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American Strong Ale
by the numbers OG: 1.062-1.090 FG:1.014-1.024 SRM:7-19 IBU:50-100 ABV:6.3-10 Beer styles are a funny thing. Some people claim they don’t exist, while others think they should never change. Fortunately, both groups are
Freezing Glasses, Yeast Cultures & Priming Brett Beer: Mr. Wizard
Q I have found that reusing a previously used beer glass affects how much foam comes from pouring more beer into said glass. Typically I place my used glass back into my
Brewing with Maple: Tips from the Pros
Nothing says spring in the Northeast, Upper Midwest, and Canada like the sight of smoke and steam rising from sugar shacks. Many automatically envision drizzling the sweet maple syrup being boiled down
Eddyline Brewing River Runners Pale Ale: Replicator
Dear Replicator, My friends keep bothering me to make a clone of Eddyline Brewing’s River Runners Pale Ale, made in Colorado. My dear buddies always drink the six-packs they buy before they return
Adjusting Your Brewing Water
Beer is more water than anything else, which means that water is one of the most important ingredients in a brew. And, of course, water is a catch-all term for a solution
Adjusting Homebrew After Fermentation
Brewers often commit that five-step sequence to muscle memory. After all, a strict routine is vital in maintaining a high level of control over the countless variables affecting the beermaking process and
India Pale Lager Clone Recipes
India Pale Lager (IPL) is a modern hybridization of the India Pale Ale (IPA) style and a (insert your own interpretation of the) “lager component” that has taken a craft beer industry
Homebrewing Experiments
There is a lot of conventional wisdom in the world of homebrewing. Some of it is good and obvious (always keep things clean and sanitized), while some of it is a little
Quest to Clone Three Floyds Brewing Company’s Dark Lord
Since Dark Lord Day comes but once a year, a homebrewer set out on a quest to try and make this elusive brew at home so he could drink it all year round.
Festbier/Märzen/Oktoberfest
by the numbers OG: 1.054-1.057 FG:1.010-1.012 SRM:4-7 IBU:18-25 ABV:5.8-6.3 Many American beer enthusiasts look forward to autumn seasonal beers, often with their malty, stronger flavors. One particular style that is popular is
Cleaning Wort Chillers, Mash Hopping: Mr. Wizard
Q I’m Requesting your advice for cleaning and care of copper wort chillers. Like other brewers, after the cool down I pull my wort chiller out of the pot and it’s usually
Recipe Development: Tips from the Pros
Finding a homebrew recipe isn’t difficult — we have printed hundreds in BYO over the years, for instance— but there is something about developing your own homebrew recipe that is always appealing.
