July/August 2023

The July/August 2023 Zymurgy magazine is now available! Check out featured stories including Carbon Captured, The Game is Afoot!, Partial Mashing to the Rescue, and The World’s Best Porter?

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About Zymurgy


Cover Story

Carbon Captured

By Andy Tipler & Pierre Margraff

Homebrewers typically use compressed carbon dioxide to purge vessels of oxygen, force carbonate flat beer, and serve from a keg. What can we do to reduce CO2 waste, and what alternatives do we have at our disposal?

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Zymurgy: July/August 2023

The Game Is Afoot!

Blind tastings are always fun challenges for brewers. They sharpen the brewer’s palate and dial in a Spidey-sense for BJCP style recognition and off flavors. Plus, after a session, brewers […]

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Zymurgy: July/August 2023

Partial Mashing to the Rescue

Partial mashing is a form of brewing that involves fermenting beer from wort made from two sources: wort collected from mashed, malted grains and wort made from dissolved malt extract.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2023

The World’s Best Porter?

Compare a recipe brewed on minimal equipment, with basic techniques, against the same recipe brewed on an elaborate brew setup with all the bells and whistles. Could you tell the difference? And if so, which would you prefer?

Recipes in this Issue

  • Homemade Fermented Mustard
  • Gentse Mosterd
  • Lines on the Map (Partial Mash)
  • Freya’s Locks
  • Steve’s World’s Best Porter
  • Jed’s World’s Best Porter

Meet the Editor-in-Chief

Dave Carpenter

Dave brewed his first batch in 2009 and started writing about beer soon thereafter. In addition to geeking out on beer and language, Dave enjoys hiking, traveling, and other gerunds as well. Email Dave