of casks containing the wine are stored for consecutive ages. A group of containers, criaderas (nurseries) are filled for each aging interval, where the oldest scale or stage is the solera (floor). After last barrel is filled, the oldest solera is tapped in succession down to the youngest barrel which is refilled with new product. Typically, there are 3 to 4 stages to the filling …
