The Beer Cellar

Five Tips for Brewing Oktoberfest with Dry Dock Brewing

Discover Dry Dock Brewing's secrets to making their Germany-style marzen, Doktoberfest.

Dry Dock Docktoberfest

Doktoberfest has notes of toasted biscuit rounded out by gentle hop spice. It's a perfect pairing with bratwurst and schnitzel.

How to Brew

Azacca Hops: A New Breed Growing in Popularity

Stan Hieronymus explores the origins of Azacca hops — named after the Haitian god for agriculture — and Orpheus Brewing provides the perfect IPA recipe for this pineappley variety.

Recipes

Orpheus Brewing Azacca IPA

This recipe for an Azacca IPA comes courtesy of Orpheus Brewing Company in Atlanta, Georgia and is featured in the article "Azacca Hops: A Breed Growin In Popularity."

Seminar

Brewing Sour Beer at Home: Coolships, Wild Strains, and Commercial Sources

This Homebrew Con seminar recording examines all three procedures for souring homebrew and discusses the pros and cons of each method.

Recipes

Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout (Countdown Brewing Version)

A scaled down and very simple riff on the Weathered Souls Brewing Co's Imperial Stout recipe making positive waves of change throughout the brewing community, adapted by Steve Ruch.

Zymurgy: March/April 2021

Brewing Clean Beers with Kveik Yeast

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By Ryan D. Kriesch Many yeast suppliers currently produce kveik yeasts that have been sourced from different regions of Norway. Some labs are even isolating specific strains from blended cultures […]