Pelican Pub & Brewery’s Heiferweizen clone
Brewmaster Darron Welch provides the recipe for their witbier.
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May/June 2002
Streamline your brew day and make beer the no-hassle way with these slick tricks and simple techniques. Plus, grow your own grains with our beginner’s guide to raising a bit of barley in your backyard, and try our simple step-by-step malting instructions.
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recipeBig Hole Brewing Co.’s Wisdom Cream Ale clone
A homebrew recreation of Big Hole Brewing’s easy drinking ale.
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recipeBritish Nineteenth-Century Best Bitter
Recipe author Horst Dornbusch’s more modern recreation of a historical Best Bitter from the 1800s.
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recipeClermont Scottish Ale
“This Scottish beer is named after the Clermont Sportsmen Club, of which I am a member. The club is located in the mountains of Clermont, Pennsylvania.”
– Robert R. Heinlein
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mr-wizardStoring hop pellets
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Hot-Side Aeration
Learn if hot-side aeration is something to worry about at the homebrew scale.
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Skip the Sparge!
Use more grain and simply drain: The “no-sparge” method of mashing and lautering makes brewing easier and produces a rich, smooth, pH-stable wort.
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Simplify Your Brewing
Streamline your brew day and make beer the no-hassle way with these slick tricks and simple techniques.
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Grow Your Grains
The BYO beginner’s guide to raising a bit of barley in your own backyard. PLUS: Simple step-by-step malting instructions.
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Shelf Life: Storing Your Ingredients
To make great beer, you need fresh ingredients. Here’s how to store and preserve your hops, yeast, grains, malt extract and other brewing materials.