Date: December 2014
Lompoc Brewing Co.’s C-Sons Greetings Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAccording to Lompoc Brewing Co.’s website, C-Sons Greetings Ale features “A deep copper colored ale brewed and dry-hopped with all seven “C” hops for a piney, citrusy, floral and resinous aroma. Offers a full hop flavor with a rich caramel malt finish and an endless developing hop presence.”
Anchor Brewing Co.’s Liberty Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAnchor Brewing Co.’s Liberty Ale clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.059 FG = 1.011 IBU = 48 SRM = 4 ABV = 5.9% Ingredients 12.5 lbs. (5.7 kg) 2-row pale malt 4.1 AAU Cascade pellet hops (60 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 8.2% alpha acids) 6.2 AAU Cascade pellet hops (45 min.) (0.75
Build a Recessed Mash Tun Thermometer
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMost homebrewers who are all-grain brewing start out like I did by making their own equipment. Sometimes this is out of necessity, but if you are anything like me you do it for the satisfaction of making things yourself. Like most people who transition into all-grain brewing, I immediately needed a new piece of equipment
Brewing with Spices for Beginners
Digital and Plus Members OnlySpices allow for countless variations and experiments in homebrewing — in styles that require it like pumpkin ales and Belgian wits, to saisons or wheat recipes that you may want to add complexity and your own twist to. When developing a spiced beer, the first step is to determine what role you want the spice
Anchor Brewing Company: Anchor California Lager clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyCalifornia Lager is Anchor’s re-creation of a lager brewed in California way back in 1876 at a brewey named Boca. It features a golden color, creamy head, and a smooth finish.
Anchor Brewing Company: Anchor Small Beer clone (2nd Runnings)
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis beer is brewed using the second runnings from a batch of Old Foghorn. Estimating the efficiency in such a scenario is quite challenging so be prepared to make some gravity adjustments upwards with dried malt extract or downwards by dumping some wort and topping off with water.
Anchor Brewing Company: Anchor Old Foghorn (1st Runnings)
FREEOld Foghorn is brewed using the parti-gyle method, which is brewing two batches of beer by separating the first and second runnings to create two distinct beers — one high gravity, one lower gravity. Old Foghorn is the beer made from the first runnings. Small Beer is the beer made from the second runnings.
Experimental Brewing with Veggies, Pork & Chicken
Digital and Plus Members OnlyTo say homebrewers are a creative group is an understatement. We’ve all seen posts like this on brewing forums: “I want to brew a Dijon mustard red wine celery beer. How much red wine should I use? Should I add the celery to the boil or dry celery in secondary?” Just as you’re about to
Mobile Canning Lines
FREEThere was a time when just the thought of drinking canned beer was enough to make one cringe. That philosophy has changed in the last 10 years as craft breweries are embracing
Anchor Brewing Clone Recipes & Tips
FREEThe genesis of the modern craft beer movement can be traced back to a single moment in time. Legend has it that in San Francisco, California in 1965 Fritz Maytag was enjoying
Sanitizing Hard to Clean Equipment
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe most frustrating aspect of homebrewing is when a batch goes bad. The only way to improve your chances of avoiding this depressing situation is to maintain the highest degree of sanitation in your homebrewery as possible. No matter how hard you try, and how clean your technique, achieving absolute sterility in a homebrewing (or
Make Competition Medal-Worthy Homebrews
Digital and Plus Members Only“Award-winning Homebrewer” — not a bad title. But how does one get there? What does it even mean? This article is about homebrew competitions: How they run, why to enter, and how to win. We’re also going to look at some myths and misconceptions about competitions so you’re a better competition consumer. Homebrew competitions are