May 2001
Article
30-Minute No-Boil Extract Beers
When you’re making a batch of no-boil beer, your brew “day” will be done in 30 minutes. Fermentation takes 10 to 14 days, and you can bottle the batch in just 90
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How long will my beer stay fresh in a keg?
Dear Mr. Wizard: I am thinking of kicking the bottle habit and kegging my beer instead. My biggest concern is storage temperature and how long my beer will stay good in a
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What’s the best way to check the temperature of a mash?
The best way to check mash temperature is with a calibrated-dial or alcohol-filled thermometer. The easiest way to calibrate a thermometer is by filling a glass with ice cubes and then filling the glass with water. In
Recipe
Allgauer Brauhaus AG’s Oberdorfer Weissbier clone
Brewed by Allgäuer Brauhaus AG, a classic Bavarian-styled hefeweizen.
Recipe
Milk Chocolate Marzen
Chocolate-shake Marzen? Why not? Lactose sugar and a healthy dose of cocoa powder and fat free chocolate syrup provide plenty of milk chocolate experience.
Recipe
Black Forest Lager (chocolate-cherry lager)
Chocolate and cherry are one of the great pairings in culinary history…so why not make a beer to pair them up? Author Scott Russell thought a European amber would be a great base to lay the foundation for this beer.
Recipe
White Chocolate Pale Ale
An lightly hopped pale ale with white chocolate hints.
Recipe
Bitter Chocolate Imperial Stout
The bitter chocolate in this Imperial Stout accents the hops and grain.
Article
Brewing with Chocolate
Cocoa powder and Hershey bars? You can use chocolate to make your beer more complex. Tips, techniques and a quintet of recipes.
