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  Recreating 3,000-Year-Old Beer

  After 3,000-year-old yeast was cultured from ancient ceramic vessels, a homebrewer starts a journey that combines history, archaeology, and

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  Brewing With Alternative Grains

  Brewers have a lot of grain options beyond barley and wheat. Get to know some of the alternative grains long used for brewing in other parts

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  Journey to Brew in the Clouds

  Two Norwegian brewers set out on a 8,000 mile (13,000 km) road trip in a vehicle that has no right to drive that far as part of the Mongol R

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  South African Beer Safari

  We recap and share photos of a trip BYO Publisher Brad Ring led readers on in South Africa.

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  Mash Hopping

  Mash hopping has a long history, but it was largely written off by craft brewers until recently when it was learned that adding hops to the

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  Bear Chase Brewing Co.

  The Replicator visits the farm in Bluemont, Virginia, where Bear Chase Brewing opened in 2017 to get tips for cloning their Evenin’ Sunset

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  Exploring Unique Grains

  Two pro brewers share their firsthand experience using unique grains, including sorghum, amaranth, and black rice.

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  Diabetes and Beer, Chitosan, & Home Pasteurization

  The Wizard shares how certain beer qualities impact an individual on diabetes medication more than others. Plus, the potential uses for a fa

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  English Porter

  English porter was the first industrial beer style that was widely exported and led to the development of regional variations worldwide. Por

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  Getting a Stalled Fermentation Back on Track

  Understanding why fermentations may stall prematurely will help you avoid a stuck fermentation in the future. But if it is too late to avoid

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  From DIY to Store-Buy

  A commercial brewer recalls what got him into the homebrewing hobby two decades ago when he was quick to build each piece of brewing equipme

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  Reusing Spent Hops

  Hops added late in the boil, during whirlpool, or as dry hops retain a lot of their alpha acids when done being used for their initial purpo