Writer: Dave Green
Stainless Steel Care: Tips From the Pros
FREEStainless steel may cost more than aluminum, but there are many reasons why it is used in both commercial breweries and homebreweries. If you’re investing in stainless, it means you should make sure you are treating it correctly. Learn from two professionals who know what it takes to properly care for stainless steel equipment.
Let’s Talk Hop Shop
FREELearn some of the basic terminology and jargon that surround hops and hopping.
Lautering 101
FREEAt its core, lautering is a three-step process at the end of a brewer’s mash, which separates out the sugary wort from the spent (used) grains. The word originates in the German
Brewing With Chocolate: Tips From the Pros
FREEWhen it comes to chocolate flavored beers, adding cocoa products may not be necessary but certainly can greatly enhance the final beer. But the intricacies of what, when, and how you should add the cocoa is often a debated topic in the brewing world. We decided to delve into the nitty-gritty with three professionals highly versed in what it takes to get the best when combining cocoa and beer.
Understanding Malt Lingo
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThere are plenty of technical terms that surround the cereal grains that we brewers use as a source of sugar to make beer. Understanding the brewing jargon used when talking about malt can be very helpful.
BIAB: Tips From the Pros
FREEBrew-in-a-bag (BIAB) continues to grow in popularity around the world. Learn from two brewers well versed in maximizing the BIAB experience.
National Public Radio’s “On Point” Beer Recipes
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOn Friday, October 1, 2010, BYO Publisher Brad Ring joined a panel of homebrewing enthusiasts for a discussion about homebrewing on National Public Radio’s “On Point” radio show. Listen to the show here: http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/10/homebrewed-beer Try brewing these recipes for beers brewed by BYO‘s Dave Green, which were tasted live by Brad Ring on National Public
Evolution of Late Hopping
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe way in which craft brewers and homebrewers are utilizing their hop additions has changed dramatically over the last couple of decades. From hop bursting to hopstands, hopbacks to dry hopping, get in the know about all of the latest popular hopping techniques.
Alesmith Brewing Co.’s Evil Dead Red clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyEvil Dead Read utilizes a hop burst technique to provide tons of aromatics thanks to ample American hops added late in the boil without a true bittering hop charge.
Revolution Brewing’s Louie Louie clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyUsing a whooping 5.5 lbs. (2.5 kg) of hops per barrel, Revolution Brewing’s Louie Louie it was a hop bomb, but should not technically have any “IBUs” based on isomerized alpha acids.
Sommerbier
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis beer that lands somewhere between a German Pilsner and a pale Kellerbier.
Beers From the Top of the World
Digital and Plus Members Only“Denmark?” my wife asks, slightly incredulously. “Denmark,” I say. It was Valentine’s Day 2010 and my wife and I had just finished up a fairly extensive beer tasting of commercial offerings of chocolate, coffee and vanilla stouts. The line up of beers was a present to my wife who — luckily for me — doesn’t want