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March/April 2013
Special hands-on learning guide with techniques and tips to improve your brewing and make you a smarter homebrewer.
In this issue
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Post Fermentation and Packaging
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articleFermenting and Conditioning
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recipeRusty Truck Brewing Co.’s Fender Bender Amber Ale clone
The Fender Bender is a classic example of the American amber ale style. It is clear and bright with colors displaying dark copper and light ruby highlights. A creamy white head shows great retention. The aroma features malt up front with a pronounced citrus background. Caramel malts dominate the flavor with just enough hop bitterness to offset the residual sweetness. Melanoidin malt provides a slight nuttiness with dextrin adding to the body.
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articleBrewing with Oatmeal
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projectFermentation Cabinet
Temperature control is key during fermentation. Build this cabinet to provide your fermenter the optimal environment for success.
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Over the Topper DIPA
This is my attempt to clone one of my favorite double IPAs coming out my home state of Vermont, Heady Topper from The Alchemist Brewery.
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Longmont Pale Ale
This was my attempt to pay homage to the beer that put cans on the craft beer scene, to which I will always be a faithful and loyal admirer to Oskar Blues Brewery and their Dale’s Pale Ale. Now if only I could get my homebrew in a can to take with me skiing, canoeing and bike riding, I would be all set.
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Dort the Export
The midwestern part of the United States has become chock-a-block with incredible breweries, but Great Lakes Brewing Company is easily near the top of that list in my opinion. Here was my attempt to re-create their Dortmunder Gold, a true standard in the field.
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recipeJamil’s McQuaker’s Oatmeal Stout
Oatmeal stout is traditionally an English style, although there are more and more “Americanized” versions available. Oatmeal stout uses oats to build body and add a touch of silkiness to the mouthfeel.
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articleTwo Trails
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articleCellaring Beer
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mr-wizardBetter Boils
The Wiz gets on a roll discussing rolling boils and sets the record straight on mash pH.
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articleHop Stands
Ask eight brewers the key to crafting a great IPA and you will probably get nine different answers. One technique that is well-established in the professional brewing world but just recently gaining traction with homebrewers is hop standing or whirlpool hopping.