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Dosing Homebrew With Marijuana Tinctures

Read on about a collaboration that combines a cold-side addition of cannabis flower with a tincture addition that allows you to customize the concentration of THC in each bottle.

Five on Five: Light Ales

We reached out to brewers’ guild directors and asked for recommendations on light-colored ales (from a state other than the one they represent) that have tickled their fancy. Here’s what these proponents of craft beer reach for when they travel.

BY: John Holl

Denver Rare Beer Tasting Tickets on Sale

Partial List of Breweries for Pints for Prostates Event Announced

New England IPA w/ Infused THC Recipe

This modified Weldwerks Juicy Bits recipe (which is in no way created by, endorsed by, or otherwise affiliated with the brewery) has your favorite juicy aromas and infuses THC for a pleasant focused body high.

Pick Six: Adair Paterno of Sante Adairius Rustic Ales

Adair Paterno traded in a legal career for a life in beer. If you’re familiar with the beers they produce, it’s no surprise that her 6- pack is stacked with bright and expressive yet dry and drinkable beers with a distinctly Belgian lean.

Podcast Episode 86: Russian River Brewing’s Vinnie Cilurzo: Brewing Sour Beer with Old World Tradition and Contemporary Innovation

In part two with Vinnie Cilurzo, he discusses open fermentation for everything from Pliny the Elder to STS Pils, the impact of tank geometry, de-barreling sour beer without worry about oxygen exposure, and much more.

A Guide to the Use of Food Grade Lubricants in the Brewing Industry

The use of food grade lubricants in the brewing industry is an important part of producing a product that protects the public and keeps the brewer in compliance with food safety regulations.

Why Brewers & Beer Drinkers Should Embrace Unscented Soap

Aroma is key to the beer-drinking experience, and when you lift a glass to your nose in the hopes of getting hops, grain, yeast, and special ingredients but all you breathe in is rose blossom or Granny Smith apple, it distracts from the task at hand.

BY: John Holl

Picking the Right Yeast and then Dry Hopping Your New England-Style IPA (Video Tip)

Let's talk about the right yeast, and the right amount to use in your New England-style IPA. Then let's do some dry hopping. In this video tip Jeff O'Neil of Industrial Arts Brewing talks about what works in his brewery and why.

The New Frontier: Cannabis in Beer

Keith Villa is the creator of Blue Moon Belgian White and an advocate for the intersection of craft beer and cannabis. Here, he walks us through the challenges, and the possibilities, of a future where alcohol isn’t the only mood enhancer in your beer.