Cover Story

Making Great Beer Bread

By Jimmy Kroon and Lori Brown

With some basic bread making tips and some knowledge of what beer brings to the party, you’ll have yet another artisan product to wow your friends with.

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Zymurgy: May/June 2014

Mashing for Sour Beers

By: Michael Tonsmeire

Brewers can tailor the mash to produce wort ideally suited for mixed fermentation. In many cases, wild yeast and bacteria react differently to wort than other brewer’s yeast.

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Zymurgy: May/June 2014

Getting the Most from Your Hops

By: Stan Hieronymus

Whether hops are in your freezer or growing in your yard, industry experts offer insight into the processes of packaging, storing, and cultivating.

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Zymurgy: May/June 2014

Brewing Water Series: London

By: Martin Brungard

The fourth in a series exploring the water quality of famous brewing centers, its effects on beer styles, and the relevance to modern day homebrewing.

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Zymurgy: May/June 2014

Cask Ale Experiment

By: John Dura

In the latest report from the AHA’s Research and Education Fund, the author experiments with the use of a CO2 breather for cask-conditioned ales.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Thames Porter
  • Fraoch Heather Ale
  • Best Bitter
  • Hand Pict Heather Ale
  • Randomly Firing Synapses Gueuze
  • Crusty Berliner Bread
  • Original 1986 Pyramid Wheaten Ale (All-Grain)
  • Herbed IPA Pizza Dough
  • Original 1986 Pyramid Wheaten Ale (Extract)
  • Cran-Berry Wit Bread
  • Pucker Up Baby Berliner Weisse
  • The Tsar’s Kvass
  • Humidor IPA
  • Cran-Berry Wit Bread
  • Pucker Up Baby Berliner Weisse
  • The Tsar’s Kvass
  • Thames Porter
  • Fraoch Heather Ale
  • Best Bitter
  • Hand Pict Heather Ale
  • Randomly Firing Synapses Gueuze
  • Crusty Berliner Bread
  • Original 1986 Pyramid Wheaten Ale (All-Grain)
  • Herbed IPA Pizza Dough
  • Original 1986 Pyramid Wheaten Ale (Extract)
  • Humidor IPA

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