September 2001
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Refurbishing Corny Kegs
Learn how to make an old, tired "Corny" keg look and work like new.
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Understanding Enzymes
Many homebrewers find this question confusing, which is hardly surprising, since many commercial brewers don’t appear to truly understand it either! It is important to think of the mash as two distinct
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Plotting OG with a Graph
How to calculate specific gravity with a handy graph.
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Kölsch
OG = 1.040 to 1.048 FG = 1.008 to 1.013 IBUs = 16 to 30 SRM = 3.5 to 5 ABV = 4.0 to 5.0% Kölsch is the beer that put the
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What I Wish I Had Known as a Homebrewer: Tips from the Pros
Lessons these pros wish they had learned to help their homebrewing early on.
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Brew a German Helles with an All-Grain, Step-Mash
Raising the mash temperature, understanding exzymes and the iodine test. Plus: what’s going on in the mash and the protein-rest debate.
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Brew a Scottish ale with an All-Grain, Single-Infusion Mash
How to mash grains, recirculate the wort and sparge.
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Brew a Porter using a Partial-Mash
How to do a partial-mash, boil the full wort, use a wort chiller and prime a full five-gallon batch. Plus: a quick guide to grain color.
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Brew a Pale Ale Using Extract and Specialty Grains
How to steep grains, boil pellet hops, make a starter from liquid yeast and conduct a secondary fermentation.
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Brew a No-Boil Extract Brown Ale
How to clean, sanitize, prepare a no-boil wort, aerate, proof and pitch a dry yeast, ferment a batch and bottle your beer. Plus: basic equipment.
