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Acid Tolerance of Brewer’s Yeast
In the last 15 years, American sour beer has grown from experiments tucked away in the sheds or corners of a handful of breweries, to dedicated producers and year-round offerings from the
Brewing with Coconut
It pours a clear, dark cola brown with ruby red highlights (when held to the light) and a creamy tan head. Smells milky sweet with fudge, dark chocolate, roasted malts, and toasted
Brewing with Apples
Just as cooking with fresh seasonal produce enhances the flavors in food, the same is true of beer. Freshly harvested plants, from peaches to pecans, are leaps and bounds more flavorful and
Freezing Glasses, Yeast Cultures & Priming Brett Beer: Mr. Wizard
Q I have found that reusing a previously used beer glass affects how much foam comes from pouring more beer into said glass. Typically I place my used glass back into my
Eddyline Brewing River Runners Pale Ale: Replicator
Dear Replicator, My friends keep bothering me to make a clone of Eddyline Brewing’s River Runners Pale Ale, made in Colorado. My dear buddies always drink the six-packs they buy before they return
If You Like This Beer Style, Try Brewing That Beer Style
When you first start brewing, the sheer volume of beer styles out there in the world can be part of the allure. So many options, so many variations, so much history and
Techniques for Brewing Age-Worthy Beers
I suppose most of us have dreamt of producing a beer that we will keep for years so we can pull out a bottle on special occasions to impress our friends and
Brewer’s Thumbprint: 5 Homebrewers & 1 Recipe
I’ve always been curious about whether or not it’s truly possible to “clone” a beer on a homebrew scale. Consider the number of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Stone IPA clone beers you’ve
Making Pre-Prohibition Beers: Tips from the Pros
When American Prohibition started in 1920 (and earlier in some U.S. states) the doors forever closed at many American breweries. Beer styles changed after the repeal of Prohibition and many recipes were
Foraging for Wild Brewing Ingredients
There was a long time when nature was humanity’s supermarket, pharmacy, and even homebrewing store. When our ancestors wanted a beer they first had to gather and process grain to provide sugar,
Hop Utilization, Prepping a Barrel & Yeast Washing: Mr. Wizard
Q I use a hop spider to reduce the amount of debris in my chilled wort prior to transferring it into my carboy for fermentation. The hop spider is a 5-gallon (19-L)
No Chill Brewing
As the name suggests, no-chill brewing is the simple process of skipping the chilling step of homebrewing. It has had its ups and downs for me on California’s Central Coast. On the
