December 2016
Project
From Ice Box to Jockey Box
Make a deluxe jockey box from an old fridge. You’ve mastered your beer, you’ve mastered your pour, now master your presentation.
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Deschutes Brewery’s Bachelor Bitter clone
This is a traditional-style English pub bitter that is only available on tap at the Bend brewpub. Features notes of caramel and is very earthy.
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Deschutes Brewery’s Jubelale clone
Available from October through December, Jubelale features a deep red color and notes of cocoa, dried fruit, and toffee.
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Deschutes Brewing Company: Gluten Free NWPA clone
A hop-forward gluten-free pale ale cleverly brewed with brown rice syrup and Belgian candi syrup for a beer that gluten-free and non-gluten-free drinkers can all enjoy! Brewed exclusively at Deschutes’ Portland Public House in Portland, Oregon.
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Deschutes Brewing Company: Mirror Pond Pale Ale clone
Deschutes leans on Cascade hops in this classic pale ale to give this beer lots of floral and citrus notes.
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Understanding & Using Refractometer
Refractometers are widely used in the wine and beer industry to track the progress of fermentation, but they are less commonly used by homebrewers. However, if used properly a refractometer can be
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Oxygenation
Human beings require air to breathe and sustain life. The air we breathe is composed of approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide, and 0.031% other gasses. Although oxygen
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Deschutes Deconstructed
When Gary Fish founded his Deschutes brewpub in Bend, Oregon in 1988 it was the first brewery in the city in modern times. Fast forward to the present and you will find
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Homebrew Home Cooking
“Oh there’s no place like home for the holidays…” Good old Perry Como had it right — especially if you are enjoying and cooking with homebrew. The holidays are the perfect time
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How Good is Your Homebrew? Get the Best Feedback on your Beer
How good is your homebrew? How would you know? Some homebrewers just want to know if they’re truly making good beer, and how to improve it. Others would like to know how
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Carbonation Bubble Size & Microwave Decoction: Mr. Wizard
Q How does one control the size of the carbonation? Some beers seem to have very fine bubbles where others have large bubbles. Mike Bourcier Mason, Michigan A I have to admit
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Brewing with Smoked Malt: Tips from the Pros
Beers with smoked malts aren’t for everyone. Or, possibly, not everyone has had the right style of smoked beer? As with any ingredient, the style and amount used can result in an
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Santa Fe Brewing’s State Pen Porter: Replicator
Dear Replicator, My daughter was visiting Cedar Crest, New Mexico, and had the pleasure of drinking State Pen Porter from Santa Fe Brewing Company. She said it was the best porter she had ever had. It’s not available within
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Acid Tolerance of Brewer’s Yeast
In the last 15 years, American sour beer has grown from experiments tucked away in the sheds or corners of a handful of breweries, to dedicated producers and year-round offerings from the
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Smoking & Roasting Malts
Why would you want to smoke your own malt, or make your own roasted malts? After all, smoked malts are available from respected suppliers such as Briess, Weyermann, and Simpsons, and we
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Gordon Strong’s German Gose
Gose (pronounced GOH-zeh, not GOES) is a historical beer style that is typically associated with the city of Leipzig in the mid-east part of Germany.
Mr. Wizard
Carbonation Size
Controlling the size of carbonation bubbles, the impact of freezing fresh hops without drying, and electric kettle souring.
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Hoppy Sour Beers
We explore three techniques for adding hops to some of your favorite sour styles. Plus: 3 hoppy sour beer recipes.
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German Gose: Popular but misunderstood
While the style was once nearly extinct, Gose has been revitalized among craft and homebrewers in recent years.
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Deschutes Brewery’s Black Butte Porter clone
Deschutes’ flagship beer — the one that started it all! A rich, creamy mouthfeel complements a layered depth, revealing distinctive chocolate and coffee notes.