Homebrewing with tea adds new and complex flavors to your homemade beer. In this episode of Chop & Brew, Chip and tea-minded homebrewer Jessica Hanley look at different methods for using tea in beer while tasting several…
If you're considering going pro, or are in the process of starting a new brewery, you probably know that it takes more than heart to succeed. To avoid common missteps and costly detours, you need a guide—a mentor who has…
The "Dear Zymurgy" section of our magazine features a column called "Brew Dog," where our members send in photos of their trusted brew companions and we pick one to feature. The previous Brew Dog was Frank, the "best dog, friend and…
To brew the Harvest Ale Saison recipe, use a single-infusion mash for 75 minutes at 148°F (64°C). Batch sparge. Mash efficiency is 70 percent.
To brew the Delirium Oat Rosemary Pale Ale recipe, a step infusion mash is employed to mash the grains. Add 9.5 quarts (9 L) of 140°F (60°C) water to the crushed grain (but not the oatmeals and cup of pale…
You're relaxing after a long day. What could be better than a hot slice of pizza and a cold homebrew? What if the pizza slice was homemade? And what if that homemade pizza was made from spent grain pizza dough? Where's the spent grain…
Brewing beer with extract often catches a lot of grief among the homebrewing community, but why? All-grain brewing is the process of making beer from grains. The malted grains are soaked in water at a specific temperature for a specific amount…
"...whether exercise encourages people to drink, and likewise, whether drinking encourages people to exercise has been in dispute." Researchers at Pennsylvania State University conducted a study on 150 adult men and women to explore if there is in fact a correlation between beer drinking…
Batch 1: Turbid mash (rests at 105° F, 125° F, 145° F, and 155° F). Batch 2: Stepped infusion mash (rests at 105° F, 125° F, 145° F, and 155° F). “This is a blend of…
On Thursday, January 28, American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Director Gary Glass, along with Quirky Homebrew shop owner Gregory Radziewicz, testified before the Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on behalf of House Bill 16-1084, sponsored by State Representative Steve…
Originally published in the May/June 2007 issue of Zymurgy magazine. A beer can be compared to the performance of a symphony orchestra. We are the conductor, the recipe is the sheet music, and the instruments are the ingredients with which we…
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…
