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Get started brewing great lagers with our guide. Plus, holiday ale tips and recipes, expert beer fining techniques, how to make your own mini-keg and in-line aerator, and more!
In Munich they brew dunkel, which simply means “dark” in German. This recipe is for a dark, clean, malty lager that goes great with oompah bands and Bavarian pretzels.
“How do I enter an Oktoberfest competition with a beer that needs another two weeks of conditioning before it’s carbonated?”
According to Sudwerk’s website, “Choice hops and five different specialty malts are combined to produce this rich, amber and copper-toned lager. Sweeter in flavor than Sudwerk’s other core offerings, the Märzen has a full robust character with a smooth, zen-like finish.”
From the humble hydrometer to a handheld pH meter, here are the gizmos every science-inclined homebrewer should have.
Nothing can showcase a homebrewer’s skills better than a clean, crisp lager. Here’s our step-by-step guide to making a batch of the coolest beer around.
Lambic, lime and soda pop: Beer can be blended in traditional ways … and also mixed with some surprising stuff!
