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Breakout Brewer: Burning Beard Colors Outside the LinesBy Beth DemmonLike the punk-rock pioneers who inspire them, Burning Beard rejects standard operating procedure and embraces a unique set of values that have helped to set them apart from the crowded San Diego beer scene.
Video Tip: The Overarching Importance of Water and pHThe pH of wort affects flavor, clarity, hop utilization, and more. Longtime Port City head brewer Jonathan Reeves explains why water and pH adjustment—and measuring it at different steps in the brewing process—is a key to brewing consistently great beer.
Simple Draft Line Cleaning for HomebrewersBy Joe StangeNeil Witte, a Master Cicerone and founder of the TapStar draft quality certification for bars and taprooms, explains the basics that homebrewers need to know to keep their tap lines clean for the best possible beer.
Podcast Episode 176: The Austin Beer Garden Brewery Is Committed to All the Little Things that Make Great LagersBy Jamie BognerSwifty Peters and Amos Lowe collectively spent decades honing great craft lagers, long before they were trendy. In this episode, they discuss their unwavering commitment to making award-winning lager exactly the way they want it.
Editors’ Picks: Drink Beer, Do GoodBy Joe StangeOpen-source collaborations such as All Together IPA and Black is Beautiful, meant to raise funds and awareness for specific causes, were among the brighter highlights of an otherwise challenging 2020.
Editors’ Picks: Cream AleThe bright and lively nature of this hybrid style makes it the perfect choice as an American alternative to European lagers. While the name can be more sleight-of-hand than literal, that won’t stop us from recommending five we love.
Schell’s Jace Marti Goes All-In on Authentic Berliner WeisseBy Jace MartiAt Minnesota’s August Schell Brewing, Jace Marti brews authentic, mixed-fermentation, Berliner-style weissbier. Here is some context on the style and details on Schell’s methods, including lots on Brett and those beautiful cypress tanks.
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Podcast Episode 175: Kevin Davey of Wayfinder Sets the Record Straight on “Cold IPA”By Jamie BognerThe head brewer at Wayfinder in Portland, Oregon, discusses their unique approach to making “wester than West Coast” IPAs with rice in the grist, warm-fermented lager yeast, and a kräusening process.
Hop Oils: Innovated for Beer—and BeyondBrewing smarter while diversifying the portfolio is the bottom line for most brewers, and hop oils are the perfect tool for that approach. Here’s why.
Video Tip: Stand on the Shoulders of GiantsStudy the classics, and use the best ingredients and equipment you can. One secret to making great beer is knowing that others have done the hard work for us—from the brewers who came before us to the farmers who produce our raw materials.
Recipe: Beachwood American Black AleJulian Shrago, cofounder and brewmaster of Beachwood BBQ & Brewing in Huntington Beach, California, shares this homebrew recipe for a hoppy dark IPA similar to their award-winning Beachwood Hoppa Emeritus.
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Brew It Dark & Hoppy: The Balancing ActBy Josh WeikertDark malts and ample hops intersect at a risky but rewarding flavor zone where few brewers dare to tread with regularity. Here we dig into recipe choices for distinctive, hop-forward black beers that avoid the pitfalls.