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Body Builders: Tips from the Pros
Brewer: Shaun O’Sullivan Brewery: Steelhead Brewing Co., San Francisco Years of experience: Four Education: Completed brewing courses at University of California, Davis House Beers: Blonde Pale Ale, Pier Post Stout, Hefe-weizen, Beach
Get Your Yeast Straight From The Bottle
Culturing yeast from your favorite commercial beer can be a critical step to making your clone hit its mark.
Design Your Own Brewer’s Garden
Every homebrewer likes to try new recipes. The brewer who is also a gardener increases his opportunities to unite two hobbies by using home-grown produce to create new and different flavors. The
Lagering without a Refrigerator
The possibilities for upgrading a homebrewing setup are endless. With enough cash you can purchase a pilot brewery equipped with a stainless steel mash tun and rakes to turn the mash, a
Cooking with Homebrew
When Timothy Schafer, chef and owner of Tim Schafer’s Cuisine in Morristown, N.J., sets out to create an elegant dish featuring beer, he starts with the beer first. “It’s not like you
Scotch Ales
With a brewing history dating to 43 AD, Scottish beer has had plenty of time to mature into a world-class beverage. With the craft-brewing movement channeling most of its energy into German
Choosing the Right Yeast: Tips from the Pros
Brewer: Steve Anderson Brewery: Waterloo Brewing Co., Austin, Texas Years of experience: 4 Education: Completed two courses at Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago; BS in psychology from University of Texas at
Making Excellent Wine from Kits
In its origins the art of winemaking was an uncommon activity for the average person. It belonged to the people from the old country who carried the art through the generations. The
Winning the Air Wars
Let’s call it the “air issue.” It encompasses the question of aeration and oxidation in beer. And let’s pardon the obvious tendency to pun, and clear the air of the air issue
Fabulous Foam!
A fluffy white head of foam is the perfect capper to a great beer. It enhances the appearance and flavor perception too. Make sure your beer looks as good as it tastes!
My Week as a Pro Brewer
For the last few years my buddies and I have been making the trek from the Chicago area to Sturgis, S.D., for the Sturgis motorcycle rally. For the uninitiated, the rally attracts
Searching for Medieval Ale
Today’s homebrewer can recreate history with a few basic ingredients and a little imagination
