Dave Carpenter

The American Homebrewers Association recently published its fifth annual Homebrew Supply Shop Survey.

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Dry brewer’s yeast has come a long way since the days when little foil packets of dubious provenance accompanied malt extract cans of unknown age.

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The only thing better than learning from your mistakes is to learn from someone else’s mistakes.

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If you’ve never brewed with spices before, here are some tips to get you started.

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A fellow homebrewer and I decided to brew a recipe that might approximate (even if only in spirit) the original IPAs from Burton-upon-Trent.

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• IPA Recipe

Hefeweizen, also known as Weissbier or Weizenbier, is Bavaria’s famous unfiltered wheat beer and one of the most refreshing styles you’ll ever encounter.

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Ask homebrewers about the number one consumer appliance on their wish lists, and you're likely to get some variation on a refrigerator or freezer (assuming professional brewhouses don’t count).

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The humble handle is a piece of equipment you didn’t know you needed until you’ve used one.

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Mead. The word conjures up visions of lavish, bacchanalian feasts and roughly-hewn drinking horns.

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"Racking" is the brewer’s term for transferring beer from one container to another.

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There are certain circumstances in which you may want to raise the fermentation temperature.

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All-grain brewers end up with a healthy amount of spent grain after each brew day.

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