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September/October 2001

September/October 2001

Check out the featured stories, such as The Magic Of The Corny Keg, Packaging In A Party Pig, Ten Tips For Easier Bottling, A Modestly Elaborate Process For Counterpressure Filling, Putting The Bubble In Your Beer, Real Ale American Style, Draft Beer The German Way: In Mini-Kegs.

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Packaging In A Party Pig

By Ed Westemeier

It’s plastic and amber and it dispenses draft beer from a handy-sized package. Master the “pig” at home and on the go.

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Zymurgy: September/October 2001

The Magic Of The Corny Keg

By: Ed Westemeier

Fix up an old keg or master a new one to enjoy the biggest labor saving available to a homebrewer.

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Ten Tips For Easier Bottling

By: Dana Johnson

When it comes to bottling, even an old dog can learn some new tricks to make life easier. Here’s ten ways to make bottling less of a chore.

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A Modestly Elaborate Process For Counterpressure Filling

By: Ed Wolfe

What to do when you want a couple of bottles of homebrew for the road, but all your stock is in kegs. Counterpressure bottle filling to the rescue.

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Putting The Bubble In Your Beer

By: Ray Daniels

Poor carbonation is a leading complaint among homebrewers of all stripes. Here’s a look at the symptoms–and the cures!

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Real Ale American Style

By: Mike Bardallis

There’s more to this quirky British packaging option than just bottle-conditioned beer as our own firkin correspondent relates.

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Draft Beer The German Way: In Mini-Kegs

By: Dan Listermann

For the clever homebrewer, mini-kegs provide pressure-controlled packaging for draft beer. Put one in your fridge or take it to the next party.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Michigan Cherry Mead
  • Jeri’s Stout
  • Big Wheatie
  • Still Dream Believer
  • Gawain’s Grand Cru
  • Brugels Lambic
  • Kotbusser
  • Untitled Belgian Ale with Woodruff
  • Rauchbier
  • Ham & Swiss on This
  • Orange Blossom Mead (Still)
  • Crowberry/Chokecherry Mead
  • Epiphanaic Exspearmint
  • Anchor Liberty Clone
  • Untitled Cider
  • Hunter’s Moon Old Ale
  • Porterus Robustus
  • Festbock
  • Schwarzbier
  • Old Smokey
  • Steve’s Wicked Ale
  • John Baxter
  • Madeline’s Dortmunder
  • Untitled Blonde Ale
  • Dr. Smart’s 007 ESB
  • Yes Dear Redeaux
  • Centennial Pale Ale
  • Howlin’ Wolf IPA
  • Oh De Cologne
  • Autumn Quencher
  • Organic Pale Ale
  • Time Out Nut Brown Ale
  • Gridiron Tripel
  • Touchdown Ale
  • Ballpark Brown Porter
  • Eric Brown’s Ale
  • Mid Season Irish Style Stout
  • “Well isn’t that special” Bitter
  • Revolutionary Belgian White

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