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Beat the head with recipes and tips on brewing German bock, American bock, Dortmund export, and more. Plus, water! Get your feet wet in our guide to what extract brewers should, and shouldn’t, bother with when it comes to this all-important brewing ingredient.
Shiner Bock continues to ring up awards for it’s classic Shiner Bock, having won gold at the 2012 GABF and silver in the 2017 GABF in the American-Style Amber Lager category. See if you can match Spoetzl’s brewing prowess.
Chocolate Jitters is a combination of Rocky River’s Oompa Loompa Chocolate Stout and Merlin’s Black Magic Coffee Stout. Brewer Matt Cole suggests adding the melted chocolate in the boil, a vanilla bean in the secondary, and to use cold-brewed coffee, which is less acidic than traditionally brewed coffee.
Just a touch of sourness adds an extra crisp layer for this summer beer. The Styrian Golding hops provides a slight earthy and spicy character to the beer.
There’s more to fermenting a lager than just keeping it cool. Learn the tools and techniques to make your lager a success.
Looking to maximize your maltiness? Try boiling your mash! This age-old brewing technique is explained.
Summer is a great time to brew a fruit beer and our two professional brewers will help make sure your next one isn’t the pits.
Water, water everywhere….but what’s an extract brewer suppossed to do with it? Get your feet wet in our guide to what extract brewers should, and shouldn’t, bother with when it comes to this all-important brewing ingredient.
Old World bockbier has a New World cousin —American bock. Once a seasonal offered by nearly every American brewery, now a year-round beer style of a few regional breweries; this beer style appears to have found a niche.
