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United We Brew: Cool Homebrew Clubs
All over the world, homebrewers gather to brew, drink, chat, learn and have some fun in that simple vehicle of camaraderie, the club.
The Art of Presentation
Did you ever wonder why there’s no blue food? Think about it. Green pasta, red tomato sauce, brown cookies, orange cheese, yellow margarine. Manufacturers can make processed food just about any color
Temperature Management Science
The theory and practice of temperature measurement in brewing.
Strong Ales
Old ale, Scotch Ale, Barleywine or Belgian: Spring is a fine time to flex your brewing muscles and make a batch of strong ale.
Step Mashing: Tips from the Pros
Brewers from Sprecher and Stone step up to the mic to discuss the ins and outs of step mashing.
Start Your Own Brewery
Three industry insiders offer advice on opening and running a successful microbrewery or brewpub.
Sanitation: Tips from the Pros
Kurt Widmer Widmer Brewing The three things brewers should not forget when it comes to sanitation are: Looking clean is not equivalent to actually being clean or sanitary. There’s no replacement for
Prevent Contaminated Beer: Tips from the Pros
Brewer: Mark Matheson Brewery: Assets Grille & Southwest Brewing Co., Albequerque, N.M. Years of experience: Four Education: Bachelor’s degree in fermentation science from University of California, Davis House Beers: Cactus Kölsch, Duke
Plotting OG with a Graph
How to calculate specific gravity with a handy graph.
Craft Dream: A Homebrewer’s Story
Michael Bryant first experimented with fermentation at age 13, when he discovered a recipe for orange wine in his mother’s Old Mr. Boston drink guide. He followed the directions, bottled the mixture
More Gear for Beer
Adding new equipment helps you make better beer, every time. Here’s a quick guide to the gadgets every homebrewer wants.
Making Big Holiday Beers
It’s the time of year for holiday beers! Many of these heavyweight winter seasonals are high-alcohol brews — monster beers that are big, malty and have a bite. You don’t have to be a mad scientist to make one, but brewing a high-gravity beer involves much more than piling on the malt. Your guide to brewing huge holiday beers, complete with eight recipes.
