Shawn’s Real IPA
An English-styled IPA. If you’re looking to brew a more sessionable, easy drinking IPA, here is a good recipe for you.
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October 1996
Pro tips on experimenting with hops, tips for taking care of your brewing yeast, and a guide on pumping up your extract brewing skills.
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recipeEnglish Hard Cider
This cider is strong, still, and balanced, approximately 7 percent alcohol by volume.
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recipeNew England Hard Cider
This cider is drier, slightly stronger, bubbly but not champagne-like, approximately 4.5 percent alcohol by volume.
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recipeCidre Normande
This cider is light, sweet, fruity, and effervescent, approximately 3.5 percent alcohol by volume.
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recipeChocolate Porter #47
“I’m a big porter and stout fan, and I think that I finally found the perfect porter recipe. It has a real full chocolate flavor and is quite creamy smooth.”
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articleExperimenting with Hops: Tips from the Pros
In the last few years a wider variety of hops has become available to homebrewers. With so many to choose from, experimenting is not only easy but invaluable in bringing out the unique character of
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recipePumpkin Pie Ale (partial mash)
Reddish orange in color, creamy tan head, sweet and spicy, rich and unique. Like a New England fall afternoon.
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articleGive Your Yeast a Good Home
A little knowledge about yeast and a few easy techniques can go a long way toward improving your brew. Here’s how.
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articlePump Up Your Extract Brewing Skills
Why brew with malt extract? Because it’s great stuff! Tips on better brewing with today’s high-quality extracts.
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articleMake Your Own Cider
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