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Bob Peak
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Managing Dryness: Malt enzymes and yeast choice
A beer’s final gravity is going to be affected by so many minor decisions and will have a huge impact on the finished beer. Make sure you
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Making Sausage at Home
What better pairing is there in the summer than a cold beer and a hot sausage? You already make your own beer, why not make your own sausage
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Sailing Away Tropical Stout
This malty, roasty beer uses chocolate malt and black patent malt for dark character and non-fermentable lactose to keep it sweet.
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Western Hills Pre-Prohibition Lager
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Sear & Beer
Beer and barbecue on a summer evening . . . there’s nothing better! Well, that is, if you have the right beer to pair with your barbecue.
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Homebrew Burner Comparison
There are a handful of features that differentiate popular homebrew burners on the market today. We’ve put the most popular burner options
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Testing Dissolved Oxygen
Oxygen is often measured for two reasons in brewing, to determine pre-fermentation levels and after packaging. Learn about choosing (and usi
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Yeast Selection for Cider
When you decide how to turn your apples (or apple juice) into this time-honored but also trendy beverage, you are faced with more choices th
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Back Sweetening Hard Cider
Use these techniques for adding sugar back to your hard cider after it ferments to dryness.