November/December 2023 Zymurgy Magazine Cover
November/December 2023

The November/December 2023 Zymurgy magazine is now available! Check out featured stories including Brewlanthropy, Japas Cervejaria Artesanal, Homebrew Your Own CO2, SMaSH!, and Super Saison.

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About Zymurgy

Cover Story

cartoon of 4 homebrewers

Brewlanthropy

By Ryan Holt

Old Standby Brewing is a collaborative effort by which one homebrewer teams up with breweries to create beers that benefit charity.

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The four founders of Japas Cervejaria.

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Japas Cervejaria Artesanal

By: Alexander Gashti

The four Nipo-Brazilian women behind Japas Cervejaria bring a shared culture to their beers. Their journey highlights the role of gender in a male-dominated profession, and the amalgamation of Japanese and Brazilian ingredients and cultures they bring to craft beer.

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Cartoon scene of homebrewery

Zymurgy: November/December 2023

Homebrew Your Own CO2

By: Andy Tipler & Pierre Margraff

Every day, homebrewers let countless liters of carbon dioxide flow out of their fermenters and into the atmosphere. Stop wasting it and put that homebrewed CO2 to good use!

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Close up of malt and hops

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SMaSH: Embrace Your Experimental Side

By: Dan Jablow

It’s easy to overlook the beautiful simplicity that lies in a beer made from only one kind of grain and one hop variety. SMaSH (single malt and single hop) beers don’t represent a specific style as much as a blueprint for a “less is more” thing of beauty.

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Beer glass with a superhero logo on it.

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Super Saison

By: Ryan Pachmayer

What makes super saison super? Sure, it’s strong, but a look beyond the alcohol reveals a mesmerizing libation that enchants the curious with its fluffy white head, aromas of pepper, lemon, and orange, and herbal, earthy hops. Senses, be intrigued!

Recipes in this Issue

  • SMaSH Sensory Blonde Ale
  • Ginger Beer
  • Dortmunder for Doernbecher
  • Under Study ESB
  • Wasabi Pale Ale
  • Koji Pilsner
  • Koji Witbier with Jasmine
  • Super SMaSH Bros.
  • Saison Automne
  • Saison d’Hiver
  • Harvester Imperial Saison
  • pFriem Super Saison
  • The Golden Hen
  • Patriots Pale Ale
  • South Pacific Stout

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