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Special Ingredient: Butterfly Pea FlowersBy Joe StangeYou might see the tea in Thai restaurants or trendy cafés or spas—a striking blue or purple liquid, steaming from clear mugs or iced in glasses. And, guess what? That potent color also works in beer.
Podcast Episode 292: David Ringler of Cedar Springs is Focused on the “Original” Hazy Beer—WeissbierBy Jamie BognerThe founder of Cedar Springs Brewing and president of the Michigan Brewer’s Guild asks a fundamental question: Why doesn’t weissbier get more love?
Wort Preparation, Simplified: In Defense of Extract BrewingIn this excerpt from our Illustrated Guide to Homebrewing, we discuss brewing with extracts and steeping with specialty grains—and why there is much to be said for embracing them at home.
Recipe: Training Bines Hazy IPAThe Cellarmaker Training Bines IPA that we named one of our Best 20 Beers in 2022 was one of five that came from five different breweries in an unusual collaboration project. Now, you can brew it on your own system.
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Packaging Manufacturer Offers Up the Goods—For FreeServing up quality beer and craft beverages means not only having the right people in the right place, but also having the right tools to get the job done efficiently and effectively.
Video Tip: Be “Body Positive” with Your Lower-Strength StoutsBy Adam CieslakMaplewood founder Adam Cieslak and head brewer Roger Cuzelis explain why they’re aiming for higher mash temperatures and lower attenuation with their lower-ABV stouts.
Recipe: Senator DoppelbockBy Josh WeikertThis recipe from Josh Weikert’s Make Your Best series leans into Munich malt for a rich yet smooth foundation, for a doppelbock that drinks much more easily than its strength.
Stainless Steel Is Forever: A Story of Well-Traveled GearSome brewhouses are forever, even if they don’t stay put—and more than a few have traveled their way around the country and even around the world. At each location, that unique set of equipment and the brewers who use it must form a connection that inevitably affects what we drink.
Podcast Episode 291: Edwin Collazo of City Built Evolves Creatively to Meet the Needs of the BusinessBy Jamie BognerCOVID gave this Grand Rapids brewery a chance to reset and become whatever its community needed it to become—and Collazo and his team are listening while continuing to chart a fresh path.
Love Handles: Mike’s Offers Pittsburgh Love with Local Beers and Hearty GrubBy Joe StangeFrom our Love Handles files on beer bars we love: A huge assortment of Pittsburgh beers are on offer alongside sizzling steaks at Mike’s Beer Bar, right next to the Pirates ballpark.
Yeast Preparation, SimplifiedThe quality of your beer hinges on the yeast and handling it properly—but it need not be difficult. From our Illustrated Guide to Homebrewing, here’s what you need to know about types of yeast and how to manage them so that your fermentation goes to plan.
Pick Six: Toppling Goliath’s Mike Saboe Shares Some Bright Corners of InspirationBy Jamie BognerAs Mike Saboe was embracing craft beer and homebrewing in the early ’00s, he sought far and wide for inspiration. Looking back now, as brewmaster at Toppling Goliath, he recounts six beers that had an outsized influence on his approach to everything from hop-forward beers to burly barrel-aged stouts.