Cover Story

Top 10 Modern Homebrew Flaws

By Gordon Strong

The author surveys a dozen BJCP judges of at least National rank at multiple homebrewing competitions to identify the most common faults they have seen.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2012

Understanding Yeast Off Flavors

No one in the history of brewing has ever said “I want my beer to taste like rotten eggs” or “I really want my beer to have essence of nail polish.” So why does it happen?

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world beer cup judge pouring sample

Zymurgy: November/December 2012

The Art of Tasting Beer

Tasting beer in various situations including at different serving temperatures, in different glassware, and in comparison with other styles can be an eye-opening experience.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2012

Grätzer: A Polish Original

This golden, low-gravity, wheat ale, also called Grodzisk, which lies in the western province of Wielkopolska.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2012

Brewing on the Ones

The first step on the path of brewing righteousness is to strip away all artifice and go straight for the ultra-simplicity of the Single Malt/Single Hop beer called SMaSH.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Heaven & Earth Hypothesis Pale and Dark Ale (Extract)
  • Heaven & Earth Hypothesis Pale and Dark Ale (All-Grain)
  • National Homebrew Competition Gold Medal Winners
  • Addicted Coffee Stout
  • Old English Export Porter
  • Baltic Porter
  • French Ale
  • Bear Gates Ale
  • Isar Dunkel
  • Bog Standard (D)IPA
  • The Queen’s Diamonds
  • Mo Rye Mild
  • Saison of Zen
  • Un Tripel
  • Singular Quad
  • Boswell’s Biography Oat Beer
  • Double Trouble Revisited
  • Foreign Extra Stout
  • Mango Mud (All-Grain)
  • Mango Mud (Extract)
  • Sasquatchain Ale
  • Kari’s Blonde Ale
  • “Gone But Not Forgotten” Burton Ale
  • SMaSH the Pils
  • California Magnum Blonde
  • Double Trouble Original
  • Grätzer
  • Theakston’s Old Peculier Clone (Old Ale)
  • Heaven & Earth Hypothesis Pale and Dark Ale (Extract)
  • Heaven & Earth Hypothesis Pale and Dark Ale (All-Grain)
  • Bear Gates Ale
  • Isar Dunkel
  • Bog Standard (D)IPA
  • The Queen’s Diamonds
  • Mo Rye Mild
  • Saison of Zen
  • Un Tripel
  • Singular Quad
  • Boswell’s Biography Oat Beer
  • Double Trouble Revisited
  • Foreign Extra Stout
  • Mango Mud (All-Grain)
  • Mango Mud (Extract)
  • Sasquatchain Ale
  • Kari’s Blonde Ale
  • French Ale
  • Baltic Porter
  • Old English Export Porter
  • Addicted Coffee Stout
  • National Homebrew Competition Gold Medal Winners
  • “Gone But Not Forgotten” Burton Ale
  • SMaSH the Pils
  • California Magnum Blonde
  • Double Trouble Original
  • Grätzer
  • Theakston’s Old Peculier Clone (Old Ale)

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