Dave Carpenter | Craft Beer & Brewing

Hops Harvest 2014

In farm fields and residential backyards across the country and around the world, hops harvest 2014 is well underway.

How to Cap Oddly Shaped Bottles

If you’ve ever tried packaging in bottles of different shapes and sizes, though, you may have found that the standard-issue capper doesn’t always get the job done.

Ballantine IPA Returns, Perfected by Homebrewing

After more than three decades, Ballantine IPA is coming back.

Homebrewed Beer Styles for Wine Drinkers

It’s time to introduce these oenophiles to some homebrewed ales that can easily stand in for the fruit of the vine.

10 Ways to Reuse Malt Extract Pails

If you purchase liquid malt extract at your local homebrew store, then there’s a good chance you have more than a few plastic pails lying around.

Homebrew Beer Styles for the Unconverted

You probably know some poor souls—bless them—who have yet to discover the flavor and freshness of homemade beer.

Airlock Fundamentals

The airlock is that funny little bit of plastic that affixes to the top of your brew bucket or carboy and bubbles away during fermentation.

Tying the Knot with Homebrew

I’m going to let you in on a secret: Believe it or not, there are actually patient souls out there who choose to marry homebrewers.

Homebrew Sales up 10 Percent in 2013

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

How to Use Dry Yeast

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.