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Root Down Brewing Co.
So how you gonna kick it? The Replicator goes “old-school” with a gold medal-winning IPA from Root Down Brewing Co. They kick it from the root when they break it on down.
Always Question Your Instruments, Brewing Water Tweaks and Fermentation Questions
Brewers put a lot of faith in their instruments . . . but are they testing them? The Wiz answers several questions on this. He also covers adjusting alkalinity in reverse osmosis water.
Marketing and Branding: Understanding the core components
Branding your brewery is a task that may not be taken seriously by many. Brewery-owner Cameron Johnson takes a journey through some of the key concepts to creating your brand.
2020 Label Contest Winners
Maybe it was because people had been cooped up at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Maybe the word got out and spread further than in some previous years. Maybe it was
Record Keeping: Become a homebrewing bookie
How do you keep track of your brews? Denny and Drew have two different approaches to their record keeping. Learn some of the factors to consider when you record your recipes, brew day processes, fermentation, and beyond.
Wet Hopping: How to maximize fresh hop use
Wet hops are not the opposite of dry hops . . . they’re just hops that haven’t been cured in an oast. Find some of the keys to building your own wet-hop beer recipe for this year’s harvest.
4 Beers from 1 Brew Day
If you don’t have time to brew often, then get the most from each brew day. Here is how to make four unique beers from one brew, with varying yeast expressions, starting gravities, colors, adjuncts, water chemistry, and wood aging.
English IPA: Yes, you can call this India pale ale
Many view their India pale ale to require certain character
istics, but those may not come close to what the classic rendition looked like. Gordon Strong takes us back to the prototypical IPA; the English IPA.
American IPA
The Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) has distinguished four different IPA styles: English, American, double, and specialty (which has numerous sub-categories). Some people further specify American IPAs as being a “West Coast”
American Amber
by the numbers OG: 1.045–1.060 (11.2–14.7 °P) FG: 1.010–1.015 (2.6–3.8 °P) SRM: 10–17 IBU: 25–40 ABV: 4.5–6.2% As I walked back from Mount Rushmore while vacationing one year, I began to think
Autumn Seasonal Beer
by the numbers Some examples, such as pumpkin beers, mimic many of the food flavors found on the Thanksgiving table. OG: Varies FG:Varies SRM:Varies, typically 11–19 IBU:Varies, typically low ABV:Varies, typically >
Brett Beer
by the numbers OG: Varies FG:Varies SRM:Varies IBU:Varies ABV:Varies American wild ale is a new specialty style category (category 28) in the 2015 Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Style Guidelines, reflecting its
