Dave Carpenter | Craft Beer & Brewing

Finding Balance Through Kegging

A balanced draft system is crucial to pouring foam-free beer.

Irish Red Ale

Skip the green beer and leprachauns. Irish red ale is a surefire crowd pleaser and among the easiest beers to brew.

How to Calibrate a Thermometer

From heating strike water and mashing in to cooling wort and maintaining fermentation, good beer requires good temperature measurement.

Get into Kegging

The advantages of kegging are many.

Orange Appeal

Here’s all you need to know to figure out which orange peel to buy for your next Belgian witbier.

Hybrid Yeast

There are beer yeasts that refuse to be categorized as ale yeasts or lager yeasts.

Basic Kriek Lambic Recipe

Use this recipe to experiement with turbid mashing.

How To Add Wood Flavor To Your Beer Without Barrels

Barrel-aging beer has become immensely popular among commercial brewers, but the process is less common for homebrewers.

The Business of Hops

For growers around the world, the humble hops cone isn’t simply a vital ingredient in beer. It’s a livelihood.

The Many Faces of Brett: Best Homebrew Practices

Once you’ve decided you’re ready to try a Brett fermentation, where do you start?