Writer: Jeff Frane
Specialty Grains: Caramel and Roasted Malts
While many factors create a beer’s overall flavor, the specialty grains you choose for your brew may have the biggest impact on how it is perceived. Most all-grain beer recipes consist of
Malt Madness: Specialty Grains
Ten years ago a top notch retailer’s selection of supplies probably included a couple dozen British extracts and kits, a couple of German ones, and one or two American brands; eight to
American Pale Ale
Brew with a little Yankee ingenuity.
Steam Beer
Tracing the Origins of Steam Beer
Märzen and Oktoberfest
A recipe and a how-to brewing guide to Marzen, the beer that’s so special Germans brew it in March and don’t serve it until fall.
American Wheat
Charting the New American Wheat Beer
Altbier
Modern Altbier Demands Old Techniques
Brewing with Wheat
The history of brewing is a story of barley. Although “beer” can be brewed from any malted grain, the structure of barley has always been like a gift from Providence: the perfect
British Bitter
Brew an extraordinary British bitter!
What Makes a Style?
Who Decides Whether Your Brew’s a Heavy Porter or a Light Stout? And Does It Matter?
Create Your Own Recipe
Make your own beer as original as you are by combining creativity with solid craft. Here are a few basic rules and some philosophy to get you going.
Brown Ale
The Beer that Makes Judges Tremble
