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Boil Hops, Not Extract

Posted on October 16, 2016 by alex

Working in a retail home beer and wine supply shop gives me the opportunity to talk to thousands of homebrewers and listen to their stories, both good and bad, about their brewing experiments. Extract brewers sometimes ask me, “Why is … Continue reading →

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Using Hop Extracts for Beer Brewing

Posted on September 2, 2016 by alex

Hop extracts have the potential to revolutionize many aspects of both commercial and home brewing. While bittering extracts have been used for many years by large commercial brewers, we are now seeing a new generation of hop extracts entering the … 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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