June 1995
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Traditional German Bock
A great Bock recipe for a traditional, triple decocted German Bock(bier).
Recipe
Cherry Brown Ale
A fun-to-brew Brown Ale with some home toasted malts and a lot of cherries!
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Fruit Beer
I have an old photograph at home, taken at the Weinhard Brewery here in Portland, Oregon in 1906. The brewmaster is posed in front of the brew kettle in high collar, tie,
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Picking the Right Yeast: Tips from the Pros
Grant Johnston Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, California Grant Johnston looks first for a yeast with “great flavor.” When formulating a new beer, he works around the flavor of the yeast he is
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Brewing Basics for Beginners
If You Can Boil Water, You Can Brew Your Own
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Interview with Charlie Papazian
His voice is soft, his manner calm. In fact Charlie Papazian is amazingly mellow for someone with his schedule. Before the snow even begins to melt this spring in the mountains outside
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Solve the Mystery of Decoction Mashing
As brewers, we refer to the entire process of converting the starch present in grains and adjuncts into sugar as mashing. We use the enzymes present in pale malted grains to perform
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Your Own Draft System
If you brew your own beer, you know the drill. A few friends come over on brew day. The brewing process is fun and relaxing. There are plenty of natural breaks in
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Better Beer with Extract Kits
So you’re a kit brewer, or perhaps you want to start brewing with kits. Maybe it’s your first brew or you’ve brewed several and are still getting things down before venturing into
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Prohibition Pilsner
Find out what beer was like in the time of Al Capone. We’ve got the recipe for his once-illegal brew.
