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Fringe Brewing in Thailand
This article is the online extra from the May/June 2018 issue of Zymurgy magazine. “You spent how many days in jail!?”, I keenly gasp. “Two days,” boasts Taopiphop, a tall, youthful Thai in his …More
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Hefeweizen: The German Session Beer
Session beers are all the rage right now. Imperial stouts and double IPAs have their place, to be sure, but craft beer consumers are increasingly demanding more flavor from less …More
How to Grow Hops At Home
After you learn how to grow hops, check out Part 2: How to Harvest, Prepare and Store Hops. As homebrewers, self-sufficiency has created a unique culture. Now it’s time to take the next …More
How To Make Kombucha
Simply put, kombucha is fermented tea. A culture of bacteria called SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast), sometimes called “the mother,” consumes the sugar in a fermentation process just like yeast does in beer. …More
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Jim’s Sous Vide Chicken Marbella
This recipe uses sous vide techniques discussed in “Cooking in a Vacuum” in the May/June 2018 issue of Zymurgy magazine. It is a simple sous-vide adaptation of the famous Chicken …More
Homebrewers across the U.S. unite for AHA Big Brew on May 5
Thousands to Participate in Worldwide, Simultaneous Toast as American Homebrewers Association Celebrates 40th Anniversary What In honor of National Homebrew Day (which falls every year on May 7), the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) celebrates AHA …More
Register for Homebrew Con 2018 in Portland, OR
We’re bringing Homebrew Con 2018 to Portland, Oregon! What: Homebrew Con 2018 Where: Oregon Convention Center When: June 28 – 30, 2018 Register Now Note: Early bird registration prices are available through 11:59p PT on Thursday, …More
Jester King Brewery Shares 6 Beer Recipes Scaled Down for Homebrewers
Send in the clones! Jester King Brewery, an independent craft brewery based in Austin, Texas, is known for its mixed-culture-fermented beers and unique takes on classic styles. They have blessed us homebrewers …More
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How to Build a Hop Oast
Growing hops at home is a common past time of the homebrewer. It’s a great way to be more hands on with your homebrew, to supplement some of the hops …More
How to Build a Temperature Controller
This dual-stage temperature controller is perfect for managing temperatures of your kegerator, fermentation chamber or keezer. It allows for a hot and a cool trigger to be individually controlled, so …More
Party Time: Homebrew Club Bars
Drew Beechum is a past president of the Maltose Falcons and a frequent contributor to Zymurgy. This article appeared in the Mar/Apr 2008 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Ah, that satisfied smirk …More
How to Make a Stir Plate
While there are multiple ways to grow yeast in a starter, one of the most effective is to use a stir plate. Stir plates utilize magnetic attraction to create a …More
