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Drew Beechum & Denny Conn
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Go Big!
There is more to brewing a big beer than upping all of the ingredients. These beer styles test the limits of mash tank capacity, yeast healt
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The King’s Diamonds
This is a riff on Drew’s classic “Queen’s Diamonds” barleywine that’s slightly updated to modern ingredients and a change in histo
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Testing New Malts
With so many new malts becoming available of late, it is time to review methods to test them out without wasting your time or your beer. Fro
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Magnum Blonde Ale
This recipe makes an extremely neutral blonde ale and is a great base recipe for experimenting with new ingredients. Replace a reasonable am
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Brewing Fruited Beers
There are many approaches to adding fruit flavors to beer. Depending on the form — fresh, frozen, juice, puree, dried, concentrate, or ext
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Dole Whip Tripel
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Pressurized Fermentations
Fermenting under pressure can benefit certain styles where you want to suppress esters and other flavor compounds. With the assistance of a
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Decoction Flavors Without Decocting
Decoction mashing offers a unique flavor and quality to a beer, but it is also tedious. There are a few ways to mimic the attributes of deco
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Conserving Water
Despite all the pithy bumper sticker jokes about “Save Water, Drink Beer!” the truth is that brewing beer is a terribly inefficient and
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Dip Hopping Techniques
Dip hopping maximizes good aromas while suppressing off-aromas. Learn how to do this technique at a homebrew scale to get the most from your
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You Dip, I Dip, We Dip West Coast Pilsner
This West Coast Pilsner is meant to showcase the twin powers of the all-around craft hop – Citra – and the power of dip hopping. This is a c
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Understanding Water Reports
Adjusting your water to accentuate the beer style you are brewing begins with understanding what is already in the water you use. One of the