Writer: Scott Russell
Hot! Hot! Hot! Brewing with Chili Peppers
Digital and Plus Members OnlyFrom jalapeno to habanero, how to make scorching chili beer at home.
Hot Tips for Making Great Smoked Beers
Digital and Plus Members OnlyFrom using extract to smoking your own malt, here’s how to do it.
Smoked Maple Brown Ale
Digital and Plus Members Only“Kick Save, and a Beauty…” by Scott R. Russell I had a fairly athletic upbringing. All of my male relatives were sports fans, and I can’t remember ever not being one myself. My great-grandmother would read me the sports pages when I was very young, and my grandmother was a huge hockey fan. I went
Rosemary IPA
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI have an alter ego, a secret identity, in short a day job. I’m a high-school French teacher. Pretty mundane, sometimes, but that’s one of the reasons I make my own beer. It’s also one of the reasons I am able to make my own beer — time. A teacher’s schedule is wonderful. I have
Smoked Wee Heavy
Digital and Plus Members OnlyLong, slow, and cool fermentation is a crucial element for this beer, which otherwise gets too fruity and bitter; the smoked malt can develop fusel and/or sulfury notes if overdone or if fermented too warm. Hop levels are deliberately low; this beer is all about malt.
Cyserale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyPartial mash with honey and fruit juice.
Blending for Better Wines
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe ancient Greeks used to mix their wine with herbs, spices, and pine-tree resin. In medieval England it was considered an honor to be given both the wine and the water pitchers so you could mix your drink according to your own tastes. In modern-day France, winemakers at world-famous chateaux such as Margaux and La
American and English Brown Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBrown ales, sometimes known as nut brown because of their color, originated in England and exist as a very strong style today. Brown ale is broken into two categories, Northern brown (sometimes known as strong brown) and Southern brown. There is also a lower-gravity style of English brown ale known as mild ale, which
Braggot
Digital and Plus Members OnlyGolden colored, full-bodied, smooth, and rich. An ale to be aged well, saved for special occasions, and even then to be savored slowly.
Choctoberfest
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Charlie’s Gouden-Plenty Pils
Digital and Plus Members OnlyLicorice root provides a refreshing herbal spice for this Pilsner base beer.
Christmas Present Olde Ale
FREEThis ale is (loosely) based on a recipe for a barleywine.