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Malt Groups and Flavors in Beer Brewing

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This week I take a close look at malts, the four major malt groups and how malts are best used in beer brewing. This is a summary article which incorporates links to more detailed articles on each malt group. The Four Major Malt Groups All of the barley malts used in brewing can be effectively […]
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Roasted Malts in Beer Brewing

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This week I take a close look at the roast malt group, and explain when and why you would want to use these malts in your beer. The Roast Malt Group The roast malt group includes pale chocolate, chocolate malt, carafa I, II and III, black patent malt, red malt and stout roast. These are […]
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Base Malts in Beer Brewing

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This week I describe base malts and their use in beer brewing. The Base Malt Group Base malts are the most widely used in beer brewing as they make up the vast majority of any malt bill. Many beer styles like IPA were traditionally made with only base malts, and you can brew a large […]
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Kilned Malts in Beer Brewing

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This week I take a look at the kilned malt group, and explain when and why you would want to use kilned malts in your beer brewing recipes. The Kilned Malt Group As I explained in my earlier article on malting and malt groups, kilned malts are made using the same basic malting process as […]
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Water Advice for Extract Beer Brewers

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This week I take a look at what type of water is best for extract beer brewers. I make the case that distilled or RO water may be the best choice for extract brewing. Water Chemistry for Extract Brewers Advanced all grain brewers go through a lot of effort to get their water profiles right […]
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The Ultimate BeerSmith Equipment Profile Guide

Equipment
Some of the most frequent questions I receive on BeerSmith software are about how to properly set up and dial in your equipment profile. This is an important first step as the equipment you are using drives all of the critical recipe estimates like color, bitterness and original gravity. I’ve composed many articles and videos […]
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Enzymes in Beer: Alpha and Beta Amylase

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This week I take a look at the differences between alpha and beta amylase which act during the mash to convert longer starch chains to simple sugars in beer. Alpha vs Beta Amylase Enzymes are naturally produced in malted barley during the malting process. Chief among these are alpha amylase and beta amylase. They are […]
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German Vienna lager all grain brew day

Beer Kit
This was a sunny & hot brew day. Today I made one of my favorite recipes – Vienna lager. A malt forward, low IBU refreshing lager. A smoot brew day it was. Cheers Music from https://filmmusic.io Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org)
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