Writer: Terry Foster
Black is Beautiful: Black Malts
My mother’s favorite phrase for a really dark place was “It’s as black as Newgate’s Knocker!” This derived from the infamous Newgate prison where public executions of criminals were carried out in
Porter Beginnings
If you have read any of my other articles in Brew Your Own you will know that I have a great interest in trying to reproduce historical beers. The beer that really
Homebrewing Oak Alternatives
Back in the 1980s and 1990s brewers would often ask whether beers that spent a long time in oak casks, such as IPAs, would have an oak flavor. I would reply (accurately)
Converting Recipes
Convert recipes between all-grain and extract with some simple calculations.
Step Mashing Techniques
Learn the steps of step mashing, and when (or if) they are necessary.
Meaningful Mild
Author Terry Foster provides readers an easy-drinking British mild ale.
Unorthodox Pilsner
Terry Foster provides BYO readers with a Pilsner recipe that is so traditional in form. This recipe was designed to be more of a “session Pilsner”.
1904 Pale Ale
Terry Foster provides homebrewers a historic recipe for a turn of the century American Pale Ale.
Very Small Modern IPA
Very Small Modern IPA (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.037 FG = 1.009 IBU = 27 SRM = 7 ABV = 3.6% Ingredients 7 lbs. (3.2 kg) Maris Otter pale ale
Modern British IPA
Modern British IPA (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.056 FG = 1.012 IBU = 45 SRM = 8 ABV = 5.9% Ingredients 11 lbs. (5 kg) Golden Promise™ pale ale malt
1868 East India Pale Ale
1868 East India Pale Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.067 FG = 1.015 IBU = 100+ SRM = 6 ABV = 7.1% Ingredients 14 lbs. (6.4 kg) Maris Otter pale
Dark Asteroid
Dark Asteroid (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains) OG = 1.067 FG = 1.016 IBU = 31 SRM = 24 ABV = 7% Ingredients 6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Munich liquid malt extract
