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Calibrate Your Hydrometer and Fermenter
How accurate is your hydrometer? And how much wort is in that carboy, anyway? How to use the weight of water to calibrate your hydrometer and brewing vessels.
Maximizing Mouthfeel: Tips from the Pros
Texture tips from two professional brewers on how to manage mouthfeel for bodacious body in your brew.
Plant a Backyard Beer Garden
This beer garden doesn’t have guys in lederhosen, but it may have the ingredients for your next herb or spiced beer. Learn what plants are easy to grow to spice up your witbiers, gruit or spiced ale. You can’t get fresher ingredients than those you yank out of your beer garden on brew day.
Brewing Hoppy American Pale Ales
Hoppy American-style ales — including American pale ales, red/amber ales, IPAs and double IPAs — are the reason many homebrewers started brewing. Learn the malts, hops that start with "C", tips and tricks to brewing these beers. Plus: Pro brewers give their opinions and two homebrew recipes.
Becoming a Beer Judge
How to go about getting certified as a BJCP judge.
Balancing your Draft System
Want the correct carbonation and fabulous foam? Then learn how to balance your draft system.
Calibrating Thermometers
How hot was it? Without calibrating your thermometer, you have no idea. Learn how to use the physical propertes of water to get your thermometers properly adjusted.
Fining Agents: Tips from the Pros
Beer clarity can be improved by adding various fining agents. Two pros discuss their favorite fining agents for making lovely lagers and awesome ales.
Vienna Lager in Exile
Vienna lagers originated in Europe, but were “exiled” to Mexico in the last century. These “little Oktoberfests” are great everyday beers that showcase the flavor of Vienna malt. From Mexican Vienna lagers such as Negra Modelo and Dos Equis Amber to American craftbrewed versions of the style, learn the ingredients and brewing procedures necessary to brew a delicious, malty Vienna lager in your home brewery. Plus: three Vienna lager recipes
Keys to Aeration
Give your yeast some breathing room and say goodbye to sluggish fermentations with proper aeration.
Techniques for Getting Good Beer Foam
How to improve the foam in your next glass of homebrew.
Russian Imperial Stout: Tips from the Pros
Get tips on how to brew this behemoth brew from two commercial comrades.
