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Balanced Recipe Formulation
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"
Written by Chris Colby
Issue: March-April 2007