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In our 2017 Gear Guide issue (April/May), our editors tested and reviewed a variety of analytic brewing tools. Here are the results.

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• Gear Guide

Join Zymurgy Editor Dave Carpenter as he walks you through everything you need to know to start kegging your beer.

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This adventurous beer is based on an American pale ale and inspired by the Moscow Moose cocktail. The ginger and rye are present, but subtle. The wild card is the use of lime, which shines through on the finish.

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• Pro Recipe
• All Grain Recipe

Making imperial saison at home can be easier than brewing other high-gravity styles.

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• Brewing Techniques and Advice

Have you ever wondered how different strains of Brettanomyces impact the flavors in beer? A few enterprising breweries have launched beer series that explore this very question.

• Craft Beer Scene

Bohemian Pilsner has a restrained fermentation character and a clean but complex biscuity maltiness with an absolute avalanche of hops without harsh bitterness. Brewing one is easier and harder than people think. Here’s how.

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• Brewing Techniques and Advice
• Make Your Best

There’s no time like summer to turn up the heat with savory and spicy Southwestern fare like these chile rellenos, made with lambic, gueuze, or other sour beer.

• Pairing Food & Beer
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Small amounts of Munich and melanoidin malts, along with generous heaps of fresh peaches, prop up the citrusy habaneros and earthy jalapeños.

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• All Grain Recipe
• Golden Ale Recipe

Cask ales are all about balance, subtlety, and drinkability. Here, some of the best cask-ale brewers discuss how (and why) they produce cask ales.

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• Professional Brewing

Here’s an overview of the three main options homebrewers have for getting into the fast lane to sour brewing.

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• Brewing Techniques and Advice

The anise-like flavors of the fennel combine with the wheat beer, herbs, and celery root make this dish a delectable, flavorful expedition.

• Cooking With Beer
• Pairing Beer & Food

Professional forager Pascal Baudar pushes the limits of foraged “beer.”

• Craft Beer Scene