New hop varieties are being bred all the time. How do they get from birth to your beer? Find out and get to know five new varieties of hops for your homebrew.

Bigger and more heavily hopped so that it could survive being exported out of England. IPA, right? Not this time. The same story applies to foreign extra stout. Find out how to brew this big stout. Plus: two extra stout recipes.

Looking for a flavorful beer that won’t floor you? Dry stout is a sumptuous session ale. Learn the keys to brewing this style. Plus: recipes, nitro systems and sweet stout.

Sure, Mexico is the home to many lagers served in clear bottles with a lime wedged in their necks. But if you dig a little deeper, you will find that it is also the land of many indigenous brews, including pulque.

Two pros give tips on using roasted barley — the dark, aromatic malt of stouts — in your home brewery.

The Wiz says, “What!?” to a wheat brewing plan and gives a sweet response to a question about candi sugar.

The Wiz says, “What!?” to a wheat brewing plan and gives a sweet response to a question about candi sugar.

Bigger is better, right? Not always, according to Terry Foster. Learn the tips and techniques for brewing super session beers. Plus: two session beer recipes.

Hops add a lot of good stuff to your beer. But they can also skunk your beer if it is handled improperly. Learn the science behind skunking and how to prevent it.

Build your own cheap, but effective, tap cleaner.

College provides an education . . .in brewing