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Dämmerung Coffee Stout Recipe

Brewing coffee beer isn’t hard—which isn’t to say that it’s as simple as throwing beans into the mash! Pick a good bean, incorporate it conscientiously, and you can turn almost any beer into a coffee beer. Here's a recipe for a coffee stout.

The History of Spotted Cow

How a trip to a museum inspired a modern classic and the best-selling beer in Wisconsin.

BY: John Holl

Podcast Episode 80: Moksa Brewing’s Derek Gallanosa and Cory Meyer: Designing and Brewing Flavorful and Rich Ingredient-Forward Stouts

Derek Gallanosa doesn’t apologize for making ingredient-laden, flavor-forward beers that may send old school purists into fits—he’s focused on giving his customers rich experiences full of flavors they’re familiar with.

Benefits of a Long Boil Before Spontaneous Fermentation (Video Tip)

Before you add your wort to a coolship, Todd Boera has some suggestions for the boil.

Tips for Finding and Caring for a Barrel

Looking to add a barrel or two to your homebrew setup? Trevor Rogers of de Garde Brewing in Tillamook, Oregon, has some suggestions on how to pick the right barrel and how to best take care of it afterward.

Canning A Hazy IPA (Video Tip)

The brewers at Industrial Arts show off their canning line and talk about all the important steps that must be taken before packaging a hazy IPA.

Ask the Experts: Advice on Filtering for Homebrewing

Homebrew expert Brad Smith, author of the Beersmith homebrewing software and the voice behind the Beersmith podcast, has the answer on filtration

Fermentery Form Extra Farmhouse Ale Recipe

This beer is inspired by some of Fermentery Form’s favorite French farmhouse ales, but in their case, it is made with a mixed culture. The hopping rate is high for a mixed-fermentation beer, but this makes for a long, graceful maturation in the bottle.

Breakout Brewer: Triple Crossing Brewing Company

Triple Crossing Brewing Company has made a name for themselves with progressively hoppy and hazy beers, but for these central Virginia stalwarts, it’s less about fitting into a “scene” and more about finding an honest yeast expression.

Beers for a Cause: Fighting Cancer

Beers and brewery initiatives are frequently aimed at detecting, preventing, and curing cancers. There’s a new one in the mix.

BY: John Holl