March/April 2017 Zymurgy Magazine Links
March/April 2017 Zymurgy Magazine Links
For your convenience, all links mentioned in the March/April 2017 issue of Zymurgy magazine are listed below.
That’s a Good Looking Beer!
That’s a Good Looking Beer!
Originally published in the September/October 2003 issue of Zymurgy magazine On Saturday Night Live, Billy Crystal's character Fernando used to say, "It's better to look good than to feel good, and dahling, you look mahvelous." Well, I wouldn't go quite…
10 Tips for Easier Bottling
10 Tips for Easier Bottling
Originally published in the September/October 2001 issue of Zymurgy magazine Bottling homebrew has fallen out of favor these days for many experienced homebrewers who feel that it takes too much time and is too labor intensive. A lot of folks…
Brewing Champagne Beer
Brewing Champagne Beer
Originally published in the May/June 2006 issue of Zymurgy magazine For more than a generation, the "champagne of beers" failed to live up to its billing. No leap of imagination could conjure a magical beverage from that pale yellow, ghostly beer.…
Constructing a Keezer
Constructing a Keezer
Originally published in the January/February 2013 issue of Zymurgy magazine. I’ve been brewing beer for just over four years now. When I began brewing, those with more experience told me that bottling beer was the worst, most tedious part of the…
Showcasing Your Homebrew: Jockey Boxes
Showcasing Your Homebrew: Jockey Boxes
Originally published in the May/June 2009 issue of Zymurgy magazine. A jockey box is a portable dispensing device used to chill beer just in time for serving, removing the need to keep kegs cold. A jockey box needs to be functional,…
Frozen: Making Ice Cider
Frozen: Making Ice Cider
Originally published in the November/December 2014 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Ice cider, like ordinary hard cider, is a fermented drink made from apples, but the juice from the apples is concentrated before fermentation by freezing—that’s the ice part—and fermentation is…
Perry: The Other Cider
Perry: The Other Cider
Originally published in the November/December 2001 issue of Zymurgy magazine. “Wine made of the juice of Peares called in English Perry, is soluble, purgeth those that are not accustomed to drinke thereof; notwithstanding it is as wholesome a drinke being taken in…
10 Tips for Making Great Mead
10 Tips for Making Great Mead
Originally published in the January/February 2015 issue of Zymurgy magazine. As part of this great, growing hobby, we all want to make some really delicious mead. Making great mead allows us to share one…
The Life of a Homebrewer on Active Duty
The Life of a Homebrewer on Active Duty
J.B. Zorn, who currently lives in Fairfax, Virginia, does it all. He has been on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard for over seven years, has been homebrewing for nine years and medaled in a few competitions. He’s also…
Malt: The Soul of Beer
Malt: The Soul of Beer
Originally published in the March/April 2015 issue of Zymurgy magazine. [Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse by John Mallett, published by Brewers Publications in 2014.] Like stock creates the base of every…
Michael Tonsmeire: The Mad Fermentationist
Michael Tonsmeire: The Mad Fermentationist
Nearly 10 years ago, Michael Tonsmeire brewed his first batch of beer in a student-taught class at Carnegie Mellon University. Now, he's written American Sour Beers, has a cult following on his blog, The Mad Fermentationist and consults for Modern Times Brewery in…
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