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• Squeezing Grain Bags: Mr. Wizard

  • Mr. Wizard gives advice to a new all-grainer.

• Soaking Whole Hops: Mr. Wizard

  • The Wiz lets loose with his opinion on wort loss.

• Making Cider: TIps from the Pros

  • Three cider makers discuss apples and the craft of cidermaking.

• Bottomless Keg: Last Call

  • A tale of the neverending keg.

• BYO and Basic Brewing Radio Experiment: Does Delayed Racking Harm Your Beer?

  • Brew Your Own and Basic Brewing Radio announce the results of our first collaborative experiments . . . and reveal what our next experiment will test.

• Berliner Weisse: Style Profile

  • Berliner Weisse is a crisp, tart beer that goes down great on a hot day. Napolean called it “the Champagne of the North.” So, you know, it’s got that going for it.

• Yeast Nutrients: Techniques

  • Yeast do not live by maltose alone. Find out what nutrients they need and how to ensure you have the proper amount in your wort.

• Build A Cider Press: Projects

  • Apple cider is easy to make. All you need are some apples and a way to crush them. Our do-it-yourself cider press can get you started.

• Yeast Metabolism

  • How yeast ferment sugar and produce flavor and aroma compounds.

• Yeast Metabolism

  • How yeast ferment sugar and produce flavor and aroma compounds.

• Yeast Culturing

  • Start your own yeast lab.

• Yeast Handling

  • Advice on how to handle your yeast and manage your fermentations.

• Yeast Biology ( 2009)

  • How did Saccharomyces cerevisiae become a good brewing yeast?

• Torpedoes Away

  • The brewers at Sierra Nevada have come up with a new device to improve the extraction of hop oils during dry hopping. Meet their torpedo — and the beer that carries its name.