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Sahti: A traditional Finnish farmhouse ale
As the oldest continually brewed beer style in the world, sahti production does not follow modern brewing practices. Explore what makes this Finnish farmhouse beer unique.
Keys To Great Weizen, Using Fresh-Picked Hops, Aging Beer, and Beer Burps
The Wizard provides tips for crafting a high-quality hefeweizen. Readers also seek advice on using freshly picked hops, a homebrewed beer’s lifespan, and if there is any merit to judging beer based on a beer burp.
Castle Danger Brewery
Found on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Castle Danger Brewing Co. shares the design and steps to crafting a fairly unique brew in the U.S. craft beer scene: Nordic Sahti.
2021 Label Contest Winners
With hundreds of entries submitted into BYO’s 26th annual Homebrew Label Contest, we did the hard work and whittled them down to choose our favorites.
Crafting Oak-Aged Cider
Take your hard ciders to the next level with oak-aging. Whether in a barrel or through oak alternatives, these ciders feature a depth of flavor and complexity otherwise unobtainable. Two ciderheads share their tips for oak aging.
Smoothie Sours
Like a fruited Berliner weisse on steroids, smoothie sours are loaded with fruits, adjuncts, and over-the-top flavor. They have become some of the most sought-after beers being produced today, and are among the most fun beer styles to brew. With ingredients such as soft-serve ice cream mix, marshmallows, graham crackers, and cheesecake mix paired with your favorite fruits and Lactobacillus to provide a balancing sourness, get ready for the new dessert in a glass.
Brewing Down Under
Australia’s beer landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade — from mass-produced lagers to flavorful craft beers gaining an adoring crowd. Most of that success can be traced back to the homebrewing hobby, which is also alive and well Down Under. Plus: Brew some Australian craft beer clones.
Into the Heislerverse
It has survived alien, robot, and zombie apocalypses, been thrown back at local watering holes, and taken up space in fridges across the globe. Learn about Hollywood’s favorite fictional beer brand through a homebrewer’s quest to brew the real thing.
Better Together: Club Barrel Shares
Maintaining a homebrew barrel program can be a lot of fun, but it is difficult by yourself if you want to use a full-size barrel. These are the perfect sizes for homebrew clubs, however. A New Jersey club shares how it successfully operates a two-barrel program for its members.
Live Video Chat with Dave Green
View the playback of our September 2021 Live Video Chat with BYO’sRecipe Editor Dave Green
Cloning A Favorite Beer
A popular pastime with homebrewers is trying to replicate their favorite, commercially-available beers . . . cloning a beer. Get some pointers on a cloning a favorite beer.
All Aboard for Gourds
Pumpkin beers get a bad rap nowadays. I think it’s a natural backlash to over-exposure, since they went from a highly-anticipated fall seasonal beer to a faddish trend about ten years ago.
