Date: November 2019
Wort Chilling
FREEOne of the first challenges a new brewer runs into is how to chill their boiling hot wort down to room temperature to pitch the yeast. I recall filling the bathtub with
Reviving Extinct German Beer Styles
MEMBERS ONLYLurking in the dark recesses of beer history are many formerly famous brews that are now all but forgotten. This is particularly true in countries with old beer cultures, such as Great Britain, Belgium, and especially Germany, where folks are known to have been brewing for almost three millennia, probably longer. The proof is a
Güstrower Kniesenack
MEMBERS ONLYGüstrower Kniesenack (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.076 FG = 1.014 IBU= 15 SRM = 18 ABV= 8.1% Ingredients12.5 lbs. (5.7 kg) Weyermann Bohemian Floor-Malted Pilsner 2.65 lbs. (1.2 kg) Weyermann Beech-Smoked Barley malt (rauchmalz)6 oz. (0.17 kg) Weyermann Carafa® II malt3.4 AAU Tettnanger hops (60 min.) (0.75 oz./21 g at 4.5% alpha acids)SafAle K-97 or LalBrew Köln Kölsch
Keutebier
MEMBERS ONLYKeutebier (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.046 FG = 1.014 IBU = 5 SRM = 3.4 ABV = 4.7% Ingredients6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Weyermann Bohemian Floor-Malted Pilsner Malt1.75 lbs. (0.8 kg) Weyermann Bohemian Floor-Malted Wheat Malt14 oz. (400 kg) Weyermann Beech-Smoked Barley Malt 6 oz. (170 g) acidulated malt 6 oz. (170 g) instant oatmeal or malted oats 2.5
Potsdamer Stangenbier
MEMBERS ONLYPotsdamer Stangenbier (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.050 FG = 1.010IBU = 15 SRM = 3 ABV = 5.3% Ingredients6.5 lbs. (3 kg) Weyermann Barke® Pilsner malt 2.2 lbs. (1 kg) Weyermann Floor-Malted Bohemian Wheat Malt 0.84 lb. (0.38 kg) Weyermann Carafoam® malt0.84 lb. (0.38 kg) Vienna malt 3.3 AAU Tettnanger hops (60 min.) (0.65 oz./19 g at 5%
Historic Weiss
MEMBERS ONLYWiess (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.040 FG = 1.010IBU = 25 SRM = 4 ABV = 3.8% Ingredients5.3 lbs. (2.4 kg) Weyermann Bohemian Floor-Malted Pilsner Malt1.8 lbs. (0.82 kg) pale wheat malt0.67 lbs. (0.3 kg) Weyermann Carahell® malt 0.33 lbs. (0.15 kg) acidulated malt 3.2 AAU Spalt hops (60 min.) (0.95 oz./27 g at 3.4% alpha acids) 6.9
Segelschiffmumme & Stadtmumme
MEMBERS ONLYSteam escaping from a reconstructed medieval brew house at Weyermann during the boil of a heavy sailor’s brew from the time of the Hanseatic League. Segelschiffmumme (First Runnings) OG = 1.128 FG = 1.037 IBU = 80 SRM = 14 ABV = 12.1% Stadtmumme (second runnings) OG = 1.043 (before a 75-minute boil) FG = 1.005 IBU
Home Bar Builds
MEMBERS ONLYWe asked readers to share pictures and stories behind their bar designs. Here are our favorites: Dan Stocker • Red Deer, Alberta When we purchased our house two years ago, one of the requirements was that there would be an area that I could use for a bar/homebrewing spot. We found a place with an
Design a Homebrew Bar
FREEYou’ve been brewing for a few years, perhaps have your kegging system down pat and are confident in your ability to nail beer styles. What’s next? If you have time, some spare
Winter Warmers
MEMBERS ONLYWinter Warmers People have many unique ways of keeping warm when the weather gets cold. Sitting by the fireplace, getting close to a special someone, or wearing three sweaters are just a few approaches to combat the frigid season. For many, a great sipping beer, widely referred to as a “winter warmer,” serves the purpose
Collision Bend Brewing Co.’s 8 Crazy Nights clone
MEMBERS ONLY(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.078 FG = 1.018 IBU = 25 SRM = 13 ABV= 8.2% 8 Crazy nights is a full-bodied spiced winter ale brewed with cinnamon, honey, and apples. Ingredients13 lbs. (5.9 kg) 2-row pale malt1 lb. (0.45 kg) Munich malt (8 °L) 13.5 oz. (0.38 kg) Gambrinus honey malt5 oz. (0.14 kg) crystal
Tröegs Brewing Co.’s Mad Elf clone
MEMBERS ONLYBack in 2002, Owners Chris and John Trogner decided to brew a special beer — a big Belgian-style ale with cherries and honey — for the holidays, and thus, a superstar named Mad Elf was born. The calculated SRM is the color prior to the cherry puree addition. The final color of the beer will be ruby red.