Date: May-June 2002
Pelican Pub & Brewery’s Heiferweizen clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBrewmaster Darron Welch provides the recipe for their witbier.
Big Hole Brewing Co.’s Wisdom Cream Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA homebrew recreation of Big Hole Brewing’s easy drinking ale.
British Nineteenth-Century Best Bitter
Digital and Plus Members OnlyRecipe author Horst Dornbusch’s more modern recreation of a historical Best Bitter from the 1800s.
Fredericksburg Brewing Co.’s Porter clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyFredericksburg Brewing Co.’s Porter clone (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains) OG = 1.054 FG = 1.012 IBU = 15 SRM = 23 ABV = 5.5% Ingredients 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kg) golden malt extract syrup 2 lb. 10 oz. (1.18 kg) light dried malt extract 10 oz. (283 g) Hugh Baird Carastan malt (35 °L)
Clermont Scottish Ale
FREE“This Scottish beer is named after the Clermont Sportsmen Club, of which I am a member. The club is located in the mountains of Clermont, Pennsylvania.”
– Robert R. Heinlein
Storing hop pellets
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis is a good question with a very straightforward answer — storing hops at freezer temperatures does extend their life and will not damage the hops. How can I be so definitive, one may ask? Because when hop processors store hops, they store them at temperatures ranging from 20–30° F and keep them in this
Hot-side aeration
Digital and Plus Members OnlyRe-using yeast, storing hops and sanitizing bottles
Brewing Lawnmower Beers: Tips from the Pros
Digital and Plus Members OnlySlake your summer thirst with a lawnmower beer.
Wort Boiling Science
FREEWhat really happens in the brewpot?
Big-Batch Brewing
Digital and Plus Members OnlyHow to make more beer!
Skip the Sparge!
FREEUse more grain and simply drain: The “no-sparge” method of mashing and lautering makes brewing easier and produces a rich, smooth, pH-stable wort.
Simplify Your Brewing
Digital and Plus Members OnlyStreamline your brew day and make beer the no-hassle way with these slick tricks and simple techniques.