All-grain proportions are listed by percentage of grist and extract by weight per 5-gallon batch. Altbier: For that coppery color, use 2 percent or 3 ounces of Carafa II. Irish Red Ale: Ireland’s answer to English pale and Scottish ales. For a hint of roast and reddish color, go with 2 percent or 3 ounces... View Article
Homebrewers have a particular affection and appreciation for dark beers. Often considered too harsh, bitter and assertive by the timid or uninitiated, they are just as often agreeable, even mellow. The proper use of roasted grain and malt makes them possible, and in some cases they are fairly defined, or even dominated by these emphatic... View Article
5 gallons OG: 1.055 Bitterness: 35 IBU Yeast: Wyeast 2112 or White Labs WLP810 Extract Recipe Steeping grain: 1.0 pound caramel 40 or Caramunich II malt Extract: 6.6 pounds light DME (Munich malt extract can be substituted for up to 1/3 of the light DME). Hops 9.0 Alpha Acid Units American Northern Brewer in full-wort... View Article
5 gallons OG: 1.050 Bitterness: 35 IBU Yeast: Wyeast 2042 or 2278, or White Labs WLP830 or WLP840 All-Grain Recipe 2.0 pounds flaked maize or corn grits 3.5 pounds each American six- and two-row 0.5 pounds Carapils or caramel 10ºL Hops 9.0 Alpha Acid Units Cluster hops, 60 minutes 1 oz Cluster hops, 15 minutes... View Article
Brewing Our Own American microbrewers have done more than their share in the past 30 years to enrich and enliven the brewing tapestry. They have reintroduced literally all of the traditional styles, put a unique Yankee twist on some of them and even invented a few of their own.
American Spiced Amber 5 gallons, OG 1.070 Steep 1# Caramunich®II, 0.5# Carapils®, 2 oz roasted barley Add 7# light DME to steeping liquor Bittering hops: 9 AAU Perle hops (35 IBU) Aroma hops: Cascade, 0.5 to 1.0 oz 10 minutes before knockout Add 1# orange blossom honey, 1 oz fresh grated ginger, 1 tablespoon fresh... View Article
As the season turns, so does the weather, and of course, so do our beer preferences. For some, wintry brewery offerings make the long, cold months tolerable. Brewers design them as a means to capture the season with a warming and more formidable character, or with a bit of panache to pair with the fare... View Article
Classic American Pilsner 5 gallons, OG 1.055 ½ # carapils 2.5 # yellow corn grits 5 # American 2-row malt 3 # American 6-row malt 1 # rice hulls Cook the corn grits with 3 gallons of water for 20 minutes, then cool to 150° F Add to mash tun containing malted barely, also at... View Article
Experimentation is much of the appeal of brewing, and methods of integrating alternative ingredients such as spices or assorted sugars into a recipe are fairly clear cut. Unmalted grains, on the other hand, are a bit more complicated, and are essentially useless handled incorrectly.
