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November 2019
In our November 2019 issue, we’ve got the tips, techniques, recipes to help you rediscover forgotten German beers. Plus, five winter warmer clone recipes, and get some inspiration for your home bar build.
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articleReviving Extinct German Beer Styles
Germany has a long and storied brewing history, but many of the styles that started it all have long gone by the wayside. Learn about some of these earliest German styles and find recipes for five of them that you can recreate at home.
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recipeGüstrower Kniesenack
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recipeKeutebier
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recipeHistoric Weiss
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articleHome Bar Builds
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articleDesign a Homebrew Bar
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articleWinter Warmers
Looking for a taste of the season? Winter warmers are just that; with the bite to take away the cold, these rich beers often have spices and flavors reminiscent of the holiday season. Here are 5 winter warmer clone recipes to brew for when the weather gets cold.
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recipeTröegs Brewing Co.’s Mad Elf clone
Back in 2002, Owners Chris and John Trogner decided to brew a special beer — a big Belgian-style ale with cherries and honey — for the holidays, and thus, a superstar named Mad Elf was born. The calculated SRM is the color prior to the cherry puree addition. The final color of the beer will be ruby red.
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recipeGreat Lakes Brewing Co.’s Christmas Ale clone
By Cleveland tradition, the annual release of Christmas Ale effectively marks the official start of the holiday season in The Forest City.
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articleBrew Dad: Making it a family affair
Any homebrewer that enters the world of parenting knows the challenge to be both. Enter the Brew Dad.
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articleDose Carbing: CO2 generation from sugar sources
Priming beer is often an overlooked facet by many homebrewers, but there is a whole world of interesting ways to go about carbonating. Learn some of the more advanced techniques.
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articleNanobrewery Models: Exploring three business plans
Cameron Johnson explores three different business models that brewerers looking to get into the small-scale professional side can take.
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articleTweaking Out: The many ways to adjust a recipe
How do you go about re-working a recipe on a beer that didn’t quite live up to your expectations? Find out some of the basic rules to tweaking a recipe.
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recipeKellerbier
This recipe is based on the gold-medal winner kellerbier Mut Lager from Cervecería Mut out of Quito, Ecuador. Special thanks to the Brewer Dora Durán for her help pulling this recipe together for the homebrew scale.
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Kellerbier: The Real Lager of Germany
While popular in its indigenous region of Germany, kellerbier has often been a poorly understood style. Gordon explores the intricacies of this Franconian “Real Lager.”
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articleThe Not-So-Great Hop Fade, Step Mashing, and Frozen Fruit
The Wizard delves into the mysteries of hop fade as well as the logic of adding frozen fruit to beer and the nuances of step-mash timing.
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article10 Tips for Beginners
Find 10 tips written for the new homebrewer, but should be tips followed by ALL brewers.
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mr-wizardThe Details of Step-Mashing
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Handling With Frozen Fruit
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The Not-So-Great Hop Fade
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recipeDrop-In Brewing Co.’s Heart of Lothian clone
In terms of style, the beer is considered a Scottish 90/- or wee heavy and uses, “Scottish Golden Promise barley malt, British floor-malted crystal, and chocolate malts, Fuggle and Kent Golding hops, and British yeast.”
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articleDrop-In Brewing Co.
A well-balanced wee heavy (Scottish 90/-) may seem like a straight-forward style to brew, but a challenge to master. The Replicator gets the skinny on Heart of Lothian, a wee heavy from one of the legends in the brewing world.
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projectWater Control System: Making the most of a float switch
A float switch can be a beautiful addition to any homebrewery. Learn about one homebrewer’s water control system that helps him achieve three goals during his brew day.
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articleDraft Care
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articleDrool Page