Making Beer


Make Your Best Doppelbock

The dopplebock is a bit trickier to get just right, but when you do, you’ll have a delicious, higher-ABV dark lager to enjoy.

Making Your Own Tap Handles

Do-it-yourself tap handles are fun and easy.

DIY: Carboy and Keg Washer

Cleaning after brewing is the least fun part of the process, but we have a great DIY project that will make it a little less grueling and shave time off your day!

Brewers’ Tricks: Preheat Your Mash Water

Preheating your mash water with a bucket heater saves time and propane. We have some tips for making it work best for you!

The Real Oktoberfest Beer

A blonde lager is what is served at the true Oktoberfest.

Make Your Best Roggenbier

The Roggenbier is the spicier cousin of the Weizen and is the perfect winter lager. If you brew it around Thanksgiving or so, it will be ready to drink just after the new year.

How to Serve Beer on Nitro

Few things are as mesmerizing to a beer enthusiast as the cascading effect from a perfect nitro pour.

Decoction Shortcuts

The decoction process offers the promise of deeper malt character and clearer beer, but it takes extra time and involves extra processes that many brewers find too daunting. We have some alternatives that will get you the same results, but in less time.

The Right Way to Steep Specialty Grains

Avoid introducing off-flavors into your extract-based beer by following these steps for steeping grains.

How to Cold Crash Your Homebrew

Cold crashing is a tried-and-true way to clear up beer that involves no seaweed or fish guts whatsoever, just gravity and a cold nap. Here’s how to do it.