Writer: Stephen Stanley
Brewing Priorities for Beginners
MEMBERS ONLYBeer is easy to make. People brewed beer for thousands of years without the benefit of computers, digital wireless hydrometers, or PID controllers — or, for that matter, even basic thermometers and hydrometers. Because we do not have direct control over the biological processes that make beer, we rely on production procedures to make wort
Beginner’s Luck Pale Ale
MEMBERS ONLYBeginner’s Luck Pale Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.054 FG = 1.012IBU = 32 SRM = 10 ABV = 5.5% Ingredients10 lbs. (4.5 kg) pale 2-row malt1 lb. (0.45 kg) crystal malt (60 °L)6 oz. (170 g) acidulated malt (optional)7.5 AAU Magnum hops (60 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 15% alpha acids)7.5 AAU Centennial hops
Adjusting Flavor Using Brewing Salts
MEMBERS ONLYThe Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) training material outlines a sensory training process for brewers and clubs using ingredients found around the home or the brewery. As Education Chair for the Aurora City Brew Club in Aurora, Colorado, I’ve expanded this test to include other flavors and particularly, solutions of brewing salts. In the past,