July-August 2025
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Advanced Dry Hopping Tips, Techniques, & Traps
Dry hopping is the practice of adding hops to beer at the tail end or post-fermentation. However, there is a lot more to it than that. There are many factors including time, temperature, quality, and quantity of hops that play pivotal roles in what you’ll get out of dry hopping.
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Growing and Brewing With Mushrooms
There is no one-flavor-fits-all when it comes to mushrooms. A brewer shares his experience growing and brewing with shiitake mushrooms that contribute a sweet white chocolate flavor and aroma to a saison.
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Pitch to Profit
Yeast makes up a significant percent of the cost of ingredients for a batch of beer, but it also offers opportunity for nanobreweries to find savings if they treat it well. Get the most from your yeast time and time again.
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Explore the World of Perry
Perry, or pear cider as some refer to it, is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world. Facing extinction for periods through history, perry is on the upswing and it’s a great time to learn to make your own at home. Whether it’s bubbly or still, sweet or dry, there is likely a perry for everybody’s taste.
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The Next Great IPA
There may be no style that has evolved and branched out into as many sub-styles during the craft beer era as IPA. So the question on many homebrewers’ minds is where the style is going next. We asked a number of brewers and beer industry professionals for their thoughts.
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Road-Kill IPA
As farmers harvest thousands of acres of hops in just a few weeks, there’s no turning back if a few freshly clipped bines fall off the back of a transport truck onto the side of the road. These bines, loaded with fresh hop cones, offer homebrewers in hop-growing regions the chance to brew what’s often dubbed “Roadkill IPA.”
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Brewing Fruited Beers
There are many approaches to adding fruit flavors to beer. Depending on the form — fresh, frozen, juice, puree, dried, concentrate, or extract — and the point at which it’s added during the brewing process, the impact can range from being the star of the show to playing a fine supporting role.
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Cold IPA
Whether it’s a new, distinct style or just a modified version of an existing style, one thing we can all agree on is that cold IPAs are delicious. Learn to brew this smooth, dry IPA that hits all the right hoppy notes.
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Measuring/Hitting FG, System Designs, & Temp Impact on pH
The Wizard answers a two-part question on why gravity readings aren’t consistent between two instruments and how a homebrewer can hit their intended final gravity. He also muses on all-in-one brew system designs and the impact temperature plays on pH.
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Fontana Farms
We head to a farm brewery in Indiana to learn about a beer that packs a citrusy punch.
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Two Approaches to Perry
Two perrymakers — one who utilizes culinary pears and another who uses nothing but perry pears — offer advice for homebrewers on crafting a delicious perry.
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2025 Beer Education
Looking to advance your brewing knowledge? Check out some of the beer education programs to start your journey down the path to a higher education in beer brewing or the business of beer.
Mr. Wizard
All-In-One System Designs
Luiz, thank you for the great question. I do brew using a Grainfather G30 and am familiar with how the original system is designed, as well as the new basket. For those
Mr. Wizard
Measuring/Hitting FG
Well, Barney, this question touches on two separate pain points in brewing — measurement challenges (calibration) and final gravity issues. One of my brewing touchstones is to always give instruments a serious
Mr. Wizard
Temperature impact on pH
I think the best way to explain this is to start with a brief discussion about pH and why temperature affects it. pH is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration using a
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Whale Spit IPA
Whale Spit IPA (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.072 FG = 1.012 IBU = 61 SRM = 7 ABV = 7% Ingredients10 lbs. (4.5 kg) 2-row pale malt1.2 lbs. (0.5 kg) Carapils® malt1.2
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Modern Sparkling Perry
Modern Sparkling Perry (1 gallon/3.8 L, scale as needed)OG = 1.068 FG = ~1.010 ABV = ~7.6% Ingredients0.9 gallon (3.4 L) pasteurized pear juice0.1 gallon (380 mL) pasteurized apple juice (the lower pH, the
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Draught English-Style Still Dry Perry
Draught English-Style Still Dry Perry (1 gallon/3.8 L, scale as needed)OG = 1.050–1.065* FG = 1.002ABV = 6.3–8.3% * The original gravity of the juice is dependent on pear varieties, vintage, and growing
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Lindgren Craft Brewery’s Narrow Gauge Shiitake Mushroom Saison clone
This beer features what you would expect in a saison in regards to the malt and hops balance and the fruity esters and phenols derived from the saison yeast. The shiitake mushrooms provide a notable sweet white chocolate flavor and aroma that pairs very well with the yeast to create a beer like no other.
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Dole Whip Tripel
Dole Whip Tripel (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.082 FG = 1.013 IBU = 27 SRM = 4 ABV = 9.1% Ingredients13 lbs. (5.9 kg) Weyermann Pilsner malt2 lbs. (0.9 kg) fonio
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Gordon Strong’s Cold IPA
Whether it’s a new, distinct style or just a modified version of an existing style, one thing we can all agree on is that cold IPAs are delicious. Brew this smooth, dry IPA that hits all the right hoppy notes.
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Fontana Farms’ Orange Mountain Pale Ale clone
Here’s the clone recipe from a farm brewery in Indiana for their blood orange pale ale that packs a citrusy punch
