What happens if we marry the hop rumble of the IPA with a pale ale- (or lower) strength beer? I would argue a wonderful thing happens—the session IPA.

If you’ve been brewing a while, you may have experienced frustration using a hydrometer. A refractometer can dramatically improve your brewing and it’s easy to use.

Scientists have firmly established a variety of instances where yeast plays a key role in the transformation of hop-oil derived compounds into distinctive “hoppy” aromas.

For brewers who want an innovative way to achieve greater complexity, blending select yeast strains can enhance the good and minimize the less desirable qualities of each.

Exbeeriments such as nanomashes can provide an accurate example of what a particular specialty grain will taste like, making recipe formulation easier and less wasteful.

No one in our club had ever done a side-by-side comparison to provide concrete proof that doing a decoction does or does not in fact make a difference—until now.

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the beer lovers or homebrewers in your life? A peek at what’s new in the world of beer- and homebrew-related products and books.

Last November, I had the good fortune to be invited with a group of U.S. beer journalists to tour Belgium, on behalf of the Belgian Family Brewers.

Ironically, the smallest ingredient—a single-celled fungus—in a recipe can hold the biggest sway in determining a homebrewers success or failure.