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British Bitter
The Bitter Truth About an English Beer
Adding Spices to Beer: Tips from the Pros
Brewer: Doug Odell Brewery: Odell Brewing Co., Ft. Collins, Colo. Years of experience: Eight Education: BS in Geology from California State University at Sonoma; extension courses on brewing at University of
Extract to All-Grain and Back
It’s time for some fancy footwork, brewing style. Perhaps you are making that step to all-grain and you want to bring your favorite extract recipes with you. Or maybe you don’t have
Going Pro!
These former homebrewers have turned their hobby into a profession.
Hows and Whys of the Wort Chiller
When a bottle of homebrew fills a glass, the first impression of a well-carbonated, brilliantly clear beer fixes a warm smile upon the homebrewer’s face. Homebrewers constantly struggle to assure that the
Tune Up Your Equipment
The old adage about an ounce of prevention certainly holds true when it comes to taking care of brewing equipment. Many problems can be avoided simply by taking a few extra minutes
A Starter Guide to Mashing
Whether you’re just beginning or want to brush up on your technqiue, this article walks you through an infusion mash, step by step.
Brewing with Chocolate
Cocoa powder and Hershey bars? You can use chocolate to make your beer more complex. Tips, techniques and a quintet of recipes.
Robust Porter
Porter was designed with economy in mind. In 1722 brewer Ralph Harwood created a brew he called “entire” to replace the three-beer blend that dominated London pubs. Publicans who once poured a
Open Fermentation: Tips from the Pros
Brewer: Alan Kornhauser Brewery: Portland Brewing Co. Years of experience: 23 Education: Brewing and malting courses at the United States Brewers Association; microbiology certificate from Siebel Institute of Technology; other professional courses
How to Remove Trub
Creating a clear beer without filtering is a matter of using simple methods to reduce the amount of trub that remains in your brew.
A Peek into the World of the Single Celled
Fermentation is everything to beer. Without it we’d have sweet barley tea to share with friends or something to put on our pancakes. Fermentation is where the alcohol and CO2 that make
