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9th Annual Homebrew Gadgets

By Zymurgy Readers

Zymurgy readers share their homebuilt homebrewing tools for solving problems and making the brew day go just a little bit more smoothly.

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Zymurgy: January/February 2015

10 Kitchen Gadgets for Homebrewers

By: Amahl Turczyn

A rundown of 10 favorite kitchen gadgets and appliances that can also be used in the far more notable pursuit of making great beer.

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Zymurgy: January/February 2015

Ale on Wheels: Building a Portable Dispensing System

By: Dave Carpenter

My wife and I were thrilled to offer homemade beverages at our wedding reception, served from a homebuilt portable dispenser that is fairly simple to construct.

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Zymurgy: January/February 2015

Build Your Own Randall

By: Drew Beechum and Denny Conn

Randall the Enamel Animal (or just Randall) is an organoleptic hop transducer module created by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, but it’s easy to create your own.

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10 Tips for Making Great Mead

Zymurgy: January/February 2015

10 Tips for Making Great Mead

By: Ken Schramm

By Ken Schramm. As part of this great, growing hobby, we all want to make some really delicious mead. Making great mead allows us to share one of the finest […]

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Zymurgy: January/February 2015

Scaling Up: GABF Pro-Am Competition

By: Stan Hieronymus

Winning a GABF medal in collaboration with AHA members has become just as challenging for commercial brewers and celebrated just as enthusiastically.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Lahaina Town Brown
  • Blinky Session IPA (All-Grain)
  • Blinky Session IPA (Extract)
  • I Wanna Rauch!
  • Spencer Pale Ale
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie’s 80/-Shilling Scotch Ale
  • Winter Special Mead
  • Westcoastmalle Tripel
  • Citra Nupti-Ale
  • Noble Cross Classic American Cream Ale
  • Noble Cross Classic American Pilsner
  • Blinky Session IPA (All-Grain)
  • Blinky Session IPA (Extract)
  • I Wanna Rauch!
  • Spencer Pale Ale
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie’s 80/-Shilling Scotch Ale
  • Winter Special Mead
  • Lahaina Town Brown
  • Westcoastmalle Tripel
  • Citra Nupti-Ale
  • Noble Cross Classic American Cream Ale
  • Noble Cross Classic American Pilsner

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