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Homegrown Grain to Glass: An All-Michigan Beer
It seems as though there are a few things you learn early on as a homebrewer, including where your ingredients come from. Your hops come from the Yakima Valley, Germany or more
Fruit Beer, Crisp Finish, Storing Ingredients & Peppers: Mr. Wizard
Q I would like to brew a batch of raspberry wheat beer without using concentrated flavoring. The flavor concentrates work well, but i would like to try brewing with real berries. Mike
Batch Sparging Basics
For homebrewers first getting into all-grain brewing, the terminology, technology and wide variety of methods can be confusing. Simplifying the process, especially for the first few all-grain batches, is important. All of
Switchback Ale: Replicator
Dear Replicator, Everyone has a favorite beer — mine is Switchback Ale from Switchback Brewing Co. in Burlington, Vermont. In fact, my wife and i like it so much we served it
Beer Starts Here: Base Malts
Like any structure, beer must have a foundation, which is what we call “base malt.” With malt extract the choice of base malt has been made for you, but in the case
Doppelbock
by the numbers OG: 1.072–1.112 (17.5–26.3 °P) FG: 1.016–1.024 (4.1–6.1 °P) SRM: 6–25 IBU: 16–26 ABV: 7–10% When new homebrewers come into the hobby, it seems that they often focus on pale
Pitching Enough Yeast
“I used the packet of yeast that came with the kit.” “How old was that?” “A couple of years I think. It seemed to work okay.” The above exchange was part of
Speeding Up Your All-Grain Brew Day
A key aspect of improving your beers is to brew more often. Unfortunately, since homebrewing is just a hobby, many brewers struggle to fit additional brewing sessions into their busy lives. Of
Debunking Bitterness, Mystery Fermentation, No Chill Brewing
The Wiz lays down the cold, hard facts on wort chilling and gives a a sweet answer to a bitter question.
Brewing Oktoberfest
The first Oktoberfest was brewed to celebrate the wedding of King Ludwig I to Princess Maria Therese in 1810. Ever since, the beer has been brewed to commemorate the annual event that
Dark Lager
OG = 1.040 to 1.050 FG = 1.010 to 1.021 IBUs = 14 to 20 SRM = 10 to 20 The dark lager is a smooth, easy drinking beer. It is slightly
A Pure Michigan Beer
A Michigan homebrewer sets out to brew an India pale lager with 100% Michigan ingredients.
