Date: November 2021
Keys To Brewing A Great Weizen
I also love hefeweizens and enjoy brewing and drinking weizen beers! Weizen is definitely a yeast-driven style, where fermentation products really define the flavor profile. Let’s set yeast aside for a moment
Castle Danger Brewery’s Nordic Sahti clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.053 FG = 1.011IBU = 26 SRM = 7 ABV = 5.5% Ingredients8 lbs. (3.6 kg) Pilsen malt1.25 lbs. (567 g) Briess caramel malt (10 °L)1 lb.
Castle Danger Brewery
Found on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Castle Danger Brewing Co. shares the design and steps to crafting a fairly unique brew in the U.S. craft beer scene: Nordic Sahti.
Heisler
Brew Hollywood’s favorite fictional beer — Heisler — at home!
2021 Label Contest Winners
With hundreds of entries submitted into BYO’s 26th annual Homebrew Label Contest, we did the hard work and whittled them down to choose our favorites.
Crafting Oak-Aged Cider
Take your hard ciders to the next level with oak-aging. Whether in a barrel or through oak alternatives, these ciders feature a depth of flavor and complexity otherwise unobtainable. Two ciderheads share their tips for oak aging.
Smoothie Sours
Like a fruited Berliner weisse on steroids, smoothie sours are loaded with fruits, adjuncts, and over-the-top flavor. They have become some of the most sought-after beers being produced today, and are among the most fun beer styles to brew. With ingredients such as soft-serve ice cream mix, marshmallows, graham crackers, and cheesecake mix paired with your favorite fruits and Lactobacillus to provide a balancing sourness, get ready for the new dessert in a glass.
Brewing Down Under
Australia’s beer landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade — from mass-produced lagers to flavorful craft beers gaining an adoring crowd. Most of that success can be traced back to the homebrewing hobby, which is also alive and well Down Under. Plus: Brew some Australian craft beer clones.
Cupitt’s Estate’s Eclipse Hazy Pale Ale clone
Cupitt’s Estate’s Eclipse Hazy Pale Ale clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.048 FG = 1.010IBU = 30 SRM = 4 ABV = 5% Ingredients7.8 lbs. (3.5 kg) 2-row pale malt1 lb.
One Drop Brewing Co’s Double Mango Passionfruit Sorbet
One Drop Brewing Co’s Double Mango Passionfruit Sorbet (7 gallons/26.5 L, all-grain)OG = 1.074 (pre-souring) FG = 1.025IBU = 5 ABV = 7% A full-bodied and thick imperial smoothie style sour showcasing
Hawkers’ West Coast IPA clone
Hawkers’ West Coast IPA clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.065 FG = 1.010IBU = 65 SRM = 6 ABV = 7.2% Ingredients9.9 lbs. (4.5 kg) North American pale ale malt 2.7 lbs.
Into the Heislerverse
It has survived alien, robot, and zombie apocalypses, been thrown back at local watering holes, and taken up space in fridges across the globe. Learn about Hollywood’s favorite fictional beer brand through a homebrewer’s quest to brew the real thing.
