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"Bock" is a term reserved to signify beers that are typically over 6% ABV. Generally, the term is specifically used to discuss a family a malt-forward Bavarian lagers varying in strength, color and character. Category 9 of the 2008…
Mash at 125°F (52°C) for 20 minutes. Mash at 154°F (68°C) for 60 minutes. Boil for 90 minutes.
Barrel and wood-aged beers seem to be ever-growing in popularity among home and craft brewers. Aging beer on wood creates interesting complexity which varies due to wood type, level of the wood's "toast" and the length of time the wood is…
Mash in at 154°F (68°C) for 30 minutes. Raise temperature to 168° F (78° C) for 30 minutes. Boil for 75 minutes. Use one (1) Whirlfloc tablet for 10 minutes. Primary fermentation at 65°F to 70°F (18-21°C). Secondary…
Homebrewers love hops—it's no secret. You will always remember the first time you smelled those powerful pellets drop into the kettle. The little bitter cones give beer life, personality and uncanny edginess. Without them, beer would often times be unbalanced,…
Does your homebrew club have what it takes to be the 2015 Radegast Club of the Year? In 2014, the American Homebrewers Association decided to form an award to bring attention to homebrew clubs that are going above and beyond to…
Mash all grains at 155°F (68°C) for 90 minutes. Add malt extract to runoff for kettle boil. Force carbonate with 10 pounds CO2. 80 minute boil. Primary fermentation for 10 days at 66°F (19°C). Secondary fermentation for…
Mash grains at 154° F (68° C) for 60 minutes. 90 minute boil. Use glass for both the primary fermentation lasting 12 days at 68° F (20° C) and the secondary fermentation for 20 days at 68° F (20° C) in glass.
In 2002, the off-centered folks at Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales unveiled a unique apparatus that is now known as the "Randall." A Randall connects to the tapping system of keg allowing ready-to-drink beer to flow through a vessel holding ingredients which…
Recognition Also Bestowed Upon Departing White House Chef Sam Kass Boulder, CO • December 17, 2014 – ‘Tis the season of giving … and brewing! This holiday season, in recognition of their support and participation in the popular American hobby of homebrewing,…
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