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December 2020

Mr. Wizard

Mr. Wizard

The Raw Deal With Raw Ales

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This question makes me want to try brewing raw ales because the method certainly saves time and really addresses one of those nagging questions to young brewers who don’t think outside of

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Cask Ale

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In Britain, beer is still frequently served at cellar temperatures and lightly carbonated with live yeast from casks. A British brewer who has been making these beers professionally for years shares tips to brew cask ale to your brewery.

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Copper Clad Best Bitter

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Copper Clad Best Bitter (5 gallons/19 L*, all-grain)OG = 1.040  FG = 1.008IBU = 29  SRM = 11  ABV = 4.1% Every self-respecting cask ale pub in the UK will have a

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Ship’s Cat Dark Mild

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Ship’s Cat Dark Mild (5 gallons/19 L*, all-grain)OG = 1.035  FG = 1.010IBU = 24  SRM = 24  ABV = 3.2% It is rare for me to brew the exact same recipe

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Allagash: Blazing Its Own Trail for 25 Years

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Ask any aficionado or craft beer historian to name America’s most influential craft breweries and Allagash Brewing Company will be high on the list. This Portland, Maine craft brewing icon is celebrating

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Nowaday Blonde Ale clone

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Nowaday Blonde Ale clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.051  FG = 1.010IBU = 25  SRM = 4  ABV = 5.5% A blonde ale fermented like a lager. Nowaday

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Saison clone

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Saison clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.046  FG = 1.000IBU = 30  SRM = 8  ABV = 6.1% Allagash’s interpretation of a classic Belgian farmhouse-style ale. Saison is

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s North Sky Stout clone

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s North Sky Stout clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.073  FG = 1.016IBU = 45  SRM = 32  ABV = 7.5% A silky Belgian-inspired stout, North Sky balances light

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s River Trip clone

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s River Trip clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.040  FG = 1.004IBU = 40  SRM = 2.5  ABV = 4.8% Good for any adventure, River Trip is a low-ABV,

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Allagash White clone

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Allagash Brewing Co.’s Allagash White clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.049  FG = 1.010IBU = 20  SRM = 3  ABV = 5.2% One of America’s most awarded Belgian-style witbiers, Allagash Whitefeatures

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Sanke Fermenter DIY

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I jumped into this hobby brewing 10-gallon (38-L) batches. This was mostly out of necessity as a friend and I went in on it together and we didn’t see the point of

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Candy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout

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Candy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.084  FG = 1.021IBU = 60  SRM = 41  ABV = 8.2% Candy cap mushrooms impart a distinct flavor and aroma of

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Brewing with Mushrooms

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If you want to give someone a lesson in the primary modalities of taste — sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and savory — there’s perhaps no easier place to start than with craft

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Extract Brewing Essentials

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As both a homebrewer and professional brewer at Phat Fish Brewing in Dickinson, North Dakota, I frequently get asked about the process of brewing beer, including how difficult it might be to

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Brewing with Extract: Tips from the Pros

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Many homebrewers start the hobby brewing with malt extract and move into all-grain batches, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t advantages to brewing with extract or that great beer can’t be made

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Brewing Is In My Blood

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When someone mentions the name Hamm’s and brewing, most people think of the St. Paul, Minnesota brewery. But this homebrewer’s family traces their roots to a Hamm’s Brewery located in Wisconsin.

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Propane vs. Electric: What are the considerations?

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With the rising popularity of brewing with electric power, the homebrewing world has seen new options abound. In many cases though, propane may still be a brewer’s best option. Learn the pros and cons of each heating method.

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How Do You Brew: It speaks volumes about our advice

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Homebrewers can often be classified by their approach to the hobby, whether they focus more on the gear, the recipes, the results, or simply the means to the ends. Learn where you fall and why this may be important when you guide new brewers who are looking to get into the hobby.

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Winter Seasonal Beers: Winter warmers, Christmas beers, and holiday treats

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With the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, winter warmers can be found on beer shelves everywhere. This year, make your own best version at home with some guidance from Gordon Strong.

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Gordon Strong’s Winter Seasonal Beer

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I’ve been making Christmas beers since my fifth batch and this version has several of my favorite ingredients and combinations, and is richly malty, complex, and spicy for the season.

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The Raw Deal With Raw Ales, Seltzer Nutrients and Grain Milling Considerations

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Not boiling your wort then pitching with a traditional strain of yeast has been dubbed brewing a raw ale. The Wiz delves into questions surrounding this technique of brewing as well as hard seltzer nutrients and milling already crushed grains.

Mr. Wizard

Mr. Wizard

Is There Any Harm Milling Twice?

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To mill once, or to mill twice? That is the question — but why shall a brewer mill at all? Brewers mill malted barley for two purposes, extract yield and husk preservation,

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Mr. Wizard

Digging Into Seltzer Nutrients

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The answer to this question requires an upfront disclaimer about any bias or product promotions that may accompany my answer. I work for BSG (Brewers Supply Group) and we carry several products

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Strike Brewing Co.’s Beat the Heat clone

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Beat the Heat is an ode to the fastball — or at least an ode to a faster lager fermentation. Primary fermentation is started near ale temperatures and with yeast pitch rates that allow for a faster start, less yeast biomass requirements, and slight fruity esters that are produced in the first 24 hours.

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Strike Brewing Company

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A reader was pitched a bit of a curveball when they ordered up a Pilsner from Strike Brewing Co. The Replicator scouts out what makes their Beat the Heat a hard-to-define offering from this California-based brewery.

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Brewing With Oats

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Oats have long been relegated to just supporting roles in a select few beer styles, but the age of oats is upon us. Learn keys to using this brewing grain.

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OMB!! — Oh my bock

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The first beer I brewed on my new brew system found in the December 2020 issue’s Homebrew Drool Setups.

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Drool Page

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Featuring some of the latest drool worthy features found in our Homebrew Nation section of BYO. Homebrew Drool Setup — JR Renna • Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania Many of us have fun names