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Full Video: How to Brew Your Best Watermelon Wheat Beer

In this video you'll learn how to add watermelon to a tasty wheat base beer, select the right yeast strain, compensate for added sugars, and more!

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Full Video: How to Make Great Mead

In this introductory course you'll learn how to make great mead from start-to-finish.

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Full Video: Fundamentals of Building Your Brewery

Thinking about opening a brewery? Start here to learn everything from licensing to location to profitability.

Oatmeal Stout Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

The sweet creaminess of oatmeal stout is the perfect complement to the dark chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla in this flourless cake.

A Wee Spot of Malt: Scottish Strong Ale

When you want malt to take center stage, turn to a Scottish wee heavy, which offers the perfect example of malt writ large.

10 Dos and Don'ts of Bottle Share Etiquette

For those of you unfamiliar with bottle shares, they are gatherings of craft-beer lovers where each attendee brings a bottle of beer

Brewer’s Perspective: New England–Style IPAs

Getting great results brewing a New England–style IPA requires more focus on process than recipe alone. Ryan Brooks, formerly of Coronado Brewing in San Diego, shared their process of developing a New England–style IPA in the West Coast IPA heartland.

Smoky Walls Gruit Ale Recipe

This recipe stays close to the historical interpretation: dark brown, sweet, smoky, with a noticeable herbal flavor—a tasty Scottish holiday beer.

4 Reasons to Try Open Fermentation

Despite the potential risks for contamination, some brewers insist on fermenting in open containers.

Beer Brat Pappardelle Recipe

Beer adds some tang and sweetness to the salty, meaty bratwursts, and in this recipe, the hearty flavors are softened by the pasta, mushrooms, cheese, and cream. The brown ale adds just a hint of sweetness and nuttiness.