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Josh Weikert

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Make Your Best Mexican Lager

Brew up this beer now so you’ll have it on hand when the dog days of late July and early August start beating down.

Building An Ingredient Library, Part 1

Homebrewer Josh Weikert covers a general approach to stocking up on grains and hops and runs down the contents and logic of his grain and hops “library.”

Golden Falcon Belgian Tripel Recipe

As a follow-up to his “Make Your Best Belgian Tripel,” Josh Weikert shares his award-winning recipe.

Make Your Best Sweet (Milk) Stout

Josh Weikert’s “sweet” stout isn’t especially sweet; it just seems sweet, and as a result it’s a beer that can be enjoyed by the pint. Here’s how to make it.

Marathon Foreign Extra (Tropical) Stout Recipe

There are undoubtedly better versions of Tropical Stout out there, but this one carries very little risk of getting an overly-sweet, overly-off-flavored version and tastes great as well!

Make Your Best Berliner Weisse

Berliner Weisse is an incredible “gateway” sour beer—approachable, fresh, and light. And brewing one can be easy! Here’s how to get the clean lactic acidity of Berliner Weisse in just a couple of days—or, if you’re impatient, even a few seconds.

Make Your Best Honey Ale

No, not a braggot. With spring in the air and the bees waiting to get to work, Josh Weikert breaks out this ESB that uses honey as an adjunct sugar.

Make Your Best Belgian Blond Ale

Belgian Blond is a tough style to nail down, but here Josh Weikert shows you how to create one that is wonderfully fresh and clean and uses the spice, esters, and “Belgian” character as an accent, not a headline.

Saison: The Poster Child of “Local” Beer

Local ingredients made saison what it was, and while we tend to think of that in terms of yeast, grains, and spices, there’s no reason to exclude hops from that list.

Make Your Best Cream Ale

Contrary to its name, the cream ale doesn’t have cream in its ingredients. Longtime homebrewer Josh Weikert walks you through the steps to make your best.