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Hydrate yeast with GoFerm and use a staggered nutrient addition protocol. Ferment for two weeks, then rack for 10 more days. Clarify with SuperKleer KC finings. Primary Fermentation: 14 days at 68°F (20°C). Secondary Fermentation: 10 days at 68°F (20°C).
Roast pineapples on a cookie sheet, with all the burnt and carmelized sugars added to the fermenter. Cut half the dried chipotle chilies in half; leave others whole. Ferment in primary for two weeks. Rack on to fruit and allow…
After secondary rack to keg and add simple syrup to taste, about 1.002 FG. Sulphite and add potassium sorbate. Force carbonate to a petillant level, and counter-pressure bottle fill. Primary Fermentation: 21 days at 60°F (16°C). Secondary Fermentation:…
This is a blend of Michael's high-gravity, high-acid New World cider featuring a high percentage of Golden Russet, Northern Spy, Liberty, McIntosh, and crabapples. It's 9.5% ABV and off-dry, with Amy's fantastic version of Ken Schramm's Falls Bounty Cyser fermented…
The perfect beer and pie pairing, with recipes from American Homebrewers Association founder Charlie Papazian.
The International Herb Association (IHA) has selected the 2018 Herb of the Year, and it is our favorite bitter beer ingredient: hops!
Having the ability to critique your beer and identify homebrew off-flavors is an invaluable skill when pursuing the highest quality beer.
Explore the differences between a New England IPA transferred to a CO2 purged keg and the same beer transferred to a non-purged keg.
Originally published in the July/August 2011 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Making good mead is easy, if you build on Ken Schramm’s The Compleat Meadmaker methods but update them with his latest recommendations. Using techniques from the commercial winemaking world allows mead…
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