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July/August 2019
In the July-August 2019 issue of Brew Your Own, Sear and Beer! Try some grill-friendly homebrew recipes, learn to smoke your own malts, and make your next batch of BBQ with beer.
In this issue
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articleEquipment Mods
Homebrewers are tinkerers, and as such, they come up with some pretty cool equipment modifications to make their brew days easier. Here are some of our favorites!
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articlePreparing for the BJCP Exam
Preparing for the Beer Judge Certification Program exam is a daunting task, but you don’t have to go at it alone. One of the best ways to prepare is with a group of peers also preparing for BJCP certification. Get tips on how to utilize a study group from a judge who’s done it.
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article2019 Label Contest Winners
We received hundreds of homebrew labels for our 24th annual homebrew label contest. Here are the winners!
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articleA Very English Ale Revolution
New laws, increased infrastructure, and changing views in the latter half of the 19th century had an impact on nearly every facet of British culture, including beer. We review how this time in British history helped shape the English beer styles as we know them today.
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recipeHistoric Bitter Ale
I know Munich malt would not have been used in the late 19th century but I decided to use it for the extract recipe because the pale malt of that time would have been darker than modern pale malts.
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recipeXX Mild Ale
The Amber DME is made with some crystal malt, which probably would not have been used in the 1880s, but I wanted to keep this recipe simple and to avoid doing a partial mash with amber grain malt. If you wish to, you can partial mash with 2 lbs. (0.91 kg) of the Maris Otter malt, eliminating the amber extract and using 6 lbs. (2.7 kg) of the liquid extract.
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recipeBig Ben Barleywine
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Barbecuing With Beer
Beer and barbecue don’t always have to be two separate things. Beer can enhance flavors of many foods, BBQ included! Here are 5 unique BBQ recipes from the Executive Chef of Deschutes Brewery.
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recipeSailing Away Tropical Stout
This malty, roasty beer uses chocolate malt and black patent malt for dark character and non-fermentable lactose to keep it sweet.
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Sear & Beer
Beer and barbecue on a summer evening . . .
there’s nothing better! Well, that is, if you have the right beer to pair with your barbecue. Get tips on finding the perfect BBQ pairing for every beer style. -
articleYeast Mechanics
Many homebrewers are moving towards focusing on the vitality of yeast over the volume of yeast they pitch in their beer. Drew and Denny discuss their simple method to creating sufficient amounts of vigorous yeast.
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projectPortable RO System: Water on the go
Reverse osmosis (RO) systems have become fairly common in the homebrew world. While most systems are meant to be stationary, one homebrewer wanted to make his portable. Check out his mobile RO system build.
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articleHot-Side Math: Geeking out on brewhouse efficiency
Calculating your brewhouse efficiency is a task that all-grain homebrewers should perform to better understand their system. Take a walk through the steps of finding your own brewhouse efficiency.
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articleBelgian Pale Ale: The Pride of Antwerp
We here at BYO spoke and Gordon listened . . . check out the history and keys to making a Belgian pale ale that would make an Antwerpian proud (if that is what they are called).
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Gordon Strong’s Belgian Pale Ale
This Belgian pale ale recipe includes all-grain and extract with grains versions.
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recipeTiny Rebel Brewing Co.’s Bitter Sweet Symphony clone
This clone recipe includes all-grain and partial mash versions.
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mr-wizardAdding Water to a Boil
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articleTerminal Gravity Woes, Hot-Side Aeration and Adding Water to a Boil
What to do when your fermentation stalls out well above your expectations? Mr. Wizard offers some advice on the topic as well as troubleshooting an off-flavor issue and wort volume problems.
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Hot-Side Aeration
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Terminal Gravity Woes
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articleTiny Rebel Brewing Co.
Journey over the pond to the UK-based Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. — a Welsh brewery that has made a stir in the beer scene. The Replicator gets the scoop on their ESB.
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articleDesigning Extract-Based Recipes
Extract-based recipes were at one time the most popular format of homebrew recipes. If you’re having trouble finding some basics of crafting your own extract-based recipe, we’ve got pointers.
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articleProving Resilience: A 10-year-old takes up homebrewing
For one 10-year-old, the call-to-action after the devastating Camp Fire in California meant grabbing a mash paddle and brewing up some Resilience IPA to raise money for the cause. We sat down with Owen and his mom, Patti Shore.
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articleBBQ with Beer: Tips from the Pros
Two expert chefs offer advice on incorporating beer into barbecue recipes.
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