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Hit Your Post-Boil Volume
Looking for some helpful advice on finding the sweet spot on your wort volume after the boil? We’ve got some advice.
Learn the Rules of Pitching
There are few things more defeating to a homebrewer than to check on the fermenter containing sweet wort crafted two days earlier, only to find no signs of life in the fermenter.
AmeriCAN Revolution: Oskar Blues Brewery Clone Recipes
Dale Katechis needed a plan. It was 1999, and Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, the cajun-style joint he’d founded two years earlier in tiny Lyons, Colorado, was struggling to bring in customers.
One Batch, Many Beers: Experiment with Split Batches
I spent 10 years homebrewing batches of 5 gallons (19 L) and smaller. I reasoned that I was already brewing more beer than I could drink, so why buy a larger mash
Pressurizing Your Fermenter: Tips from the Pros
Brewer: Mike Gleason, Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham, MA There is a lot of buzz surrounding the use of a spunding valve on fermenters these days throughout the homebrewing community. Some
When in Barbados, Brew Local: Brewing a Cassava Ale
Working as a chemical engineer and Assistant Brewer for AB InBev, I get to make some of the world’s finest beers using high-tech equipment. But I often wondered how my engineering skills
An Introduction to Step Mashing
The move to all-grain for the homebrewer has been made easier in so many ways over the past decade. Better access to equipment and information has changed the game. The ease of
Mexican Lager
When I recently wrote about grisette being a type of saison, I hadn’t expected to write a similar column about lagers but I keep getting questions that spark my interest. This time,
Neomexicanus Hops
Hops are the defining ingredient of the American craft beer movement. But most of the popular aroma varieties that define styles and set trends originated in Europe, and though now grown here,
Spend Less, Brew More
There’s a persistent and mythical justification that revolves around homebrewing that I’m sure most of us have presented to our significant others, families, or ourselves at various points in our brewing career,
Under Pressure: Capturing CO2 During Fermentation
There are some who say that a beer whose entire fermenting and aging life is maintained at positive pressure — around 15 psi —tastes much better. Dr. Chris White of White Labs believes that not only pro
Avoiding Off-Flavors
Understanding basic recipe design concepts and off-flavors are key skills to have as you travel down the path to become a better brewer.
