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Exploring the German Technique of Krausening

Posted on February 12, 2015 by alex

It’s a day or two after the yeast was pitched in your most recent homebrew and there are signs of fermentation in the form of foam called krausen. A few days later, the rocky froth nearly fills the headspace of … Continue reading →

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Esters vs. Phenols in Beer

Posted on February 11, 2015 by alex

When perceiving certain aromas of beer, you may hear people refer to “esters” and “phenols.” These terms are often times used incorrectly or interchangeably. The fact of the matter is, esters and phenols are quite different, though they can be … Continue reading →

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Build a Flow-Through Thermometer: Projects

Posted on February 11, 2015 by alex

Want to know the temperature of the water exiting your counterflow chiller? Get in line — an in-line thermometer that is. So you’ve got a great new counterflow chiller to knock down your boiling wort to yeast pitching temperatures but … Continue reading →

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Bittering Hops in 15 Minutes

Posted on February 11, 2015 by alex

Each of the parts in this series will stand alone, but you might be interested in reading the kickoff article: 4 Tips for Making Great Beer in 15 Minutes. One of the most wonderful things about brewing is that every … Continue reading →

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Advanced Dry Hopping

Posted on February 11, 2015 by alex

My favorite beer I’ve ever brewed was my first attempt at a Pliny the Elder clone. I used the recipe from the September 2004 issue of Brew Your Own. I remember thinking the author must have made a mistake in … Continue reading →

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5 Tips for Making “Fast Brews”

Posted on February 11, 2015 by alex

Whether there is a party around the corner or the kegerator is running dry, you have probably been in a situation where you needed to brew a beer in a week or two. Producing “fast brews” comes with its challenges, … Continue reading →

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Carbonation Options for Your Home Brewed Beer

Posted on February 11, 2015 by alex

This week I take a look at different ways to carbonate your home brewed beer. Carbonation is an important feature of beer – it adds moutfeel, perceived body, and heavily influences the way that hop and malt aromas are delivered … Continue reading →

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Lambic, Sour, and Funky Mead Making

Posted on February 11, 2015 by alex

I’ve began to compile the things I know on alternative fermentations in mead making. And by that, I mean meads infected with the likes of brettanomyces, lactobacillus, and pediococcus. I’ll continue to add more parts as my findings and experiments … Continue reading →

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No-chill method

Posted on February 10, 2015 by alex

THE PROCESS Seeing that no-chill is a method for chilling wort, which happens basically at the end of the brew day, my typical brewing process didn’t much change. For this experimental year, I chose to employ both batch sparge or no sparge mash … Continue reading →

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Сбитень

Posted on February 9, 2015 by alex

Трудно сказать точно, когда на столах наших предков впервые появился этот старинный напиток. Вероятно, это было около тысячи лет назад. Летописи донесли до нас известие, что великий князь Всеволод в 1128 году, пируя с боярами, велел выставить на столы перевар … Continue reading →

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