Writer: Gordon Strong
Imperial Stout with Dried Mushrooms and Cumaru
Digital and Plus Members OnlyImperial Stout with Dried Mushrooms and Cumaru (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.097 FG = 1.017IBU = 61 SRM = 80 ABV = 10.6% Courtesy of Daniel Ropelato, this imperial stout incorporates dried mushrooms and the unique flavors of cumaru seeds (tonka beans). Ingredients10 lbs. (4.5 kg) pale ale malt3 lbs. (1.4 kg)
Alem Bier’s Muscat Brett Saison clone
FREEAlem Bier’s Muscat Brett Saison clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.056 FG = 1.007IBU = 13 SRM = 3 ABV = 6.8% This saison with Brettanomyces from Alem Bier
Cervejaria UNIKA’s Catharina Sour with Strawberry & Coffee clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyCervejaria UNIKA’s Catharina Sour with Strawberry & Coffee clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.049 FG = 1.008IBU = 9 SRM = 3 ABV = 5.5% A unique take on Catharina sour with the addition of strawberries and coffee from UNIKA, in Rancho Queimado, Brazil. Ingredients6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Pilsner malt4 lbs. (1.8
Cervejaria Narcose’s Mora Mora clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyCervejaria Narcose’s Mora Mora clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.055 FG = 1.013IBU = 20 SRM = 23 ABV = 5.5% Mora Mora is a dark lager with coconut and vanilla brewed by Cervejaria Narcose in Capão da Canoa, Brazil. Ingredients6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Pilsner malt4 lbs. (1.8 kg) flaked rice10
Flanders Red: The Burgundy of Belgium
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMany people may not realize that Flanders red and brown ales actually trace their roots across the Channel to England. Find out about the history of these styles of beer, the keys to their flavor development, and how to brew one yourself.
Gordon Strong’s Flanders Red
Digital and Plus Members Only(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.050 FG = 1.010IBU = 16 SRM = 17 ABV = 5.3% Ingredients7 lbs. (3.2 kg) Vienna malt2 lbs. (0.91 kg) flaked maize12 oz. (340 g) dark Munich malt (9 °L)12 oz. (340 g) Caramunich® III malt6 oz. (170 g) Special B malt2 oz. (57 g) chocolate wheat malt3.4 AAU
English IPA: Yes, you can call this India pale ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMany view their India pale ale to require certain character
istics, but those may not come close to what the classic rendition looked like. Gordon Strong takes us back to the prototypical IPA; the English IPA.
Gordon Strong’s English IPA
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOK, this is about as simple as it gets: One malt, one hop, and single infusion mash. When you only use a small number of ingredients and you don’t do extra work to transform them, you really have to make quality choices. So, don’t skimp with your ingredients selection.
Gordon Strong’s Roggenbier
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI’m balancing the beer to be somewhat like the original Schierlinger, a 5% ABV beer. I’ll shoot for 18 IBUs since there will be some malty sweetness to balance.
Roggenbier: A rye twist on a dunkelweizen
Digital and Plus Members OnlyRye malt is a necessity to make a roggenbier. While that may be obvious, the techniques required to optimize your efforts (and time) to brew one are not. Gordon Strong takes us on a journey to explore this rye twist on a dunkelweizen.
Schwarzbier: Germany’s darkest beer
Digital and Plus Members OnlySchwarzbier is a beer style that has recently risen to prominence after its popularity waned in its native region. Learn what makes this beer so unique, fun to brew, and great to drink.
Gordon Strong’s Schwarzbier
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis beer is brewed at the 12 °P (1.048 SG) strength, which is typical of standard-strength German beers. For me, the most important parts of this style for the brewer is to use the debittered dark malts, and to properly attenuate the beer so that it isn’t too heavy.