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• Smoke on the Lager: Recipe
• I am basically looking for any advice regarding potential cause of my consistent diacetyl issue...
• Please explain to me why I need to know how to homebrew beer...
• From Cans to Craft: Last Call

  • A lifelong Genny-lover became a craft brew convert and a commercial brewer after just one night of drinking homebrew. Do you blame him?

• Life Skills, Diacetyl: Mr Wizard

  • Can homebrewing really be one of the most important life skills? The Wiz thinks so. Plus: a question about diacetyl

• Going Pro Roundtable

  • Interested in going pro at an existing craft brewery? Seven professional brewers talk about what it takes to make the transition from homebrewer to pro brewer.

• Smoked Beer

  •  Are you a fan of barbecue and beer? How about barbecued flavor in your beer? Find out how to brew a smoked beer and how to smoke your own malt.
    
    

• Nitrogen Draft Tap: Projects

  • Learn how to add a nitro draft system to your kegerator for great pub-style nitro brews at home.

• Counter-Pressure Bottling: Techniques
• Fruit Beers: Style Profile

  •  Some folks think fruit beer is for beginners, but that’s not the case. Just like getting a tan on vacation — you need to start with a good base.

• Brewing Smoked Beers: Tips from the Pros

  • Brian O’Reilly (Sly Fox), Andrew Brown (Wynkoop) and Curtis Holmes (Alaskan) discuss the specifics of brewing smoked beers.

• Professional Homebrewers

  • Meet three professional brewers who brew at (or near) a homebrew scale and hear what they have to say about consistency, saving time and more.

• Build the Hopinator

  • Most organoleptic hop transducers (or “Randalls”) foam excessively when the beer is poured. The Hopinator solves this problem. Find out how to build it.

• Brewing in the Stone Age

  • We talk with the brewers at Stone Brewing about their aggressive beers and how they brew them. Plus: Six clones for the Stone-aged homebrewer.