Writer: BYO Staff
10 Summer Extract Recipes
FREESummer is a time to brew lighter, more refreshing beers. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of styles that fit the bill. From 10 homebrew retailers, we share 10 easy-drinking and easy-to-brew summer beer recipes.
7 Great Group Projects
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBeing a part of a homebrew club allows homebrewers to participate in projects that would be difficult by oneself. We searched out seven of our favorite club projects and asked the clubs behind them to share the details.
Hoppy Charts
Digital and Plus Members OnlySo how do you choose the right hops for your beer? With such a wide range of flavor and aroma characteristics, Brew Your Own’s online chart can serve as a helpful guide to more than one hundred varieties. Whether you are trying to duplicate a style or are looking to experiment, our updated list can
Two IPA Recipes
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAll the IPA recipes that are fit to print (but we couldn’t fit in the magazine!)
Offbeat Homebrew Recipes
Digital and Plus Members OnlySure, we can tell you how to make a straight up pale ale. But, we also feature some homebrews from the weird side. Here are 10 strange brews from our first 10 years.
Fermentation
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWhat’s the simplest way to improve your homebrew? Well, for most homebrewers, it’s running a good fermentation. One of the biggest factors in this is pitching an adequate amount of yeast. Pitching a single packet of yeast into a 5-gallon (19 L) batch does not give your beer enough yeast cells to efficiently ferment the
Boiling & Cooling
Digital and Plus Members OnlyHomebrewers employ a variety of equipment to boil their worts, ranging from pots on a kitchen stovetop to modified commercial kegs heated by propane burners. Most homebrew setups involve a “simple” kettle — one with no internal structures for heating or circulation — heated by an external heating source. Concentrated vs. Full Wort Boils Most
Bottling & Kegging
FREEThere are two popular options when it comes to packaging homebrew — bottling and kegging. For many, choosing between the two is a classic case of time vs. money. Bottling is fairly
T90 VS. T45 Hop Pellets, Light Struck Beer: Mr. Wizard
Digital and Plus Members OnlyQ The effect of light on wort and beer I recently noticed that hop pellets are described as either T90 or T45. What do these values mean? What are the pros and cons of each? Is it possible to tell which you’re purchasing from homebrewing stores (I have not seen the values used in hop
2016 Label Contest
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe BYO homebrew Label Contest turned 21 years old this year, and to help us celebrate its legal drinking age, our readers sent in what may have been the most artistic and creative homebrew labels we’ve ever collected. And it wasn’t just the designs on the labels that stood out, but also what they were
Build a Beer Flight Serving Tray
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA variety of homebrewed beers on tap is a great way to impress your family and friends. But, when your guests have to drive home afterwards, they likely aren’t going to be up for a pint of each selection. Enter the flight serving tray (or paddle). Conveniently holding sample size glasses, flight trays should be
Brewing with Maple: Tips from the Pros
Digital and Plus Members OnlyNothing says spring in the Northeast, Upper Midwest, and Canada like the sight of smoke and steam rising from sugar shacks. Many automatically envision drizzling the sweet maple syrup being boiled down on pancakes, but it doesn’t all have to be destined for your breakfast plate. How about using it to brew? No matter where