Cover Story

Groundbreaking: Cultivating New Hop Varieties

By Stan Hieronymus

More new varieties are on the way, including plenty from the other hop growing countries and some from parts of the U.S. where farmers only recently began growing hops.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2015

Calcium and Magnesium in Brewing Water

By: Martin Brungard

Calcium and magnesium are important co-factors in yeast health and performance, but what are their appropriate levels in brewing water?

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Zymurgy: March/April 2015

Malt: The Soul of Beer

By: John Mallett

Talking to great brewers about how they envision a beer and then pull the malt bill together gives insight into all brewing processes, in this excerpt from Malt.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2015

Transformers: Easy Recipe Tweaks

By: Drew Beechum

Slight variations can transform a recipe for a certain style into one that is completely different. Here are some guiding principles for creating your own switcheroo.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2015

Homebrewing in Poland

By: Stan Hieronymus

As in much of the rest of the world, homebrewing is blooming in Poland. But the new Polish homebrewers are joining Americans rather than following them.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2015

Same Mead Must, 12 Different Yeasts

By: Chris P. Frey

By using a dozen of the most popular strains under identical conditions, this REF Experiment provides another set of data points for mead makers to reference.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Gunnawanna ‘Toberfest (All-Grain)
  • Transformer Variant Basic Dunkel
  • Hobo Boho Pilsner
  • Transformer Variant Johann’s Pils
  • Transformer Variant Hobo Devil
  • Kyle’s Dry Stout
  • Transformer Variant Kyle’s Boat Stout
  • Transformer Variant Kyle’s Great Stout
  • Cornucopia American Lager
  • Transformer Variant Corn-Fed Rocket Fule
  • Bourbon Oaked IPA
  • Imperial IPA
  • RhuTarted
  • Jaro and Dave’s 4C’s IPA
  • Gunnawanna ‘Toberfest (Extract)
  • Dollars to Döllnitz Gose
  • Basic Brown
  • Gunnawanna ‘Toberfest (All-Grain)
  • Transformer Variant Basic Dunkel
  • Hobo Boho Pilsner
  • Transformer Variant Johann’s Pils
  • Transformer Variant Hobo Devil
  • Kyle’s Dry Stout
  • Transformer Variant Kyle’s Boat Stout
  • Transformer Variant Kyle’s Great Stout
  • Cornucopia American Lager
  • Transformer Variant Corn-Fed Rocket Fule
  • Bourbon Oaked IPA
  • Imperial IPA
  • RhuTarted
  • Jaro and Dave’s 4C’s IPA
  • Gunnawanna ‘Toberfest (Extract)
  • Dollars to Döllnitz Gose
  • Basic Brown

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