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Category: Homebrew Beer
A Mild Case Dark Mild
60-minute mash at 154°F (67.8°C)
60-minute boil.
Ferment at 65°F (18.3°C) until 5 points from final gravity. Then increase the temperature to 75°F.
Cold crash, then package.
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Saw Down Unda (New Zealand-style Pilsner)
Brew in a bag (BIAB) process:
- Mash Grain at 148°F (64°C) for 60 minutes (pH between 5.30-5.35)
- Pull bag and add first wort hops
- Bring to boil and boil for 60 minutes
- Whirlpool hop addition at 170°F (77°C) for 15 minutes
- Cool wort to 55°F (13°C) and pitch yeast.
- Let ferment at 55°F (13°C) until about 60% complete with fermentation about 4-6days
- Bump temp to 65°F (18°C) and finish out fermenting (this is usually when I add the dry hops)
- Cold crash to 38°F (3°C) and add gelatin to fine for 24-48hrs and then keg.
A Guide to Coffee (and Coffee Beer) for Homebrewers
Coffee and beer go together like peanut butter and jelly. Individually, the two beverages claim some of the most passionate followers who pine over different styles, processes, and stories.
Together, coffee and beer blend to create a world of interesting flavor adventures. Stouts and porters have stepped into the role of go-to styles when devising a coffee beer, but the opportunities are endless as brewers explore new styles and innovations that bring coffee into the beer-drinking experience.
Brewing coffee beers at home is fun and easy! Use the resources below to learn how to roast your own coffee, how to prepare coffee to be used in beer, and how to homebrew a coffee beer.… Read the rest “A Guide to Coffee (and Coffee Beer) for Homebrewers”
Customizable Homebrew Club Code of Conduct
The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) has developed a homebrew club Code of Conduct template, with a review by the AHA Governing Committee.
After customizing the template, suggestions of where to publish include:
- Post your code of conduct on your website
- Link to it on all club social media accounts and groups
- Link to it in all event materials and promotions
- Have members review and agree to the code of conduct when renewing their membership
- Make QR codes available at meetings for attendees to scan, review, and/or submit code of conduct violations
Reporting
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Egg over Mead-ium: Measuring Gravity With an Egg
Being frugal and making friends with beekeepers have benefits for the experimental meadmaker, and occasionally I get to play with crystallized comb or rinsings from extruded frames. But because the sugar concentration of washed honey is unknown, the density (specific gravity) of diluted honey has to be checked. Today we enjoy access to the wonderful glass hydrometer, but hydrometers have a habit of rolling off the counter when brew day rolls around. In the absence of a hydrometer, brewers in the past often used an egg. Really.
How the Floating Egg Test Works
The floating egg technique works thanks to the internal anatomy of an egg, which includes an air sac at the rounded end for the bird embryo to breathe.… Read the rest “Egg over Mead-ium: Measuring Gravity With an Egg”
2023 National Homebrew Competition Gold Medal Recipes
The gold medal-winning homebrew recipes from the 2023 National Homebrew Competition (NHC) are now available online! Browse through the winners from each of the 40 beer, mead, and cider categories.
For even more world-class homebrew recipes, access a selection of bronze/silver recipes from NHC 2023 as well as an archive of past medal-winning recipes in the Beer Recipes Library.
Powerful Pils
Cliftyfest Festbier
A Day in Vienna (Vienna Lager)
The Most Gluggable Czech Dark La
MI Blonde Baby (Blonde Ale)
Midnight Beach Dream (Dunkles Weissbier)
Mark’s Australian Sparkling Ale
British Mats Irish Red Ale
Horizon Pale Ale
Challenge Accepted American Amber Ale
Maxwell Porter
Critter Milk Stout
Sable Porter (2023 version)
Like Falling Off a Bike IPA
The Induction IPA
XXM (Double Extra Medium) Hazy IPA
Big Blimp!
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Learn to Homebrew Day Celebrates the Art of Making Beer on November 4
Boulder, Colo. • October 24, 2023 — The American Homebrewers Association® (AHA) is delighted to announce that the 25th annual celebration of Learn to Homebrew Day is set for November 4, 2023. This nationwide celebration aims to demystify the art of homebrewing and provide valuable resources. For seasoned brewers and curious beginners alike, Learn to Homebrew Day offers an opportunity to learn, connect with fellow beer enthusiasts, and celebrate the hobby of brewing at home.
For this year’s Learn to Homebrew Day, the AHA has selected two official SMaSH beer recipes, short for Single Malt and Single Hop, which use one type of ingredient.… Read the rest “Learn to Homebrew Day Celebrates the Art of Making Beer on November 4”
7 Pumpkin Beer Recipes You Can Homebrew
Before smoothie IPAs and pastry stouts, the original polarizing beer style was the pumpkin beer. The seasonal superstar has legions of loyal fans who eagerly await fall’s bounty of pumpkin beers, while another contingency sees it as part of the infamous “pumpkin spice takeover” of autumn.
At the American Homebrewers Association, we know there is a time and a place for just about every beer style! We’ve compiled 7 of our favorite beer recipes that include additions of pumpkin and/or pumpkin pie spices.
Down Derry Down Colonial Pumpkin Ale
Holiday Pumpkin Ale
Jack o’Lupe IPA
Smoked Pumpkin Saison
Milk Stout with Pumpkin, Coffee & Vanilla
Saison D’Potiron
Mashing Pumpkins Spiced Saison
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