July-August 2019
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Big Ideas for Small-Scale Craft Brewing: 2019 NanoCon on November 1 & 2 in Vancouver, Washington
Don’t miss the 2019 NanoCon, a targeted conference for anyone running (or thinking about starting) a small-scale craft brewery. Learn the business, marketing, and brewing strategies targeted for smaller brewery-sized needs November
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Equipment Mods
Homebrewers are tinkerers, and as such, they come up with some pretty cool equipment modifications to make their brew days easier. Here are some of our favorites!
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Preparing for the BJCP Exam
Preparing for the Beer Judge Certification Program exam is a daunting task, but you don’t have to go at it alone. One of the best ways to prepare is with a group of peers also preparing for BJCP certification. Get tips on how to utilize a study group from a judge who’s done it.
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2019 Label Contest Winners
We received hundreds of homebrew labels for our 24th annual homebrew label contest. Here are the winners!
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A Very English Ale Revolution
New laws, increased infrastructure, and changing views in the latter half of the 19th century had an impact on nearly every facet of British culture, including beer. We review how this time in British history helped shape the English beer styles as we know them today.
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Historic Bitter Ale
Historic Bitter Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.052 FG = 1.013IBU = 64 SRM = 7 ABV = 5.1% Ingredients5.5 lbs. (2.5 kg.) Golden Promise pale ale malt5.5 lbs. (2.5 kg)
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XX Mild Ale
XX Mild Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.062 FG = 1.012 IBU = 52 SRM = 11 ABV = 6.6% Ingredients11 lbs. (5 kg) Maris Otter pale ale malt2 lbs. (0.91 kg)
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Big Ben Barleywine
Big Ben Barleywine (3.3 gallons/12.5 L, all-grain)OG = 1.109 FG = 1.030IBU = 80+ SRM = 10 ABV = 10.5% Ingredients15 lbs. (6.8 kg) Maris Otter pale malt29 AAU Target hops (90
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Barbecuing with Beer
Beer and barbecue don’t always have to be two separate things. Beer can enhance flavors of many foods, BBQ included! Here are 5 unique BBQ recipes from the Executive Chef of
Deschutes Brewery.
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Sailing Away Tropical Stout
Sailing Away Tropical Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)SG = 1.072 FG = 1.020IBU = 54 SRM = 35 ABV = 6.8% Ingredients10 lbs. (4.5 kg) English pale ale malt8 oz. (0.23 kg) wheat
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Western Hills Pre-Prohibition Lager
Western Hills Pre-Prohibition Lager (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.060 FG = 1.014IBU = 42 SRM = 7 ABV = 6.2% Ingredients6 lbs. (2.7 kg) German Pilsner malt3 lbs. (1.4 kg) US 6-row
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Sear & Beer
Beer and barbecue on a summer evening . . .
there’s nothing better! Well, that is, if you have the right beer to pair with your barbecue. Get tips on finding the perfect BBQ pairing for every beer style.
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Yeast Mechanics
Many homebrewers are moving towards focusing on the vitality of yeast over the volume of yeast they pitch in their beer. Drew and Denny discuss their simple method to creating sufficient amounts of vigorous yeast.
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Portable RO System: Water on the go
Reverse osmosis (RO) systems have become fairly common in the homebrew world. While most systems are meant to be stationary, one homebrewer wanted to make his portable. Check out his mobile RO system build.
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Hot-Side Math: Geeking out on brewhouse efficiency
Calculating your brewhouse efficiency is a task that all-grain homebrewers should perform to better understand their system. Take a walk through the steps of finding your own brewhouse efficiency.
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Belgian Pale Ale: The Pride of Antwerp
We here at BYO spoke and Gordon listened . . . check out the history and keys to making a Belgian pale ale that would make an Antwerpian proud (if that is what they are called).
Mr. Wizard
Adding Water to a Boil
Brewers, and those of us brewers who write about brewing, have all sorts of rules of thumb to help guide us through our brewing journeys. Boil time is one such rule. Some
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Terminal Gravity Woes, Hot-Side Aeration and Adding Water to a Boil
What to do when your fermentation stalls out well above your expectations? Mr. Wizard offers some advice on the topic as well as troubleshooting an off-flavor issue and wort volume problems.
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Hot-Side Aeration
Identifying that one problem, the thing responsible for the majority of brewing issues, is the dream of every brewer who knows that their beer is just one step away from greatness. And,
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Terminal Gravity Woes
Alpha amylase can be added to the fermenter to aid in attenuation, but it has limited efficacy in converting dextrins and starch into fermentables. The primary role of the endoenzyme alpha amylase
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Tiny Rebel Brewing Co.
Journey over the pond to the UK-based Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. — a Welsh brewery that has made a stir in the beer scene. The Replicator gets the scoop on their ESB.
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Designing Extract-Based Recipes
Extract-based recipes were at one time the most popular format of homebrew recipes. If you’re having trouble finding some basics of crafting your own extract-based recipe, we’ve got pointers.
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Proving Resilience: A 10-year-old takes up homebrewing
For one 10-year-old, the call-to-action after the devastating Camp Fire in California meant grabbing a mash paddle and brewing up some Resilience IPA to raise money for the cause. We sat down with Owen and his mom, Patti Shore.
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BBQ with Beer: Tips from the Pros
Two expert chefs offer advice on incorporating beer into barbecue recipes.
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Rebel Yell: Keep your brewery scintillating
From an early age, rebellion seemed to run through my veins. I was never the girly girl who dressed in frills and pink, hosted stuffed animal tea parties, and daydreamed about her
