Date: May 2001
30-Minute No-Boil Extract Beers
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWhen 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 minutes. At room temperature, your beer will carbonate in another 7 days. Then it’s ready to drink! Each of these recipes makes five
How long will my beer stay fresh in a keg?
FREEDear 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
What’s the best way to check the temperature of a mash?
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe 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 a few minutes the water temperature will drop to 32° F. If the thermometer is a dial-type, it most likely has an adjustment screw or the
Allgauer Brauhaus AG’s Oberdorfer Weissbier clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBrewed by Allgäuer Brauhaus AG, a classic Bavarian-styled hefeweizen.
Milk Chocolate Marzen
Digital and Plus Members OnlyChocolate-shake Marzen? Why not? Lactose sugar and a healthy dose of cocoa powder and fat free chocolate syrup provide plenty of milk chocolate experience.
Black Forest Lager (chocolate-cherry lager)
FREEChocolate 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.
White Chocolate Pale Ale
FREEAn lightly hopped pale ale with white chocolate hints.
Bitter Chocolate Imperial Stout
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe bitter chocolate in this Imperial Stout accents the hops and grain.
Brewing with Chocolate
FREECocoa powder and Hershey bars? You can use chocolate to make your beer more complex. Tips, techniques and a quintet of recipes.