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Mash grains at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes. Sparge at 170°F (77° C).
"Skunked" beer is often times blamed on temperature change, but it's actually caused by something quite different!
Mash malts at 148° F (65°C) and allow to rest one hour. Apply heat or boiling water to increase temperature to 168° F (76° C) over 20 minutes. Hold at 168° F (76°C) for another 10 minutes to mash out.…
Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is an off-flavor commonly found in lighter-colored beers, and there’s a reason for that!
Incubate crushed blackberries and 3 lb (1.36 kg) crushed raspberries with 0.6 g pectinase at 62°F (17°C) overnight. Add enough potassium metabisulfate to target 30 ppm of SO2. Whip together honey and water thoroughly. Pour fruit mixture into the honey/water…
Homebrewers in Arkansas successfully lobbied their state legislature to pass new homebrew legislation
May 7, 2019 In 1988, May 7 was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day. The date falls nearly a decade after the American Homebrewers Association held the very first National Homebrew Competition in Boulder, Colorado, on May 6, 1979. To celebrate…
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