Zymurgy Magazine | January/February 2003

January/February 2003

Check out the featured stories, such as What to Expect When You’re Extracting, Brewing in the Electronic Age: Software to Help You Brew, GABF at 21: Still Learning New Tricks, Seat of the Pants Brewing (We Don’t Need No Stinking Hydrometers!), Zymurgy’s Best Commercial Beers in America Survey, and For Geeks Only!!!: A primer on Process Control and Controllers.

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Brewing in the Electronic Age: Software to Help You Brew

By Steve Hamburg

In the nine years since Zymurgy last reviewed brewing software, the world has changed – a lot! Our veteran software tester and homebrewer runs the current offerings through their paces to help you choose a package that’s right for you.

Zymurgy: January/February 2003

What to Expect When You’re Extracting

By: John Palmer

Getting from grain to gravity in the fermenter takes several steps procedurally and computationally. Here we walk you through the mechanics of figuring out just how much extract a specific grain bill can produce in your brewing system.

Zymurgy: January/February 2003

GABF at 21: Still Learning New Tricks

By: Matt Stinchfield

The youngest drinkers at this year’s Great American Beer Festival were born the same year as the event. And as consumers celebrated another year of great beer, the festival itself is still evolving. Check our story to see what’s new and for a complete listing of this year’s winners.

Zymurgy: January/February 2003

Seat of the Pants Brewing (We Don’t Need No Stinking Hydrometers!)

By: Alan Moen

Okay, so this issue of about Brewing by the Numbers. But that doesn’t mean that you have to be tethered to your computer to make great beer. Veteran brewers know how to knock out a great batch of homebrew quick and easy without having to figure everything to the third decimal place.