Making Beer


Off-Flavor of the Week: Alcoholic

While high alcohol is integral to strong craft beer styles such as barleywine and imperial stout, not all alcohols are created equally.

Hops Harvest 2014

In farm fields and residential backyards across the country and around the world, hops harvest 2014 is well underway.

How to Cap Oddly Shaped Bottles

If you’ve ever tried packaging in bottles of different shapes and sizes, though, you may have found that the standard-issue capper doesn’t always get the job done.

Homebrewed Beer Styles for Wine Drinkers

It’s time to introduce these oenophiles to some homebrewed ales that can easily stand in for the fruit of the vine.

Homebrew Beer Styles for the Unconverted

You probably know some poor souls—bless them—who have yet to discover the flavor and freshness of homemade beer.

Airlock Fundamentals

The airlock is that funny little bit of plastic that affixes to the top of your brew bucket or carboy and bubbles away during fermentation.

Tying the Knot with Homebrew

I’m going to let you in on a secret: Believe it or not, there are actually patient souls out there who choose to marry homebrewers.

How to Use Dry Yeast

Dry brewer’s yeast has come a long way since the days when little foil packets of dubious provenance accompanied malt extract cans of unknown age.

Homebrew Disaster Relief

The only thing better than learning from your mistakes is to learn from someone else’s mistakes.

Spice up Your Homebrew

If you’ve never brewed with spices before, here are some tips to get you started.