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Propane vs. Electric: What are the considerations?
With the rising popularity of brewing with electric power, the homebrewing world has seen new options abound. In many cases though, propane may still be a brewer’s best option. Learn the pros and cons of each heating method.
Extract Brewing Essentials
As both a homebrewer and professional brewer at Phat Fish Brewing in Dickinson, North Dakota, I frequently get asked about the process of brewing beer, including how difficult it might be to
The Rise of Brazilian Beer
The rise of Brazil’s craft and homebrewing scene over the last decade has resulted in some unique beer styles taking advantage of the country’s tropical fruits and ingredients. Plus: Craft clones and homebrew recipes that capture the local flavors in a glass.
Schwarzbier: Germany’s darkest beer
Schwarzbier is a beer style that has recently risen to prominence after its popularity waned in its native region. Learn what makes this beer so unique, fun to brew, and great to drink.
Irish Dry Stout
by the numbers OG: 1.036–1.050 (9.1–12.4 °P) FG: 1.007–1.011 (1.8–2.8 °P) SRM: 25–40 IBU: 30–45 ABV: 4.0–5.0% Several months ago I was enjoying an evening out at a local brew pub with
Bottling & Kegging
There are two popular options when it comes to packaging homebrew — bottling and kegging. For many, choosing between the two is a classic case of time vs. money. Bottling is fairly
Boiling & Cooling
Homebrewers employ a variety of equipment to boil their worts, ranging from pots on a kitchen stovetop to modified commercial kegs heated by propane burners. Most homebrew setups involve a “simple” kettle
Fermentation
What’s the simplest way to improve your homebrew? Well, for most homebrewers, it’s running a good fermentation. One of the biggest factors in this is pitching an adequate amount of yeast. Pitching
Brewing a Partial Mash Beer
In the chapter on extract with grains brewing, you learned how to alter a malt extract wort by steeping specialty grains and boiling pellet hops. In this chapter, we’ll show you how
Post-Souring Gravity, Multi-Batch Brew, Priming a Keg, and Fermenting Lemon Juice
Do you know how much sugars are consumed during the souring process for kettle-soured beer? The Wiz explains Lactobacillus souring and has tips for multiple-batch brewing, priming in a keg, and making . . . lemon beer?
Triangle Testing: Trying to find the significance
So you’ve made a tweak to your recipe . . . but how do you know if it accomplished what you were looking for? Well, you need to perform a sensory analysis and triangle testing is the perfect tool. Learn how to run them properly.
Shifting Water: Understanding brewing water additions
Water continues to be one of the leading topics homebrewers want to learn about. Get some high-level pointers from the man who literally co-authored the book on the topic.
