Date: November 2007
Metallurgy for Homebrewers
Digital and Plus Members OnlyEvery homebrewer is faced with equipment choices, whether they make it themselves or buy it from a shop. That decision usually involves determining the best combination of cost, performance and anticipated maintenance for that item. There are brewers that live by the mantra, “simpler is better.” There are other brewers that live by, “cheaper is
Brutus Ten Build
Digital and Plus Members OnlySee my cool brewery? I call it Brutus Ten. If you’d like one just like it, I have just one thing to say — build your own! Heck, I’ll even show you how. Brutus Ten is a 10-gallon (38-L), single-tier brewery situated on a stainless steel frame. The temperature of the hot liquor tank and
George Gale & Co.’s Gale Prize Old Ale clone
FREEThis opens with a deep caramel apple character with notes of plums and sultanas. The tart fruity finish has hints of raisins and a spiciness lent by the rustic hops. One of the best examples of an old ale on the market.
West Coast Blaster
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA hopped-up American amber ale, Jamil Zainasheff provides the recipe for those who may want a bit more hop character in their American amber.
Amber Waves
FREEJamil Zainasheff provides homebrewers a more malt driven version of the American amber ale.
Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co.’s Glacier Ale
FREEAccording to Red Lodge’s website “Glacier Ale is modeled after the German altbier. It is deep amber-brown in color and has a caramel malt flavor balanced with moderate hop bitterness. Silver medal winner-2010 North American Beer Awards. Gold medal winner – 2007 North American Beer Awards.”
Kraig’s Chocolate Raspberry Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA amber-colored fruit ale with raspberries and chocolate added.
RCH Brewery’s Old Slug Porter clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA session-style English brown porter that despite its low gravity has deep flavors of dark chocolate, blackcurrant and tawny port. One of the very best brown porters of which most people have never heard of.
Broughton Black Douglas clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyDark caramelized fruit, bready malt, and treacle fill out the flavors of this beer. The finish dries out just enough to highlight the deep malt character. A unique take on the Scottish 80/- style that may even be better with a touch of smoky Scotch whiskey added to it.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Stout clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyCreamy and malty with notes of dark caramel, chocolate, light molasses and ripe plums. An American stout that truly typifies citrusy hops and black malt.
Dogfish Head’s Chateau Jiahu Clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOne of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s collaboration beers with molecular archaeologist Dr. Patrick McGovern. According to Dogfish Head’s website, “In keeping with historic evidence, Dogfish brewers use orange blossom honey, muscat grape juice, barley malt and hawthorn fruit. The wort is fermented for about a month with sake yeast until the beer is ready for packaging.”
Can botulism spores grow in concentrated extract?
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBefore answering this question about malt extract storage I want to remind our readers that there are no safety issues concerning the storage of wort that has been properly canned in a pressure canner. This whole topic began in 2006 when an article was published in the September issue of Brew Your Own describing