The Beer Cellar

Tuesday Beer Trivia: Sensory Evaluation

Test your knowledge on the science of sensory evaluation in this week's Tuesday Beer Trivia quiz.

[Video] Celebrating Homebrew Day Around the World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKhTgnobo0c In honor of National Homebrew Day, our friends at Ornery Ales Productions took to social media and asked its followers to send videos of their homebrew equipment, their latest brew, and their locations. Most of our followers are outside…

Recipes

Brighid’s Irish Red Ale

Assumes 75% brewhouse efficiency. Mash at 155° F (68° C) for 60 minutes. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops as specified. Ferment for one week, rack to secondary, and condition for an additional two weeks.

Community & Culture

Brewing Brewers: Beer in College is Not What You Think

Today’s college kids are not the same. I see them as freshmen, and again as seniors, and the evolution is stark. Most freshmen have never lived away from home or had a job. They’ve been shuttled from sports to lessons,…

Recipes

Hobo Devil

Adjust water with calcium chloride (about 1 tsp. or 5 mL for a neutral water source) and minimal other minerals. Strike with 16 quarts (15.14 L) of 134°F (57°C) water to rest at 122°F (50°C) for 20 minutes. Decoction…

How to Brew

Sensory Analysis: A Beer Is What You Make of It

This article was originally published in the May/June 2007 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Access past issues of Zymurgy magazine on your computer or mobile device. A beer can be compared to the performance of a symphony orchestra. We are the…