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May/June 2007

Find out about two related hoppy beer styles — English-style India pale ales (IPAs) and American-style IPAs. Plus, two pros — Jeremy Marshall (Lagunitas) and Richard Norgrove, Jr. (Bear Republic) — hop to it and give our readers the low down on picking the right lupulin delivery vector.

In this issue

  • article

    Two IPA Recipes

    All the IPA recipes that are fit to print (but we couldn’t fit in the magazine!)

  • recipe

    Red Car Brewing’s Two Rail Pale Ale

    If you are looking for a classic American pale ale with a Cascade, Willamette hop profile, here is a great recipe. While it is called a pale ale, this beer will really land you more in the red/amber category than pale.

  • Orange question mark over a beer Mr. Wizard logo.
    mr-wizard

    How do you tame wild yeasts?

  • Orange question mark over a beer Mr. Wizard logo.
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    Extract vs all-grain brewing?

  • recipe

    Route 66 IPA

  • recipe

    Groom Lake IPA

    Here’s an American IPA especially formulated by top BYO scientists for
    stovetop extract brewers, not reverse engineered from an all-grain
    recipe. Follow the instructions as closely as possible — especially with
    regards to boil volume — for the best results.

  • article

    Fermentability

    Your beer’s final gravity is determined by the fermentability of the wort and the action of the yeast. Find out how to control these factors in your homebrews.

  • article

    Make Your Plastic Bucket Fantastic

    By adding an airtight, easy to remove lid and a plastic ball valve, the lowly bucket gains a lot of utility and gets a real boost in street cred, and it looks cool.

  • article

    Selecting Hops: Tips from the Pros

    Two pros — Jeremy Marshall (Lagunitas) and Richard Norgrove, Jr. (Bear Republic) — hop to it and give our readers the low down on picking the right lupulin delivery vector.

  • article

    Keeping It Cool

    Maintaining the correct temperature is important throughout the brewing process. Here, we present a “field guide” to temperatures on the cold side.

  • Refreshing Summer IPA Craft Beer with Hops
    article

    IPA: A Tale of Two Beer Styles

    Find out about two related hoppy beer styles — English-style India pale ales (IPAs) and American-style IPAs.

  • article

    Yearly Brewery Checkup

    Once a year it pays to give your brewery the once-over. Clean everything that needs to be cleaned, check your inventory, map out your brewing calendar and the only surprise you’ll have all year is how smoothly your brew days proceed.

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