With an electric brewing system, it’s not just a matter of figuring out how to heat water and boil the wort; ventilation is every bit as important. Here are some things you should consider as you design your dream system.
When your local homebrew store doesn't stock high-alpha hops, you'll need to learn how to artificially inflate your IBUs to achieve the right level of bitterness. We have some tips for how to do that!
To preserve the volatile oils in hops, you need to steep hops at a temperature below boiling. That’s where whirlpool hops additions come into play.
Interested in upgrading your fermentation system? One of our editors took the Ss Brewtech Chronical Fermenter, the FTSs Temp Control for Chronical, and the Brew Bucket, and shared her experience.
Purists beware: this CB&B recipe might offend your delicate sensibilities. However, if you want to make the quickest of quick sour beers, using fruit can help cover some of the rougher edges in a spiked lactic sour.
This Hanukkah, we have 8 crazy-flavorful beer and food pairings that you must try!
For our first-annual Best in Beer issue, we asked you about your favorite beer writers and glassware, trends you think will last, how you drink, and how much you drink.
In this variation of the pride of the Midwest, we combine aged Gouda with a Belgian-style tripel.
In Josh Weikert’s mind, altbier is the perfect beer. Not “the best beer you’ll ever have” kind of perfect, but the “lets you taste and enjoy every aspect of what beer is” kind of perfect.
Taylor Caron’s beer makes a great base for adding fruit or heavy dry hopping, but it is also very refreshing on its own.