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Recipe: Cellarmaker Kilning Me Softly IPA

According to Connor Casey, cofounder of Cellarmaker, “This West Coast hazy IPA is brewed with the best hop varieties America has to offer... [It’s] supremely drinkable due to the slender body, semidry finish, and avoidance of sweet esters.”

Brewer’s Perspective: West Coast Haze

Does the world really need another kind of IPA? What if it's already here? Connor Casey, cofounder of Cellarmaker Brewing in San Francisco, sketches out what may be the next inevitable evolution of the style.

Podcast Episode 156: Levi Funk of Untitled Art and Funk Factory Aims to Create New Styles

Levi Funk follows two seemingly contradictory brewing philosophies—the hardcore traditionalism of Funk Factory Guezeria, and the boundary-pushing experimentalism of Untitled Art.

Better Carbonation with xFlow Technology

QuantiPerm's automated xFlow carbonation and deoxygenation systems offer versatility and reliability for higher quality beer.

Video Tip: Building Big Stouts for Mouthfeel and Balance

Perennial's Phil Wymore discusses the fundamentals of formulating an imperial stout grist that has plenty of body and color while avoiding too much roast.

Podcast Episode 155: Zebulon's Mike Karnowski Sees the Future in Beers of the Past

For Mike Karnowski of Zebulon Artisan Ales in Weaverville, North Carolina, innovation in the service of joyful beer starts with plumbing the depths of brewing history.

Recipe: German Chocolate Cake Stout

With some thought and planning, big dessert stouts are well within reach of extract brewers. Here's a recipe featuring vanilla, pecan, cacao, and plenty of toasted coconut.

No Rests for the Wicked: Pastry Stouts, Accelerated

In this edition of No Rests for the Wicked—a series on extracting the most character from extract brewing—Jester Goldman turns his attention to the dark, decadent, and dessert-like.

Recipe: Four Star Weissbier

Don’t bother with a yeast starter, oxygenation, or cold crashing here. We want the yeast “struggling” to produce a nice, noticeable ester/phenol profile, and the cloudiness is no vice in a weiss.

Podcast Episode 154: Jake Gardner of Westbound & Down Tackles Complex Brewing Challenges

From West Coast-style IPA to barleywine, Jake Gardner shares his strategies for making flavorful beer, by solving the technical puzzles posed by how people drink it.