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Backsweetening is a process commonly used in mead and cider making to sweeten the finish of a fermented drink just before packaging. This is a useful technique to have in your arsenal of tricks since it is very…
The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Pro-Am competition is a chance for homebrewers to team up with a commercial brewery to bring a homebrew-inspired beer to the masses. The beer is entered into the GABF Pro-Am competition…
Mash grains at 150°F (65°C) for 1 hour. Sparge at 168°F (76°C). Bring to a boil. Add hops at specified intervals from end of boil. Chill to 67°F (19°C) and pitch yeast. Secure airlock or blow-off tube.…
A homebrew after dinner not only tastes great, but it is good for your health! A digestif is typically an alcoholic drink consumed after a meal to aid the digestive process. Although the medical field is uncertain as to whether these nightcaps…
To brew Charlie's Brown Ale, reverse osmosis water with 1/2 tsp gypsum and 1 tsp calcium chloride per 5 gallons. Step-insuion mash (20 minutes at 122° F/50° C, 30 minutes at 143° F/62° C, 60 minutes at 152° F/67° C). …
If you're a big-time homebrewer, chances are you have quite the collection of "corny" kegs. In a perfect world, all of these kegs would be filled with precisely-carbonated, homebrewed beer. And I'd guess most of the time, that's the case.…
To brew Kelly's 80/- Shilling Scottish Ale, Mash at 156°F (69°C) for 60 minutes, heat to 168°F (76°C) over 10 minutes, sparge. Run off 4 gallons (15.14 L) of the first runnings and boil hard for 30 minutes. Then continue…
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered the standard gas used to carbonate beer, but exciting things are happening in the world of nitrogen that shouldn't be overlooked. During the 2015 National Homebrewers Conference, attendees were walked through the…
To brew this Fresh Squeezed IPA clone, use 1 g/gallon gypsum to treat distilled or reverse osmosis water. Mash grains at 150°F (66°C) for one hour. Do a 90 minute boil. Steep flameout hops for 10 minutes before chilling. …
by Gary Glass The American homebrewing community lost one of its pioneers with the passing of Byron Burch on August 20th. Byron authored one of the original modern American books on homebrewing, Brewing Quality Beers, first published in 1974. Byron founded…
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