January-February 2012
Recipe
Jamil’s Weizenbock
While the traditional weizen fermentation esters and phenols should be obvious in weizenbock, keep in mind that the fermentation character — the clove and banana — should blend well with the rest of the beer character.
Mr. Wizard
Mystery Fermentation
True mysteries are rarely encountered in a brewery when the facts related to a particular problem are at hand. The problem lies in obtaining the facts and this is particularly true when
Recipe
Jolly Roger Double Mocha Porter
Jolly Roger Double Mocha Porter by Dave Rawlins (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.062 FG = 1.016 IBU = 45 ABV = 6.0% Ingredients 11 lbs. (5.0 kg) Maris Otter pale
Article
Weizenbock: Big German wheat beer
Weizenbock has the same spicy/fruity character of a hefeweizen, but it also has a rich, bock-like malt character.
Article
Debunking Bitterness, Mystery Fermentation, No Chill Brewing
The Wiz lays down the cold, hard facts on wort chilling and gives a a sweet answer to a bitter question.
Recipe
Hot Chocolate Porter
Part of our aphrodisiac Valentine’s beer recipe round-up. This recipe is a little sweet and a little spicy, just the way many of us like it.
Recipe
Strawberry-Chocolate Stout
Recipe submitted to BYO by Mike Moreken. A strawberry, cherry and chocolate infusion along with some lactose, provide a soft character to this dessert-like stout.
Recipe
Gato Negro
This beer placed second in the PALEALES homebrew club’s Valentine’s Day themed homebrew competition. “It was a black beauty of a beer with a thick, café au lait head and a rounded milk chocolate flavor.”
Mr. Wizard
“No chill” brewing
My first thought is that this method is certainly not new. Rapid chilling is a very recent development in the history of brewing. Prior to the advent of the plate heat exchanger,
Mr. Wizard
Brewing 100+ IBU Beers
The limit of beer bitterness is really a function of the solubility of iso-alpha-acids in wort and their survival into finished beer. Most of the literature on this topic is of the
Article
Aphrodisiac Valentine’s Beers
Spicy, chocolatey and coffee-flavored beers brewed for when you want to set the mood.
Recipe
Smuttynose Brewing Company’s Noonan clone
Many consider Greg Noonan and his Vermont Pub and Brewery as the birthplace of the modern day black IPA. Here is their tribute recipe to the Vermont Pub and Brewery’s Black Watch, black IPA, a truly unique beer.
