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Using a Stillage When Serving Cask Ale

Learn about the importance a slight angle can bring to serving cask ale properly.

Gear Test: Growlers (2017)

14 growlers tested and approved!

Ask The Experts: Oxygenating Wort, Fruit Beers, Dark Malts

Homebrew expert Brad Smith, author of the Beersmith brewing software and the voice behind the Beersmith podcast, tackles your homebrewing questions about oxygenating wort, brewing with fruit, and using dark crystal and other darker malts.

Full Video: Extract Brewing From Start To Finish

In this 45-minute video, CB&B Cofounder Steve Koenig walks you through a full extract brew day, from steeping specialty grains to racking and bottling your beer!

Legendary Weapons IPA Recipe

Zach Gordon, head brewer for Brew Gentlemen (Braddock, Pennsylvania) shared this clone recipe of their Legendary Weapons New England–Style IPA, scaled to a homebew batch size.

The Secrets of British Cask Conditioning

From brewing to serving, pros from the other side of the pond share some of the tricks of the cask-ale trade.

Breakout Brewer: The Brew Gentlemen

Early adopters and brewers of the softer, juicier New England–style IPA, the “gentlemen brewers” at Brew Gentlemen in Braddock, Pennsylvania, live by kaizen, a manufacturing term for continuous improvement. And their IPAs and pale ales show it.

Grilled Potato Salad Recipe

Vienna lager is the secret ingredient in this fresh and refreshing Mediterranean-inspired potato salad.

Make Your Best Irish Extra Stout

This Irish Extra Stout has an extra bump of alcohol and a deeper coffee and dark chocolate flavor profile that make it a great seasonal beer.

The Continental Saison Recipe

With one base recipe, you can create many distinct saisons just by manipulating the hopping. Here we’ve used Liberty and Hallertau to create a saison that has a spicier and slightly more fruity hops flavor and an herbal/floral aroma.