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• What are your thoughts about the "no chill" method of brewing?
• I recall reading somewhere that 80–85 IBUs was the max bitterness without special equipment. Is this true?
• Join BYO Contributor Michael Tonsmeire on Facebook!

  • Join BYO contributor Michael Tonsmeire, aka The Mad Fermentationist for a live chat on BYO's Facebook page on Wednesday, February 29 from 6 to 8 pm (eastern).

• Aphrodisiac Valentine’s Beers

  • Spicy, chocolatey and coffee-flavored beers brewed for when you want to set the mood.

• Debunking Bitterness, No Chill Brewing: Mr. Wizard

  • The Wiz lays down the cold, hard facts on wort chilling and gives a sweet answer to a bitter question.

• Hope for Emma: Last Call

  • Minnesota homebrewers unite to help a young girl fight cancer, by brewing a batch of Emma’s Ale.

• Smuttynose Brewing Company “Noonan” clone: The Replicator (Jan/Feb 2011)

  • The Replicator clones Smuttynose’s Noonan Black IPA

• 17th Annual Homebrew Label Contest

  • It's time to get your homemade beer labels perfected to enter to win some great prizes in BYO's 17th annual label contest!

• “Have Another Falstaff Folks”

  • Follow the rise and fall of Falstaff beer, the German-influenced lager, made in America, with the English name. Plus, learn how to brew a classic American Pilsner — the way Falstaff and other breweries did before Prohibition.

• Improve Your Homebrew

  • Want to get better at brewing? Learn about the path to better homebrew, with tips on cleaning and sanitation, keeping a useful brewing notebook and the equipment upgrades that really make a difference. 

• Draft Table

  • Serve beer and start conversations by building this distinctive draft table for your next homebrew party.

• Brewing With Chocolate: Tips from the Pros

  • Brewing with real chocolate. Three pros provide the can do for making a cocoa-infused brew.

• Weizenbock: Style Profile

  • Want to brew a strong, malty, dark beer with wheat beer character? Give weizenbock a try.

• Recreating Historical Recipes: Techniques

  • What did Guinness’ West India Porter — the forerunner to their famous stout — taste like? Terry Foster goes to the source, finds the old 1801 recipe and brews it.

• Insulation and Heat: Advanced Brewing

  • Insulating your mash tun saves energy and ensures a more stable temperature and more even heat distribution.

• Fermentation Temperature Controller: Projects

  • Ferment at just the right temperature by building your own fermentation temperature controller.