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As homebrewers, we are always searching for the answer on how to brew better beer. Our How to Brew features cover a wide array of technical brewing topics geared towards all levels of homebrewer. Whether you are looking for an introduction to kegging or how to perform the historic krausening technique, we’ve got you covered! Head over to our Let’s Brew section for more tutorials and tips, and if you are in search for the perfect beer recipe check out our Homebrew Recipe archive!
Lager beer stretches far beyond what comes in 30-can cases at your local package store. The cold-fermenting family of beers covers an array of flavors and is as diverse as its warmer-fermenting sibling, ale. We’ve compiled 10 lager recipes, from award-winning … Read More
This homebrew experiment was originally published on Brulosophy.com. Significant results from recent xBmts comparing different types of fermentation vessels have left many scratching their heads in bemusement and hypothesizing possible explanations. Some have posited the perceivable differences between beers fermented in different vessels is a … Read More
The beauty of folk beer styles is the degree of variation they can take from one brewer to the next. Recipes are dictated by what grows locally and what is in season, making for a beer that reflects the true … Read More
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 mid-twenties. This seems excessive in my mind for a 10-gallon … Read More
Brewing fruit beer is a great way to incorporate local ingredients into your next homebrew recipe and open up a whole new realm of flavors. We’ve compiled 5 homebrew recipes to show the array of possibilities for your next fruit … Read More
As homebrewers, we’re usually never satisfied until we know how things work. We constantly ask why and how something is done until we understand the basic concept. When you start brewing all-grain, you hit a certain temperature to hit a … Read More
Most of us don’t realize how heavy a garage door is until we have to deal with one whose spring has broken, professional installers excepted. When the spring springs (usually when you’re leaving for work) you have to go about … Read More
Do you want to create your own homebrew recipes but don’t know where to get started? Here’s a short course in how to research, design, and brew your very first beer recipe. Start with What You Already Know The first step in … Read More
Beer does not make itself properly by itself. It takes an element of mystery and of things that no one can understand. – Fritz Maytag, Anchor Brewing Co. As a homebrewer, I remember first learning just how critical yeast is to homebrewing—sometimes … Read More
Whether you own a kegerator, are building a home draft system, or simply want to know what’s going on behind the scenes when the bartender pulls a pint of your favorite IPA, it’s nice to understand how beer gets into … Read More
Want a taste of the good life? Start your 30-day free trial and experience American Homebrewers Association membership! By Duncan Bryant, American Homebrewers Association Bottling homebrew is a great way to store and share your homemade beer, and the best part is … Read More
By Mark Pasquinelli “Do you want to make a really good stout?” she asked. The answer seemed obvious, yet I hesitated, thinking it was a trick question. I was a novice homebrewer with only a few pale ales and hefeweizens under my … Read More