Writer: Derek Dellinger
Tapping Into Maple Beers
FREESome flavor pairings are so obviously complementary; it’s perhaps inevitable that they become trends. The perfect maple beer has long been a dream of many a brewer, and it’s clear that brewers
Maple Imperial Stout
FREEMaple Imperial Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.076* FG = 1.021IBUs = ~35 SRM = 45 ABV = 9.6%* Prior to maple syrup addition Ingredients10.5 lbs. (4.8 kg) 2-row pale malt2
Maple Amber Lager
MEMBERS ONLYMaple Amber Lager (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.044* FG = 1.008IBU = 23 SRM = 17 ABV = 5.8%* Prior to maple syrup addition Ingredients6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Pilsner malt1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) Munich malt0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) melanoidin malt 4 oz. (113 g) crystal malt (60 °L)4 oz. (113 g) chocolate wheat malt 4 AAU
Candy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout
FREECandy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.084 FG = 1.021IBU = 60 SRM = 41 ABV = 8.2% Candy cap mushrooms impart a distinct flavor and aroma of
Brewing with Mushrooms
MEMBERS ONLYIf you want to give someone a lesson in the primary modalities of taste — sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and savory — there’s perhaps no easier place to start than with craft beer. Indeed, over the past few decades, what else has served to revive the merits of bitterness like West Coast IPA? Sweetness? That’s
Newburgh Brewing Co.’s BrutBoss clone
FREENewburgh Brewing Co.’s BrutBoss clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG* = 1.046 FG = 1.000ABV = 5.5% IBU = ~30 SRM* = 3 Both the original gravity and SRM are numbers provided pre-grape addition.
Kent Falls Brewing Co.’s When Life Gives You Grape Must clone
FREEKent Falls Brewing Co.’s When Life Gives You Grape Must clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG* = 1.048 FG = 1.000IBU = 10 SRM* = 3 ABV = 6% *Both the original gravity and SRM
The Intersection of Wine and Beer
FREEMany brewers are first drawn to homebrewing for the creativity and experimentation involved, and one of the easiest ways to add a new dimension to an already-understood style of beer is adding
Cairn 100% Brett IPA
MEMBERS ONLYThere are many different ways to go with fermenting this recipe from Sacch Trois to Brett Trois or any favorite strain of yours. Either way, the Centennial and Citra® hops should please any hop fan.
Modern Times Beer: Southern Lands IPA clone
MEMBERS ONLYThis 100% Brett Trois-fermented IPA features an intense tropical pineapple character.
Award-Winning American IPA Recipes
FREEAmerica’s favorite style of craft beer of late is pretty easy to name: IPA. Those three letters can sell almost anything, market analysis tells us year after year. Over time, the IPA
Brewing All-Brett IPA
MEMBERS ONLYBeer historian Ron Pattinson, of the blog Shut Up About Barclay Perkins, is famous for writing about the longevity of ideas in the brewing community. His research provides some necessary grounding to the lofty ambitions of today’s inventive craft brewers, who are fond of re-inventing the wheel and then arguing about what to call it.