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Brewing Techniques
There are many ways to make beer depending on style, preferences, and goals. Dig deeper into specific techniques to fine-tune your process.
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SMaSH Brewing: Tips from the Pros
While SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) beers are relatively simple by nature, that doesn’t mean they can’t taste great. Two brewers wi
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Keep it Simple — It’s a SMaSH!
SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) recipes are about as simple as they get. That doesn’t mean this technique is just for beginners, howeve
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Mr. Wizard
Hitting Your Target Final Gravity
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Mr. Wizard
Heating Up A Fermenter
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Transfer/Racking Beer
Transferring beer should always be done with great care. Get some pointers for minimizing oxygen pick-up.
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Using Quick-Souring Yeasts: Tips from the Pros
Homebrewers often think of kettle souring as the easiest route to quick-soured beers. However, new yeasts on the market both sour and fermen
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Lagering
Have you ever been interested in how to optimize your fermentation and maturation processes when brewing lagers? Well, you’ve come to the
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Controlling Oxidation in Kegged Beer
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Closed-Transfer System
Closed-system transfers are the gold standard when it comes to post-fermentation oxygen reduction. A homebrewer developed a system to keep o
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Controlling Diacetyl
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The Dark Side of Lager
From Germany and the Czech Republic, to the Baltics and North America, dark lager styles are seeing growing popularity among craft brewers a
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The Sanitation Department
Once your equipment is clean, any gear that touches your wort and beer after the boil should be sanitized. Take a walk through the various w