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A New Clean-Water Initiative Aims to Benefit Breweries and BirdsBy John HollThe National Audubon Society is working with brewers in the Delaware River Watershed to keep waterways clean so that customers can continue to drink great beer and birds don’t lose their habitat.
Summer Session Pilsner Czech Pale Lager RecipeBy Josh WeikertThis might seem like just another hoppy session beer, but the regionally authentic ingredients do tend to come through even in the face of atypical hops.
Ready, Aim, Hop. Examining the Hop Gun in BreweriesThe aim of the HopGun is to get more hop character into a beer in less time and with adding fewer hops. It provides better efficiency and quality, reduced dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in the finished beer, and a safer working environment for the brewers.
Podcast Episode 69: Boston Beer’s Jennifer Glanville: From Utopias to Sam 76, the Secret is in the BlendBy John HollAs the 2019 Utopias edition gets closer to our glasses, Jennifer Glanville, the director of brewing operations for Boston Beer sits down to talk about what goes into making a beer so boozy it might as well be a spirit.
Adjusting pH in Your Mash when Homebrewing (Video Tip)By Stu BlakeThere are a number of steps or methods that you can use when homebrewing and have the need to adjust your pH. In this video tip learn about the process from Stu Blake of Second Act Beer.
Time to Enter the Collegiate Brewing CompetitionBy John HollStudents of brewing have a chance to enter their beers in a national competition just for college and university brewing programs.
Acidic Content in Mixed Fermentation Beers (Video Tip)In this Craft Beer & Brewing video tip brewer Kyle Carbaugh discusses specific strains and ways to manage acid production in your mixed fermentation beers.
Time Is Beer: Going ExtractBy Josh WeikertWhile the focus for most homebrewers is brewing all-grain recipes, Josh Weikert argues that it’s not always necessary. You can benefit from having a bit less control (but no loss of quality) and a significant chunk of time back in your brew day.
Anderson Valley Brewing's No Name Gose RecipeBy Fal AllenFrom Fal Allen, this recipe is a combination of the traditional (the air-dried malt and the spices) and the new (the brewhouse souring).
Special Ingredient: SaltBy John HollThe key to a proper gose, says Fal Allen, the longtime brewmaster at Anderson Valley Brewing Company, is to go easy on the salt and don’t put too much stock in the fancy stuff.
Podcast Episode 68: Fonta Flora Brewery’s Todd Boera: Getting Creative With Ingredients While Staying GroundedBy Jamie BognerTodd Boera is known for creative yet grounded mixed culture botanical beers, and their new production brewery out on a farm 30 minutes from Morganton, NC puts an even finer point on the connection between the brewery and the agriculture that supports it.
When Should You Be Taking Gravity Readings with Your Hydrometer? (Video Tip)By Stu BlakeStu Blake, the founder of 2nd Act beer is here with this video tip that goes over the basics of this necessary piece of brewing equipment.