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Extract Brewing
Reduce the time, processes, and required equipment in a brew day by replacing some or all of the malted grain with malt extract. It’s easy, fun, and results in great tasting beer.
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The Extract Equation
With a calculator and a little knowledge, you can convert any all-grain recipe to an all-extract version. Here’s how.
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Using Specialty Grains and Extract: Tips from the Pros
Use specialty grains to improve your malt extract brew.
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Don’t Boil It!
Here in the United States, conventional homebrewing wisdom holds that you should always boil prehopped extract beer kits. But does this help
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How Malt Extract is Made
Beer is made from four ingredients: barley, hops, water, and yeast. Oh, yes, and some goopy stuff that looks like molasses and comes in a
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6 Steps for Steeping Grains
“Malty.” Now just what could that mean? Beer tasters use the term all the time, but isn’t it a redundant term, like saying beer tastes be
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Winter Holiday Extract Recipes
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Brewing a Pale Beer with Extract: Tips from the Pros
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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.
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Better Beer with Extract Kits