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Cooking with Hazy Double IPA: Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp and Grits with Tomato-Chipotle ButterIt used to be notoriously difficult to cook with American IPA—it was bitter and challenging—but the continuing evolution of this growing family of styles has created new opportunities for compatibility in the kitchen.
Editors’ Picks: Světlé PivoCzech lager’s simplicity is deceptive; there is much more to it than Saaz hops, pils malt, and soft water. Here are five favorites that combine ample character with exquisite balance and supreme drinkability.
Podcast Episode 222: Good Word’s Todd DiMatteo Goes Big on Little BeersBy Jamie BognerThis suburban Atlanta brewery is on a broader mission to show that low-ABV beers across the style spectrum can be just as exciting as their stronger counterparts.
How Yeast Pitching Rates Affect Beer FermentationHere’s a useful primer on pitching and pitch rates—plus, info on where to dive deeper for more technical details you can apply in your own brewery.
Video Tip: Controlling the Environment and Battling Oxidation in Barrel-Aged BeersBy Jim CrooksJim Crooks, master blender at Firestone Walker Barrelworks, explains how one of the few variables that brewers can control when oak-aging beers is the environment, including temperature, humidity, and minimizing oxygen in the porous barrels.
Brewer’s Perspective: Brewing for Supreme Drinkability at BřevnovBy Evan RailIn Prague, Evan Rail visits the Břevnovský Klášterní Pivovar Sv. Vojtěcha—aka the Břevnov Monastery Brewery, home of Benedict—to learn the secrets of “pitelnost,” essential to a great Czech pale lager.
Style School: Examining the Czech Pale Lager TraditionBy Jeff AlworthThe world’s most influential beer style is also one of the most misunderstood outside its birth country. “Pilsner” took over the world, but the Czech source material is strikingly different and far more alluring.
Recipe: Elderflower SaisonBy Joe StangeInspired by Saison Cazeau, here is a recipe for a light, dry, farmhouse-style ale that gets a sweet-smelling lift from fresh fleurs de sureau.
Special Ingredient: ElderflowerBy Joe StangeFloral, fruity, and unique, fresh elderflowers smell like the finest hops you’ve never smelled—because those hops don’t exist yet.
Brewing Techniques for Low Alcohol BeersBy Josh WeikertBJCP Grand Master Josh Weikert covers everything you need to know to scale down your full-strength recipe to a more affordable and crushable beer.
Video Tip: Using Hop Bitterness to Control Acidity in Barrel-Aged BeersBy Jim CrooksJim Crooks, master blender at Firestone Walker Barrelworks, explains how adjusting your recipe’s bitterness level can moderate and control lactic acid produced by bacteria during the aging process.
Podcast Episode 221: Jan Chodkowski of Our Mutual Friend Embraces Both the Bold and the SublimeBy Jamie BognerFor Denver’s Our Mutual Friend, subtle tweaks and improvements over years of brewing have brought their hoppy beers into medal-winning form, but the big and brash flavors in their smoked beers showcase their penchant for dramatic statements.