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March/April 2011

Easy tips and techniques for brewing cool lager, build a multi-tap home kegerator, and storing your beer properly.

In this issue

  • project

    Chest Freezer to Kegerator (Keezer Collar Build)

    Converting a chest freezer to a kegerator is popular among homebrewers and adding a collar is the best way to make it convenient. Here is how to make it happen and make it look good.

  • article

    No-Sparge Brewing

    No-sparge brewing is just what it sounds like. You skip the sparging step and just drain the wort from the mash into the boil kettle.

  • article

    Fuller’s: The Pride of London

  • recipe

    Fuller’s London Porter Clone

    According to Fuller’s website, “A modern take on the 19th century porter style, Fuller’s rich, chocolatey London Porter recaptures the brooding beauty of pre-Victorian London. It’s evocative of simpler times but it’s a wonderfully complex pint.”

  • recipe

    Fuller’s ESB Clone

    This recipe is for the bottled version of ESB. The cask version in the UK is 5.5% ABV.

  • recipe

    Fuller’s London Pride clone

    This recipe is for the bottled version of London Pride. In the UK, London Pride is brewed to 4.1% ABV for cask and keg. In North America, the keg version available is the same strength as the bottled 4.7% ABV.

  • mr-wizard

    Lagering Length

  • mr-wizard

    Plate Chillers

  • article

    Brewing Oktoberfest: Tips from the Pros

    Traditional Märzen is brewed in the late winter and early spring months to be enjoyed in beer gardens in the fall. Three brewers discuss what it takes to brew the best Oktoberfest.