Drew Beechum & Denny Conn

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  Yeast on Repeat

  There are many reasons homebrewers may want to reuse yeast, starting with cost savings. And there are also many ways to do it, from easy met

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  Wort Chilling Advice

  Actively chilling wort after the boil is complete is an optional task that often requires a lot of water. Learn why we generally try to rapi

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  Basic Cacao Nib Tincture

  If you want to use a chocolate extract, Drew tends to make his own to control the flavor and strip the fat. Here is the recipe.

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  Infusing Chocolate and Coffee to Your Brew

  Chocolate and coffee are two adjuncts that are stalwarts in the craft beer world. Denny and Drew have used them both extensively and are her

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  Making Your Homebrew Club Engaging 

  Homebrewing is going through a soul-searching moment. One area we all feel can spur the love of the hobby again is through our local homebre

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  Learn How to Smoke Your Beers

  Beer produced with smoked malts don’t need to be smoke bombs. Learn to craft your own smoked malts and use them in recipes.

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  Concept Beers

  Once your mind is set on brewing a new take on a beer, the next step is to design the recipe. Drew and Denny offer up their best advice on t

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  Averting Disaster

  Nothing can ruin a homebrewer’s day faster than finding that they ruined a batch of their beer. Learn from others’ mistakes and ensure s

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  Learning From Mistakes

  A skill that separates great brewers from good ones is the ability to learn from mistakes and adapt their processes to minimize repeating th

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  Yeast Pitch Blends

  With the advent of monoculture brewing in the late 1800s, most breweries around the world have slowly moved away from their traditional yeas

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  A Simple Guide to Hop Charges

  When hops get added to your brew will dictate what their main purpose is for that beer. Drew and Denny dig into how the timing will determin

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  The Sanitation Department

  Once your equipment is clean, any gear that touches your wort and beer after the boil should be sanitized. Take a walk through the various w