Date: July-August 2020
Kveik: Tips from the Pros
FREEIt shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that when American craft brewers got their hands on the fast-fermenting kveik strains from Norway they immediately started using them to quickly turn around IPAs
Heirloom and Alternative Grains
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe Industrial Revolution brought about a new era in manufacturing and technological improvements in food processing. Unfortunately, parallel to those advancements began the whitewashing of flavor from our cookbooks, family recipes, and geographical provenance. Grain was re-engineered to be drought-tolerant, bug-resistant, and more robust, sometimes even genetically modified to increase gluten content. These agronomic improvements
American-Style Lager
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAmerican-Style Lager (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.046 FG = 1.008IBU = 15 SRM = 2–4 ABV = 4.9% Ingredients7 lbs. (3.2 kg) 2-row pale malt2.5 lbs. (1.1 kg) raw rice or corn0.25 lb. (113 g) acidulated malt12 AAU Mt. Hood hops (60 min.) (2 oz./56 g at 6% alpha acids)0.5 oz. (14 g) Mt. Hood
New Age Kveik
Digital and Plus Members OnlyKveik yeast strains impart unique flavors unlike any other yeast. Many of those flavors complement the hazy IPAs that are all the craze right now. Get tips for fermenting new-age kveik beers.
Drekker Brewing Co.’s Hyper Scream clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyDrekker Brewing Co.’s Hyper Scream clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.076 FG = 1.013 IBU = 25 SRM = 6 ABV = 8.4% This imperial New England-style IPA has a silky mouthfeel from generous oat and spelt additions, and a massive hop aroma due to massive late-hop additions and kveik yeast. Ingredients9 lbs. (4.1 kg)
Jester King & Yazoo Brewing Co.’s A Pale Green Horse clone
FREEJester King & Yazoo Brewing Co.’s A Pale Green Horse clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.063 FG = 1.011 IBU = 68 SRM = 5 ABV = 6.7% Ingredients9.5 lbs. (4.3 kg)
Traditional Norwegian Kveik
Digital and Plus Members OnlyTo be honest with you, at first I didn’t have much interest in kveik, the strains of indigenous symbiotic yeast culture from Norway that seem to ferment at warp speed and at unusually high temperatures. From what little bit I’d heard about it, it seemed gimmicky, like a trend or fad that wouldn’t last long
American Gravøl
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAmerican Gravøl (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.080 FG = 1.018IBU = 15 SRM = 7 ABV = 8.2% This recipe is brewed in a way that I feel pays homage to the ingredients and processes I saw being used in Norway. That’s not to say it doesn’t involve a lot of improvisation. I used
4 Beers from 1 Brew Day
FREEOver the years the amount of time I can dedicate to brewing has drastically decreased. When I started homebrewing in college, I had nothing but free time. Then, becoming a single young
Keg Polisher: Give your kegs a shine
Digital and Plus Members OnlyHave you ever tried to clean up the exterior of your kegs and given up due to the effort required? One crafty homebrewer came up with his own Corny keg polisher utilizing a modified wood lathe that gives those old dingy kegs a new shine.
Stay At Home Homebrew Labels
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe 25th Annual Label Contest brought in hundreds of entries. One aspect that caught our attention when judging them was the volume of COVID-19 related labels. We knew we had to share them with you too.
Wet Hopping: How to maximize fresh hop use
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWet hops are not the opposite of dry hops . . . they’re just hops that haven’t been cured in an oast. Find some of the keys to building your own wet-hop beer recipe for this year’s harvest.