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March/April 2005

March/April 2005

Check out the featured stories, such as Saving the World through Homebrew, Good Beer Lives in Denmark, American Artisanal Beers, and Geeks: Keep it Clean and Sanitized.

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About Zymurgy


Cover Story

Saving the World through Homebrew

By Chris O’Brien

Homebrewing is an excellent way for beer drinkers to help save the planet. Even without any special practices or products, homebrewing is usually gentler on the world’s ecosystems than consuming mass-produced industrial brews.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2005

Good Beer Lives in Denmark

Denmark isn’t the first country that comes to mind as a beer mecca. But between a healthy and growing homebrew community and several small, independent breweries, there is plenty of great beer to be found in Denmark.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2005

American Artisanal Beers

As American brewers look to the future and new frontiers of brewing, we see a niche for the non-everyday beer, the small-batch, hand-tooled beer that is not for everyone.

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Zymurgy: March/April 2005

Geeks: Keeping it Clean and Sanitized

There are countless types of bacteria that would dearly love to wreak havoc with your lovingly prepared wort. To be a successful brewer, you must be a successful bacteria killer.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Grape Nuts Pale Ale
  • Maverick India Black Ale
  • Porch Monkey
  • Lambic
  • Organic Juniper Porter
  • Denny Conn’s Rye India Pale Ale
  • SPF 8 Artisanal Ale
  • Ølfabrikken Brown Ale

Meet the Editor-in-Chief

Dave Carpenter

Dave brewed his first batch in 2009 and started writing about beer soon thereafter. In addition to geeking out on beer and language, Dave enjoys hiking, traveling, and other gerunds as well. Email Dave