Beer Style: Specialty Beer Family
Brewing Rauchbier
Thanks for asking about our “I Wanna Rauch” rauchbier! This beer was brewed in collaboration with Keith Wallis as a Pro-Am entry at the Great American Beer Festival. Keith’s “I Wanna Rauch”
Steady as She Gueuze
This Gueuze is a typical, traditional Belgian-style recipe. Brew frequently throughout the year cellaring your Gueuze for months to years. After a year, if you have at least 3 batches of different ages, you can begin experimenting with blending. Your best option is to test your patience and begin blending after 3 years with a minimum of 3 batches.
Hoppy Sour Beers
We explore three techniques for adding hops to some of your favorite sour styles. Plus: 3 hoppy sour beer recipes.
German Gose: Popular but misunderstood
While the style was once nearly extinct, Gose has been revitalized among craft and homebrewers in recent years.
Mexican Pulque
Readers should keep in mind that it is difficult to replicate true pulque using only the ingredients in a home brewer’s pharmacopeia. It is common for pulque brewers in Mexico to reproduce their own strains of yeast, using a starter of fermented pulque (known as the “semilla”, or seed) to ferment a fresh batch of agave nectar. These yeast strains, like many tricks of the trade, are closely guarded secrets amongst pulqueros — indeed, some of these strains of yeast may be as old as the Aztec Empire itself.
Hard Ginger Beer
Hard Ginger Beer (5 gallons/19 L)OG = 1.038 FG = 0.995 ABV = 5.5% Kit Harrington of Root Sellers’ advises, “Start with the freshest ingredients possible, they really show when you make
Hard Root Beer
Hard Root Beer (5 gallons/19 L)OG = 1.038 FG = 0.995 ABV = 5.5% Kit Harrington of Root Sellers’ advises, “Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), is great for knocking the acidity down and
Maple Beer
Maple Beer (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains)OG = 1.041 FG = 1.010IBU = 13 SRM = 16 ABV = 5.1% The original gravity is calculated based on the estimated OG on
Hard Root & Ginger Beers
Find out how to make hard root beer and hard ginger beer at home.
Brewing Maple Beer at Home
This spring, if you live in maple syrup country, try swapping out your normal brewing water with maple sap.
John’s Peppered Honey Wheat
Anaheim and jalapeno peppers bring some heat to the party in this spiced-up honey wheat ale.
Wee Little Hottie
Looking to add some heat to a malt-forward style like a wee heavy? We’ve got you covered.
