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Experimental Pilot Program at Anheuser-Busch InBev
First up was Brewmaster Rod Read’s initial crack at brewing a light India pale lager. Read referred to the bottle in front of me as a “chip beer,” meaning it had just
Tropical Ingredients, Hitting FG & Rauchbier: Mr. Wizard
Q Have any good recipes for pineapple or coconut ale? or any light beer recipes? I’m new so the easier the better. Kevin Hill Clemson, South Carolina A Recipes are something I
Brewing with Spruce Tips: Tips from Pros
Spruce tips were common in Nordic and Scandinavian beers, and were used by colonists when hops could not be sourced (they also helped prevent scurvy). Over the past decade, Craft Brewers have
Understanding Specific Gravity vs. Plato
The simple hydrometer can tell us the gravity of our wort, and therefore the amount of extract we have recovered from our ingredients, and can even be used to tell us what
Understanding SG and Plato
The simple hydrometer can tell us the gravity of our wort, and therefore the amount of extract we have recovered from our ingredients, and can even be used to tell us what
Homebrewing in Nicaragua
How can a person justify spending a dollar for a can of beer they don’t even like? I can’t. And here starts my search for brewing on a budget in a
Pushing Style Limits: Tips from Pros
The craft beer industry is constantly evolving. brewers are always on the lookout for new, unique ingredients, ways to pump up IBUs and ABVs, and peering beyond tradition for other stylistic boundaries
Brewing All-Brett IPA
Beer historian Ron Pattinson, of the blog Shut Up About Barclay Perkins, is famous for writing about the longevity of ideas in the brewing community. His research provides some necessary grounding to
Dextrin Malts, High Gravity & Filtering Water: Mr. Wizard
Q I understand that DextraPils® gives body and head, but why? What is the process in making this malt and how does it break down in a mash? What type of sugars
Beer Styles and Statistics
The concept of beer styles can be viewed in (at least) two different ways. One possible school of thought is that beer styles are merely ways in which people can categorize types
Build a Carboy Cleaner
I honestly can’t pinpoint exactly what got me started in homebrewing. I was looking for a new hobby and literally stumbled into it. I kid you not, before I brewed a batch,
Yeast Have Hearts
With six years experience as a yeast cell biologist, and 10 as a homebrewer, I appreciate the intricacies of yeast. These single-cell organisms have many notable attributes including the ability to make bread
