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American Wheat: Tips from the Pros
Three US brewers discuss brewing a style that is all about the USA: American wheat.
American Wheat
American wheat owes some of its heritage to German wheat beers, but this style is decidedly New World.
Brewing Historical Porter with Brett
Historically, porter was transferred in oak casks, which very likely contributed Brettanomyces to the brew. Can that phenomenon be recreated?
Bacon Beer
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day — because many breakfast food ingredients can be used in beer. Check out this recipe for using bacon – yes, bacon – in your next brew!
Evaluating Beer
Once your beer is bottled or kegged, you’re done, right? Actually, you’ve got one task left as a brewer — evaluating your beer. Critically tasting your own beer can reveal avenues for improvement in your homebrewing.
Bicycle-Themed Clone Recipes
This spring, while you’re inflating your tires, checking your brakes and getting ready for riding season, why not brew a bicyle-themed clone brew? Put the pedal to the metal with six brews from six bike-loving breweries.
Conditioned Milling
Would you like to crush your malt more finely, but leave larger pieces of husk behind? This seemingly contradictory outcome can be achieved in your homebrewery through some variations on wet milling. Find out how.
What I Learned From Saint Arnold
Saint Arnold is the Patron Saint of Brewing. Saint Arnold is also the name of a craft brewery in Houston, Texas. When a homebrewer turns professional there, what lessons will he learn? And do they apply to homebrewing?
Degrees of Crystal: Tips from the Pros
Two brewers and one maltster give crystal clear tips on using the various colors of caramel malt.
Northern English Brown Ale
The nuts and bolts of brewing a nutty, biscuity Northern English brown ale, a balanced British beer.
Dry Hopping Techniques
To obtain a big, fresh hop aroma, brewers turn to dry hopping — adding hops in the fermenter.
Brewdog Clones
Two guys, bored with the British beer scene, founded the “hardcore” brewery Brewdog — an East Coast Scottish brewery with West Coast US sensibilities regarding experimentation and brewing boldly. Plus: three clone recipes.
