Dave Carpenter

Dave Carpenter


Exchange Rates I: Base Malts

Your brew buddy just emailed you the recipe for his or her award-winning American pale ale. You eagerly open the file and discover it’s an all-grain recipe. But you brew from extract. What now?

Frugal Brewing: Choosing a Thermometer

New brewers will brew better with a good thermometer.

Koriander und Salz, Gotterhalt’s Gose Recipe

Try this homebrew-sized interpretation of a Gose, soured with Latobacillus bacteria before the boil.

5 Tips for Competition Brewing

If it’s honest impressions of your beer you’re after, entering a competition is an excellent way to get feedback from trained judges.

Feats of Strength: Strong Ale Style Guide

Consider the common themes that connect barleywine, stock ale, old ale, and wheatwine to one another.

Fermentation: Glass or Plastic?

The debate over which is better is as old as the hobby itself.

Prepping Used Barrels for Aging Beer

Here are three things you need to know about prepping a barrel for aging beer.

Water: The Overlooked Essential

Alas, water is to most IPA drinkers as “Arrested Development’s” Ann Veal is to Michael Bluth (that is, the thing that’s always around yet you’re constantly forgetting about). And yet, water is essential to every IPA—every beer, in fact.

How to Overcome Inconsistent Bottle Carbonation

If you’ve ever had an inconsistently carbonated batch of homebrewed beer, you know how frustrating it can be.

First Draft: Getting Started with Your New Home Draft System

With a few tweaks, that generic kegerator hardware can, indeed, pour great beer. And once you’ve gotten it dialed in, it will serve you well for years to come.