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March/April 2001

March/April 2001

Check out the featured stories, such as What Have You Surrounded Your Beer With?, Principles Of Cleaning And Sanitizing, Germ Warfare: An Introduction To The Microbiology Of Beer Spoilage, A Baker’s Dozen: Practical Tips On Homebrew Sanitation, Extract Experiments, and For Geeks Only.

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About Zymurgy


Cover Story

What Have You Surrounded Your Beer With?

By Marc Sedam

A review of plastic, glass and stainless steel with relation to their use in brewing. Accompanying chart examines the pros and cons of different fermenter types.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2001

Principles Of Cleaning And Sanitizing

When it comes right down to it, brewery hygiene offers several challenges and many options. This article gives you the lowdown on dirt, scum, cleaners and sanitizers from a professional point of view.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2001

Germ Warfare: An Introduction To The Microbiology Of Beer Spoilage

So what are all these bugs and why do they like your beer so much? A veteran microbiologist provides a guided tour of the microbial world while explaining the facts of life as they relate to bugs and beer.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2001

A Baker’s Dozen: Practical Tips On Homebrew Sanitation

You don’t have to wait until you’ve brewed a couple of bum beers to give your sanitation procedures the once over. These tips from a veteran will help you do things right.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2001

Extract Experiments

The Vermont Extract Experiment: Alexander’s Pale Malt Extract

Recipes in this Issue

  • Pumpkin Ale
  • Lucky 13 Brown Ale
  • Bockasaurus Rex
  • Saison-Style Stout
  • Untitled Best Bitter
  • Old Persnickety
  • Untitled Oktoberfest
  • World’s Only Smoked Braggot
  • Piozzo IPA
  • Old Peculier Clone
  • Jerry Gormley’s Northern German Pilsner
  • Genessee My Butt
  • Jerry Gormley’s English Pale Ale
  • Dave Clark’s ESB
  • Ruth Miller’s Scotch Ale
  • Bob Genter’s Ginger Porter
  • Dave Blumenthal’s Saison de Mars

Meet the Editor-in-Chief

Dave Carpenter

Dave brewed his first batch in 2009 and started writing about beer soon thereafter. In addition to geeking out on beer and language, Dave enjoys hiking, traveling, and other gerunds as well. Email Dave