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Is it Crystal or Caramel Malt?
Homebrewers are often confused by the terms crystal and caramel malt and are sometimes uncertain as to whether these are basically the same thing and can be used interchangeably, or whether they
Homebrewing Oak Alternatives
Back in the 1980s and 1990s brewers would often ask whether beers that spent a long time in oak casks, such as IPAs, would have an oak flavor. I would reply (accurately)
Fining Beer Techniques
Hazed and confused about cloudy beer? Read on…
Grain on the Brain
From two-row to pale ale and pils, a guide to five common base malts – how to use them and how to brew great beer with them. Plus: easy all-grain recipes for evaluating base malts, a quick guide to barley strains, and tips on swapping malt extract for grains.
Oktoberfest: Tips from the Pros
The pros give tips on making this classic beer.
Filtering for Beginners
Many homebrewers bypass the step of filtering their homebrew and instead use fining agents and cold crashing (storing the beer after fermentation has completed in a cold place for a week or
Kölsch: Tips from the Pros
Tim Etter and Anthony Gibson (Tenaya Creek), Patrick Rowland (Calumet Brewing) and Brock Wagner (Saint Arnold) tell you how to score a KÖ when brewing your next Kölsch.
Making Sake
Grains, water, yeast . . . and koji? Learn the secrets of making sake (Japanese rice wine) and get your moto rising.
Brew a German Helles with an All-Grain, Step-Mash
Raising the mash temperature, understanding exzymes and the iodine test. Plus: what’s going on in the mash and the protein-rest debate.
The Cult of American Saison
Many American brewers are embracing a style of beer that is fast becoming a relic in its native country — saison. This farmhouse ale can be interpreted in many ways, almost like a blank canvas for the brewer. Get seasoned saison advice from pro brewers.
Belgian Golden
There is no official “Belgian golden” category. Rather, it is “Belgian pale,” but this beer should not be confused with a regular pale ale of any sort. In fact if it were
Build an Electric Brewing System
When I started thinking about a return to homebrewing, after a nearly-15-year hiatus, I started my research diligently to see what has changed since I got out of the hobby for a
