Traditional mead is mead at its simplest, but simple is far from boring. Join members of the American Mead Makers Association home governing committee as they share their tips for making your best traditional 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…
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The art and science of formulating a beer recipe from scratch is an involved process. While we aren't going to walk through all the steps since they could fill a book (in fact they do: Designing Great Beers), here…
Mash grains with supplemental amylase enzyme for 60 minutes at 155° F (68° C). Boil 60 minutes, adding hops, Irish moss, and yeast nutrient at the indicated times. Cool wort to 67° F (19° C), pitch yeast, and ferment for…
Browse through these 6 New England IPA recipes based off beers made by professional craft brewers!
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Jason Pratt of MillerCoors will share tips and tricks to help perfect making an exceptional lager at home. Learn how to apply some large scale quality processes to your small batch setup.
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We will show you 40 tips, tricks, techniques and tweaks in 40 rapid-fire, interactive minutes. Don't blink as Barry and Mike tackle rescuing failed fermentations, brewing resources, ingredients, beer styles, DIY, networking, competitions, hopping techniques, gadgets and technology, software, blending,…
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In this seminar, we take a look at the what, why, and how of beer blending. We’ll explore historic blending, standard styles, barrel-aged beers, big beers, and sours. Recipe formulation, experimentation, tips, techniques, and best practices for blending will also…
It's safe to say Vinnie Cilurzo, owner and brewmaster of Russian River Brewing Company, knows a thing or two about making hoppy beers. His double IPA, Pliny the Elder, earned the title of Zymurgy's 2015 Best Beer in America for seven…
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Join this panel of experienced professional and home meadmakers to have your burning questions about mead answered. Each panelist will offer in-depth tips on how to improve as a meadmaker. Come with an open mind and an inquisitive palate.
