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Wet Hopped Beer: Showcasing Fresh Hops
Fresh is best, they say, and beer is no exception. Fresh ingredients are important for flavor and quality, and hops are among the most celebrated. The hop harvest is like Christmas for …More
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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
Sensory Analysis: A Beer Is What You Make of It
This article was originally published in the May/June 2007 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Access past issues of Zymurgy magazine on your computer or mobile device. A beer can be compared to …More
The Boil Experiment: Lid On vs Lid Off
This homebrew experiment was originally published on Brulosophy.com. Of the numerous off-flavors that can be present in beer, dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is one of the most common, at least based on how …More
AHA-approved beer, mead and cider recipes
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Brewers Association Launches Independent Craft Brewer Seal
These days, it’s not always that easy to tell who is behind the commercial beers sold by various beer providers. In an effort to educate beer drinkers about which beers are …More
2017 Zymurgy Best Beers By State
Each year we ask Zymurgy readers to share a list of their 20 favorite beers that are commercially available in the United States. It’s always a mad dash to find out …More
Tuesday Beer Trivia: Making Sake
Test yourself on making your own sake in this week’s Tuesday Beer Trivia. This traditional Japanese drink has made it into the hearts of lovers of Asian cuisine in modern times, but …More
Copa Cerveza Mexico 2016
This article is the July/August 2017 Zymurgy magazine online extra. * * * Last November, I traveled to Mexico to serve as one of 22 judges in Copa Cerveza, the largest craft …More
Impressive homebrewing systems & gadgets
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Building a Mash Tun has Never Been So Easy
Unless you’re using the brew in a bag technique, a mash tun is an essential piece of equipment when advancing to all-grain brewing. Mash tuns come in all shapes, sizes …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
How to Build a Wooden 6-Pack Holder
I’m William from Massachusetts. I’ve been a homebrewer for over two years and, I enjoy DIY projects. I’ve seen other people with wooden beer carriers, and I have a bunch of …More
How to Estimate Power Requirements for Your Electric Brewery
Disclaimer: When a cartoon character gets electrocuted, its furry little body goes stiff for a few seconds and we get to watch its skeleton flash beneath its skin like an …More
