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The mash schedule for this beer is a bit baroque, but it works great for a farmhouse ale in the style of Boulevard Tank 7.

With a few tweaks, that generic kegerator hardware can, indeed, pour great beer. And once you’ve gotten it dialed in, it will serve you well for years to come.

Try your hand at a Brett-fermented pale ale with this recipe from Chad Yakobson, founder-brewmaster, Crooked Stave Brewing, Denver, Colorado.

Brothers Walt and Luke Dickinson of Asheville, North Carolina’s Wicked Weed Brewing are producing some of the most cutting-edge and talked-about beers—both clean and sour—in the country.

With a variety of peppers, all meat (no beans), and a hefty dopplebock, our version of this red chili may not hail from Texas, but it’s sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Performing a starch test with iodine can help you know when your grain is ready to mash out and sparge.

Savor these 16 craft-beer and food-truck festivals.

Researchers recently have begun to unravel the mystery of hops aroma, but many unknowns remain.

Spice up an IPA with star anise and orange zest.

Here are 3 common problems that can affect big beer and suggestions for how to overcome them and make high-gravity brewing your own.

Here’s updated help in understanding your favorite beer geeks.

Goetta, a meat-and-grain sausage or mush popular in the greater Cincinnati area, consists primarily of ground meat, steel-cut oats, and spices. A roasty porter adds depth and interest to this traditional dish.

We asked Phil Leinhart, brewmaster at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, for some advice on Belgian yeast strains.

Progressive alcohol legislation reform in combination with the national surge in craft-beer popularity has allowed Cincinnati’s impressive brewing DNA to be thrust into the spotlight.

A buttery cheese with full-bodied texture and snappy, citrus-like fruity notes pairs beautifully with the Pilsner in this Southwest take on the classic artichoke dip.

Want to try your hand at a beer spiced with something other than cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and ginger? Here’s how to experiment before you brew a whole batch.

Despite their dark color and robust flavors, Irish-style stouts are a great style for Springtime.

Try this recipe for a honed-in IPA that dominates its local market and took home a gold medal from the Great American Beer Festival.

Here are three proven methods for ridding bottles of their former lives’ branding.

Here, he extolls the virtues of dryness, bitterness, low alcohol, and mixed-culture fermentation.