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argentina-homebrewing

Zymurgy: July/August 2018

Argentina: Never Too Many Cooks

Argentinians don’t have that saying about too many cooks in the kitchen. When they get together to brew, homebrewers in Argentina like to have lots of cooks.

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dorada-pampeana

Zymurgy: July/August 2018

Dorada Pampeana: Argentina’s Blonde Ale

Dorada Pampeana a little over a decade ago near Buenos Aries, and now it’s in the BJCP style guide. Get to know the history and appeal of Category XI.

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kveik-trail

Zymurgy: September/October 2019

A Day with Lars on the Kveik Trail

Lars Garshol has been central to understanding that kveik, a family of Norwegian farmhouse yeast strains with origins stretching back centuries, may ultimately be more disruptive to brewing than new styles like brut IPA.

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Beer Mead Ethiopia

Zymurgy: September/October 2019

Drinking in the Cradle of Humankind

Many associate mead with Scandinavia, but a much older tradition exists in the heart of Africa. There may be no better place to drink homemade mead that Ethiopia, home to some of the world’s oldest brewing traditions and the birthplace of humanity itself.

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best-beers-2019

Zymurgy: July/August 2019

Zymurgy’s 17th Annual Best Beers in America

New-school beers might be getting all the hype these days but old-school brewers are still at the top of their class.

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how much alcohol in your beer

Zymurgy: July/August 2019

How Much Alcohol is In Your Homebrew?

If you have ever searched the internet or brewing literature, you might have found dozens of similar equations for calculating alcohol content. But where do these equations come from and which one is the most accurate? Take a deep dive into ABV to find out.

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dealing-with-diastaticus

Zymurgy: July/August 2019

Dealing with Diastaticus

Dealing with over-carbonated beer is one potential danger of natural carbonation, and a recently identified cause of over-carbonation is Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus. Learn how to deal with this potential contaminate to avoid gushers and bottle bombs.

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brewing-with-hot-rocks

Zymurgy: July/August 2019

Fahrenheit 951: Brewing with Hot Rocks

How would you make beer if you didn’t have a metal kettle? You could use a vessel to hold the hot liquid, but how would you heat the liquid? How about hot rocks? Very hot rocks. Read how the Oregon Brew Crew made steinbier and avoid injury in the process.

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Reverse Osmosis

Zymurgy: July/August 2019

Pure Water: How Reverse Osmosis Works

Reverse Osmosis (RO) is a modern method that provides high-purity water for brewing. In this first article of a two-part series, we examine what RO is, which system components Homebrewers should look for, and what simply adds unnecessary cost.

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advances in wort boiling

Zymurgy: May/June 2019

Advances in Wort Boiling

Homebrewers have long been taught the benefits of a vigorous boil, but science suggests otherwise. Learn why long, vigorous boils may be neither necessary nor desirable.

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