March-April 2010
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Evaluating Beer
Once 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.
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Bicycle-Themed Clone Recipes
This 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.
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Conditioned Milling
Would 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.
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What I Learned From Saint Arnold
Saint 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?
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Degrees of Crystal: Tips from the Pros
Two brewers and one maltster give crystal clear tips on using the various colors of caramel malt.
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Northern English Brown Ale
The nuts and bolts of brewing a nutty, biscuity Northern English brown ale, a balanced British beer.
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Dry Hopping Techniques
To obtain a big, fresh hop aroma, brewers turn to dry hopping — adding hops in the fermenter.
