This week I cover water to grain ratios used during mashing and how it affects the mash and ultimately your
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Breweries across the country are turning up the volume, blending beer and live music to create unforgettable experiences.
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This week I take a look at the practice of using sulfites as a preservative in beer brewing, including the
Today, there is no family of hops more in vogue than those coming from New Zealand.
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This Brewer Spotlight highlights Bracket Brewing’s Mike Meletopoulo who speaks to Beer & Brewer about his career built on finding balance. This week I take a look at mash profiles in BeerSmith and how you can select the right one to
This week I take a look at the practice of using multiple equipment profiles for your brewing equipment in BeerSmith.
This week I cover the formal definition of an International Bitterness Unit (IBU) widely used in beer recipe design, but
This week I take a look at how to legally ship your home brewed beer to a friend or perhaps
Communal singing groups unite people through casual, joyful experiences blending beer and song, fostering connection and rediscovery in community spaces.
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This week I continue my series on brewing low alcohol and non alcoholic beers. I’ll cover new low-alcohol yeasts, arrested
This week I continue my series on low alcohol and non alcohol brewing for home brewers. Last week in Part
Mitch Steele joins us from New Realm Brewing to discuss what has changed in IPA brewing in the 12 years since he wrote his classic book on IPAs. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 […] 
This week in part 4, I cover common beer infections including wild yeast and bacteria as well as some equipment and material concerns related to cleaning and sanitation. In Part 1 I provided an introduction to cleaning and sanitation and explained why it is a two step process. Part 2 covered cleaners for home brewing […] 
This week I take a look at sanitizers to use for beer brewing. In part 1 I presented an introduction to cleaning and sanitation and the importance of separately cleaning and sanitizing. Part 2 featured the most common cleaners used for beer brewing and their strengths and weaknesses. Sanitizing Sanitizing is the process of reducing […] 
This week I dive into the very important topic of cleaning and sanitation for beer brewing and cover some of the basic terms and definitions. In part 2 I’m going to cover the cleaning process and strengths and weaknesses of different cleaners, and in part 3 I will cover sanitation and sanitizers. Why is Cleaning […] 
This week I cover the topic of osmotic shock in yeast, and how it can impact the fermentation performance of very high gravity beers, meads, wines, and concentrated seltzers. Osmotic Shock in Yeast Cells I had never heard of the term osmotic shock until I started making very high gravity meads. Some of my large […] 
Today I published several important hop add-ons to cover new and experimental hop varieties that have become available the last few years. This was a fairly sizeable task spanning several weeks to identify and collect information on the latest hop varieties. The main hop update adds 137 varieties, and there are over 100 additional varieties […] 
New low carb lagers and an Australian rollout of a popular non-alcoholic stout hit the shelves and beer taps. Many breweries are adding on a whole new aspect of the business: a coffee roastery or shop sharing the same space as house-made beers.
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In honor of Veterans Day, we’re highlighting a few veteran-owned breweries from across the United States.
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Pairing produce with beer — with delicious results. A look at the glorious interplay between farmers market fare and craft beer.
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As breweries increasingly consider craft beer’s environmental impact, many are turning toward more sustainable ingredients to reduce their footprint.
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This week I discuss the German Step mash profile and how it can be used for Continental and German beer styles. I’ve also seen this mash referred to as a barbell mash or lager mash. The German Step Mash Profile A German Step mash is a term many of us use to denote a mash […] Today’s tip explains why you should not cover your pot when boiling up a batch of beer. An important function of the boil is to release a number of volatile chemicals including DMS that you don’t want in the finished beer. BeerSmith Quick Brewing and Software tips are some short 1-3 minute video clips I’ve