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July/August 2000

July/August 2000

Check out the featured stories, such as Big Brew 2000, Beat The Heat: A Texas Tale On How To Make Cool Brews When The Weather’s Hot, Maibock, Libation Of The Gods (At Least The Randy, Half-Goat Ones), St. Louis Without The Blues: MCAB II, New Cider House Rules, and Cult Classics: Aventinus A Mouthful In Any Language.

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About Zymurgy


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Beat The Heat: A Texas Tale On How To Make Cool Brews When The Weather’s Hot

By Dean Fikar

Summer Brewin’ can be hot work, but it can still reward you with great beer–if you know what you’re doing. Check out these hot weather tips from a red hot homebrewer.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2000

Big Brew 2000

They came, they brewed, they partied. Big Brew 2000 produced a lot of beer and a lot of fun. Here’s the skinny.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2000

Maibock, Libation Of The Gods (At Least The Randy, Half-Goat Ones)

Half fantasy, half reality. You’ll never look at a strong pale lager in quite the same way ever again.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2000

St. Louis Without The Blues: MCAB II

The St. Louis Brews host the second Master’s Championship of Amateur Brewing. Great talks, great beers and–drumroll, please–the winners!

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Zymurgy: July/August 2000

New Cider House Rules

With fall just around the corner, homebrewers will soon have the chance to rustle up some cider. Don’t sit on the sidelines again this year. Veteran cider makers Paul Correnty and Charlie Olchowski tell you how to get started.

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Cult Classics: Aventinus A Mouthful In Any Language

Even if you flunked German–or maybe studied French–you’ll find that your tongue is still anxious to meet this seductive concoction that some call a dunkel-weizen-bock beer.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Muscat Love
  • Homer’s Apricot Hefeweizen
  • Boxing Cock Best Bitter
  • Westside Brown
  • Helles in Paradise
  • Pilsner Urquell Clone
  • Peerless Strong Belgian Ale
  • All-Grain Maibock
  • Tim’s Firehouse Cider
  • AleSmith Weizenbock
  • Rockport Spiced Cider

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