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Brew Day Bulletin

September 2009

Everything you need to know about yeast, including metabolism, culturing, handling, biology, and how to use yeast nutrients.

In this issue

  • recipe

    Triple Rock Brewery’s Dragon’s Milk Brown Ale clone

     By Marc Martin

    An English brown ale with enough hop bite to balance the malt backbone.

  • recipe

    Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA clone

     By BYO Staff

    Sierra Nevada designed this beer to showcase their innovative “hop torpedo,” which is a dry hopping device that controls how much hop aroma is imparted into the beer without adding additional bitterness. This beer features a big citrus, pine, and tropical fruit hop profile.

  • Orange question mark over a beer Mr. Wizard logo.
    mr-wizard

    Squeezing Grain Bags

     By Ashton Lewis

    Mr. Wizard gives advice to a new all-grainer.

  • Orange question mark over a beer Mr. Wizard logo.
    mr-wizard

    Soaking Whole Hops

     By Ashton Lewis

    The Wiz lets loose with his opinion on wort loss.

  • article

    Making Cider: Tips from the Pros

     By Betsy Parks

    Three cider makers discuss apples and the craft of cidermaking.

  • article

    Using Yeast Nutrients

     By Jon Stika

    Yeast do not live by maltose alone. Find out what nutrients they need and how to ensure you have the proper amount in your wort.

  • article

    Yeast Metabolism

     By Dr. Chris White

    How yeast ferment sugar and produce flavor and aroma compounds.

  • article

    Yeast Culturing

     By Dr. Chris White

    Start your own yeast lab.

  • article

    Yeast Handling

     By Greg Doss

    Advice on how to handle your yeast and manage your fermentations.

  • article

    Yeast Biology

     By Chris Colby

    How did Saccharomyces cerevisiae become a good brewing yeast?

  • article

    Hop Torpedoes Away

     By Glenn BurnSilver

    The brewers at Sierra Nevada have come up with a new device to improve the extraction of hop oils during dry hopping. Meet their torpedo — and the beer that carries its name.