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New Malts to Brew With
Maltsters around the world have been releasing exciting new malts available to homebrewers in recent years. It’s time we check in on what’s become available, including a number of heritage barley varieties, cutting-edge offerings, and even style-specific malts.
Smog City Brewing Co.
New beer releases are cycled through breweries so often these days that a favorite one week at the tasting room may never be found again. That isn’t the case for this hoppy amber ale that Smog City has been brewing since opening in 2011. Fourteen years in and there’s no getting rid of a Sabre-Toothed Squirrel.
Brewing with Coffee
By understanding coffee and all of its properties, a brewer can make the best decisions to brew a well-balanced beer that will showcase your coffee selection in your finished beer.
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Many brewers start their morning with a cup of coffee and end their evening with a glass of beer. It was only a matter of time before someone thought to combine the
Brewing With Coffee
Coffee in the morning and beer at night? What about both at the same time? How to blend two of the most popular beverages in the world into a heady brew.
Brewing Sugars for Modern Beers
Sugar, generally from malted barley, is necessary to feed the yeast that produce ethanol in beer. But sugar can also be an ingredient that doesn’t have to come from malt, and it’s not just used to create macro-style lagers. Let’s take a closer look at some of the more popular brewing sugars, the characteristics they impart on beer, styles they may best suit, and advice on how to best use them in your brewing.
Chocolate Clones
We’ve collected chocolate beer clone recipes from six of our favorite breweries. Together, they show just how different chocolate beer recipes can be.
Brewing With Chocolate: Tips From the Pros
When it comes to chocolate flavored beers, adding cocoa products may not be necessary but certainly can greatly enhance the final beer. But the intricacies of what, when, and how you should add the cocoa is often a debated topic in the brewing world. We decided to delve into the nitty-gritty with three professionals highly versed in what it takes to get the best when combining cocoa and beer.
Ursa Minor Brewing
For Ben Hugus, Co-Founder of Ursa Minor Brewing in Duluth, Minnesota, craft beer has been a guiding light; a “north star.” Nestled in the Lincoln Park Craft District, Ursa Minor Brewing now
BYO Belgium Brewery Adventure
BYO readers recently joined us on a trip across the Flanders region of Belgium, visiting 13 breweries and experiencing the incredible beer culture firsthand.
Pivo, Please
The Czech Republic has a rich beer history — from the original Pilsner to the hop fields that give us Saaz. Learn more about the most popular Czech beer styles and brewing techniques, the modern beer culture, and the famously frothy Czech beer pours.
Into the Cider House: When fall calls, we pick up
As the days get noticeably shorter many homebrewers around the world start to think about making hard cider. Find some pointers on getting the most from this year’s apple harvest.
