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Home Brewing

Flying Squirrel Red Ale

Yield: 5 gallons Gravity: 1053/13 degrees Plato Alcohol by volume: 5.5 percent Color: red-amber, 14 SRM (estimated) Bitterness: 32 IBU

Any Port in a Glass

I’ve been rifling through a lot of old brewing books lately in preparation for a book I’m writing. My goal,

Witty Wits

Nit-Wit Strong Wit 1080; 28 IBU; medium gold color 7 pounds pilsner malt 2 pounds Vienna malt 5 pounds malted

The Amazing Shape-Shifting Beer

I have a conflicted view of beer styles. As historical artifacts, beer styles are endlessly fascinating to study. They generally

Saison: Beer of Heavenly Balance

When you get done mowing the lush green lawn that coats the cloud tops all over heaven, of course you’re

Saisoon Buffoon

Makes 5 gallons at 1060, 38 IBU 5 pounds European pilsner malt 2.5 pounds Munich malt 1 pound malted wheat

Polka Dot Pilsner

5 gallons @ 1048 (figured at 80 percent of lab/HWE extract) 45 IBU 9 pounds Czech or other European pilsner

The Lazy Brewer’s Guide To Mashing

So, you’ve been brewing for a while. Like most brewers, you’ve started with kits or extract batches, and have lately

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