Home Brewing

Mix It Up

Below is a generic recipe that can be used to experiment with yeast strains. Simple alterations of hop and yeast

Kick Starting Your Brew

After 24 years of homebrewing, I am still mesmerized by the hypnotic churning and billowing suds of fermenting wort as

Dark Roast Recipes

American Stout (extract) 5 gallons, OG 1.065, 50 IBU 6 pounds light DME 2 pounds Munich malt extract Steeping grains:

Brewing with Style

All-grain proportions are listed by percentage of grist and extract by weight per 5-gallon batch. Altbier: For that coppery color,

Dark Roast, Please

Homebrewers have a particular affection and appreciation for dark beers. Often considered too harsh, bitter and assertive by the timid

California Common

5 gallons OG: 1.055 Bitterness: 35 IBU Yeast: Wyeast 2112 or White Labs WLP810 Extract Recipe Steeping grain: 1.0 pound

Classic American Pilsner

5 gallons OG: 1.050 Bitterness: 35 IBU Yeast: Wyeast 2042 or 2278, or White Labs WLP830 or WLP840 All-Grain Recipe

Three for the Holidays

American Spiced Amber 5 gallons, OG 1.070 Steep 1# Caramunich®II, 0.5# Carapils®, 2 oz roasted barley Add 7# light DME

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