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Brewing A West Coast IPA: The anti-haze
“Juicy” IPAs are not universally loved by beer fans. The West Coast IPA offers drinkers a more biting and clear rendition of the hop bomb. Get some pointers on brewing one yourself.
Scottish Export: The pale ale of Scotland
An often misunderstood style here on this side of the Atlantic, shilling ales should be sessionable and refreshing. Gordon Strong explores Scottish export ales.
Selecting A Fermenter And The Intricacies Of Shelf Stability
With a plethora of options available to homebrewers, selecting a fermenter is not a simple task. Mr. Wizard explores some of our options as well as how to stabilize beverages that have been sweetened just prior to packaging.
Fat Head’s Brewery
The Replicator heads to Cleveland, Ohio to get the skinny on a highly sought-after brewery with an amazing portfolio.
Tasting Your Homebrew Critically
Being able to taste your own homebrew critically is an important step towards improving. Learn some basics to this skill.
Yeast Selection: Tips from the Pros
With so many yeast strains available from yeast labs, how should a homebrewer go about choosing which one to use? We asked two pros for their best pointers.
Hop Extracts
Substituting hop pellets with CO2 hop extract increases yields and can produce cleaner, brighter beer while maintaining hop varietal character. Learn more about how hop extract is made and how to use it in your brews.
Get the Most from Your Yeast
Yeast can make or break your recipe. A number of factors must be considered when choosing yeast, and then you need to provide the best conditions in order to get the best results.
Yeast Wrangling
One of the biggest ways commercial brewers save money is by reusing yeast from one batch to another. There is no reason homebrewers shouldn’t be doing the same thing. We share how to harvest yeast from a previous batch, as well as collecting yeast samples from commercial beers.
Up in Smoke
Rauchbier is the most famous beer brewed with smoked malt. Scott Burgess fell in love with the style while living for a decade in the rauchbier epicenter of the world — Bamberg, Germany. He explores the differences between some of the best examples and shares how homebrewers can brew their own rauchbier.
Live Chat with Michael Tonsmeire (2021)
View a recording of BYO’s live video chat with Michael Tonsmeire from June 2021 by clicking the link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/miketonsmeire
Brewing with the Wizard
Ashton Lewis has been giving homebrewers advice about brewing on their own systems for 26 years in the “Help Me, Mr. Wizard” column. Now, he lets readers in on the thought process behind his own newly designed homebrewing system where simplicity meets creativity.
