October 1996
Recipe
Shawn’s Real IPA
An English-styled IPA. If you’re looking to brew a more sessionable, easy drinking IPA, here is a good recipe for you.
Recipe
English Hard Cider
This cider is strong, still, and balanced, approximately 7 percent alcohol by volume.
Recipe
New England Hard Cider
This cider is drier, slightly stronger, bubbly but not champagne-like, approximately 4.5 percent alcohol by volume.
Recipe
Cidre Normande
This cider is light, sweet, fruity, and effervescent, approximately 3.5 percent alcohol by volume.
Recipe
Chocolate Porter #47
"I’m a big porter and stout fan, and I think that I finally found the perfect porter recipe. It has a real full chocolate flavor and is quite creamy smooth."
– Jeff Atkins
Springfield, Ill.
Article
Altbier
Modern Altbier Demands Old Techniques
Article
Experimenting with Hops: Tips from the Pros
In the last few years a wider variety of hops has become available to homebrewers. With so many to choose from, experimenting is not only easy but invaluable in bringing out the unique character of
your beer.
Recipe
Pumpkin Pie Ale (partial mash)
Reddish orange in color, creamy tan head, sweet and spicy, rich and unique. Like a New England fall afternoon.
Article
Give Your Yeast a Good Home
A little knowledge about yeast and a few easy techniques can go a long way toward improving your brew. Here’s how.
Article
Pump Up Your Extract Brewing Skills
Why brew with malt extract? Because it’s great stuff! Tips on better brewing with today’s high-quality extracts.
Article
Make Your Own Cider
Cider. The word has mythological overtones, especially in rural areas where it is or was made. But just what is it? What differentiates it from mere “apple juice”? After all, technically, unfermented
Article
Head Games
A nitrogen injection can put a little Dublin in your brew.
