Hop heads, rejoice! We've compiled four webinars on your favorite bitter beer ingredient. So, grab a beer, kick back, and level up your homebrew skills!
Mash 60 minutes at 152° F (67° C), lauter, and sparge. Collect approximately 6.5 gallons (24.6 L) of wort and boil 60 minutes, adding hops and Whirlfloc per the indicated schedule. Whirlpool (or steep whirlpool hops in hot wort before…
Place crushed crystal malt in 2 gal. (7.6 L) of 155° F (68° C) water and let steep for 30 minutes. Then strain, rinse with 3 qt. (2.8 L) hot water, and discard the crushed grains, reserving the approximately…
Combine cider and yeast, aerate, ferment at 65° F to 70° F (18-21° C) for 7-10 days, rack to secondary fermenter, and add pectic enzyme. Condition/clear in secondary fermenter for 4-6 weeks. Bottle condition with 6.25 ounces (175 g) corn sugar or force…
When it's just too hot to fire up the burner and make beer, cider is a great no-heat-necessary alternative!
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Raise a glass to vintage beer! Treat yourself to a tour through time with beer historian/author Ron Pattinson of the blog Shut Up about Barclay Perkins. Ron will share brewing history and representative recipes from 1800 to 1950, from his…
On December 3, 2017, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) and the Brewers Association (BA) will hold the second annual Capitol Hill Staff Homebrew Competition, bringing together Republicans, Democrats, and other staffers in a friendly competition. When asked about the…
Mash rest at 150°F (66°C) for 20 minutes, collect wort slowly, and sparge at 170°F (77°C). Add malt extract to filled kettle. Boil for 90 minutes, adding 4 oz. (113 g) of hops at 45 minutes, 1.5 oz. (42 g)…
Single infusion mash at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes. Primary Fermentation: 3 days at 62°F (17°C). Secondary Fermentation: 7 days at 70°F (22°C). Tertiary Fermentation: 15 days at 65°F (18°C).
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Homebrewers today are lucky! We're awash in a sea of ingredients, making recipe design a tough battle between ingredients we know and trust and new shiny toys. Sometimes we even give in to our neophilic lust and throw it all…
