Author: Randy Mosher
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Two Botanic Beauties
January 1, 2009 - Randy Mosher Mr. Clarke’s Dandelion Stout 5 gallons (19 liters) 2.5 oz (71 g) fresh dandelion leaves,* chopped 2.5 oz (71 g) crushed, peeled fresh ginger root 0.5 oz (14 g) balm (Melissa officinalis) herb, dried 1 oz (28 g) brewers licorice juice 6.6 oz (187 g) Splenda (Equal) 1-2 oz (28–57 g) caramel color 1 cup... View Article -
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Botanic Brews
January 1, 2009 - Randy Mosher I’m not much for soda pop. To my taste, most of it is bland, mass-market stuff lacking in real character or subtlety. But in researching old beers, I’ve seen references to earlier “soft” drinks, not entirely alcohol-free, brewed for refreshment and hydration. While ginger and root beers are still made today, other old school brews... View Article -
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Night Train to Lublin Export Lager
November 1, 2008 - Randy Mosher 5 gallons (19 liters) Recipe calculated at 75% efficiency Original Gravity 1060 (14.8 °P) Bitterness: 49 IBU All-grain recipe: 7.5 pounds European two-row pils malt 2 pounds US six-row lager malt 10093 2 pounds Vienna malt 10105 A standard infusion mash will work fine here, although more ambitious brewers might want to consider a simple... View Article -
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Export Lager: A Long-Distance Love Affair
November 1, 2008 - Randy Mosher For at least a thousand years, the ability to brew beer in excess of local needs and ship it off to distant drinkers has been a valued source of both prestige and cash. Beer is a serious claim to fame in the otherwise unexceptional towns of Burton-on-Trent and Pilsen. -
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Small Wonders
September 1, 2008 - Randy Mosher Every glass of beer holds a number of miracles: the malt, so willing to turn its own starch reserves into fermentables; the perfect bitterness of hops that just happens to be a passable preservative as well; the complex protein chemistry that allows foam to form and remain just so, until the glass is drained. But... View Article -
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Split Personality Ale (or was it Lager?)
September 1, 2008 - Randy Mosher 5 Gallons (19 liters) OG: 1052/12.5°P Alcohol: 4.5 to 5.0% ABV Bitterness: 26 IBUs Color: Shimmering gold Yeast: So many choices All grain recipe (calculated at 75% efficiency): 5.5 lb/2.5 kg Pilsener malt 2 lb/900 g Munich malt 2 lb/900 g Malted wheat Extract + steeped grain recipe 3.5 lb/1.6 kg Pale dry unhopped amber... View Article -
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A Yardful of Lawnmower Beers
July 1, 2008 - Randy Mosher It’s ninety-eight in the shade and the sun is beating down with the heat of a freshly made TIG weld. The blue smoke of small engines chokes the air. Thirst rules. The barley wine can wait until the first snowfall. Forget sipping. I need something to quaff! -
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A Bitter Pill
May 1, 2008 - Randy Mosher We’re having a hop crisis. You’d have to have your head buried pretty deeply in the spent grains not to notice the price increases and scarcity. The reasons are varied. In addition to increased global demand, hops go through extreme cycles of boom and bust. Toss in a couple bad years of weather in Europe... View Article