The Wiz digs deep for a question on hopbursting and gives the lowdown on the causes of high final gravities.
Tired of brewing other people's recipes? Learn the basics of recipe formulations, from making an ingredient list to choosing the right techniques. We'll cover what you need and how to go about it, with discussions of all major brewing ingredients and what they add to beer. Plus, discussions of balance, complexity, harshness in dark grains, grains for body and cohumulone in hops. Plus: a recipe for "copper ale"
This month’s professional brewers dispense some sage advice on recipe formulation. From the basic task of learning your system to some very specific brewing formulae, these tips will take you beyond the standard brewer’s recipe-formulation software to creating your recipes by hand (with the help of basic algebra). It will also link the art to the science of brewing.
A handy guide to calculating gravity, bitterness and color
