Date: March-April 2010
Pike Brewing Co.’s Tandem Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members Only“I’d recommend about 6 or 7 coriander seeds be crushed and added for the last minute of boil. Although this may seem like a miniscule amount, a touch of coriander is all that is desired.”
—Drew Cluley, head brewer
Squatters Pub Brewery: Full Suspension Pale Ale clone
FREEThis rich, Northwest-style pale ale is all about balance and sessionability. Maybe that’s why it won gold at the Great American Beer Festival in 2001 and 2002.
Olde Burnside Brewing Co.’s Ten Penny Ale clone
FREEAccording to Olde Burnside’s website, “Our flagship Scottish Ale. Malty with a hint of caramel and a little background smokiness. Just enough hops to balance the malts. Very sessionable.”
Northern English Brown
Digital and Plus Members OnlyJamil Zainasheff provides readers with a recipe for a Northern English-styled brown ale. Northern brown ales tend to be a bit less roasty, drier, and a bit more hop character.
Scaling up recipes
Digital and Plus Members OnlyIn general terms, I agree that when recipes are scaled up in volume that the ingredients are simply not proportioned to the change in volume. The reason that this method normally does not work is that there are usually differences between the efficiencies of small and large brewhouses. This scaling is often done when a
Potato Beer
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWhen I was a graduate student at UC-Davis I attended a Master Brewers meeting at the local Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hübsch brewery where I worked part-time as a brewer. The speaker at this particular meeting was a retired brewmaster from the Lucky Lager Brewing Company in San Francisco, which closed in 1978. The retired Lucky brewmaster
Evaluating Beer
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOnce your beer is bottled or kegged, you’re done, right? Actually, you’ve got one task left as a brewer — evaluating your beer. Critically tasting your own beer can reveal avenues for improvement in your homebrewing.
Bicycle-Themed Clone Recipes
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis spring, while you’re inflating your tires, checking your brakes and getting ready for riding season, why not brew a bicyle-themed clone brew? Put the pedal to the metal with six brews from six bike-loving breweries.
Conditioned Milling
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWould you like to crush your malt more finely, but leave larger pieces of husk behind? This seemingly contradictory outcome can be achieved in your homebrewery through some variations on wet milling. Find out how.
What I Learned From Saint Arnold
Digital and Plus Members OnlySaint Arnold is the Patron Saint of Brewing. Saint Arnold is also the name of a craft brewery in Houston, Texas. When a homebrewer turns professional there, what lessons will he learn? And do they apply to homebrewing?
Degrees of Crystal: Tips from the Pros
Digital and Plus Members OnlyTwo brewers and one maltster give crystal clear tips on using the various colors of caramel malt.
Northern English Brown Ale
FREEThe nuts and bolts of brewing a nutty, biscuity Northern English brown ale, a balanced British beer.