Beer Craft is a valuable guide for extract brewers looking to move up to all-grain, and new brewers who want to start at the pinnacle. The book’s waterproof cover gives it instant credibility―authors William Bostwick and Jessi Rymill must have ...
The issue at hand is the statue ORS 471.403 which production of alcohol by anyone except those who are licensed by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission....
In spite of its very technical production and perceived alchemic mystery, beer should be lightly thought-provoking and imminently enjoyable. But it is hard for the scientifically inclined to not be intrigued by the goings-on in both the complexity of brewing ...
I spend a lot of time at beer tastings and festivals these days, making a show of myself in a way that encourages people to engage in conversation. People are eager to discuss their discoveries and passions for beer, which ...
The sustained ascent of craft brewing and continued popularity of home brewing, even after a 20-year honeymoon, has spawned cadres of proficient brewers, both professional and amateur. One byproduct of the movement is a veritable library of books, from rudimentary ...
I hear you started homebrewing in high school. Yeah, I did. My entire life changed my junior year in high school in 1995. I went over to my friend’s house after school one day, and I walked into the house ...
Who brewed these 25 beers over the last 10 years: Hallucinator, Snow Plow Milk Stout, English Brown, Belgian Dubbel, Belgian Wit, La Vie, Bermuda Schwartz, Pre-Prohibition Lager, Steel Bridge Porter, HB25, Hop Nation, Fearless Scotch Ale, Sled Crasher, Moore Fearless ...
Homebrewers are an innately inquisitive lot. That is, after all, what led them to exploration of beer in the first place, and, secondarily, to a realization that they could brew their own. But, like many pursuits that blend skill and ...
Homebrewing—and homebrew—has improved its image over the past twenty years. Why? The explosion of better information, ingredients and equipment has made it relatively simple to make an impressive glass of suds, and ingenuity and innovation still have plenty of room ...
If you love the beers of Rogue Ales, take a moment to thank the inhospitable environment of Los Angeles. If John Maier had not found the sprawling city unbearable, he might not have left a lucrative job in the aerospace ...
