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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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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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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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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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This week I take a look at the technical nature of beer brewing and how it differs from making other beverages like wine, cider or mead. Beer Brewing and Technology I often open my designing beer presentations with a description of the technical nature of brewing. Beer brewing is a much more technical hobby than […]
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Our Mutual Friend Announces Details on 9th Annual Gratitude Party

OMF Gratitude Party

(DENVER, CO)— With gratitude and appreciation, Our Mutual Friend Brewing(OMF) announces their 9th Annual Gratitude Party on Saturday, October 1 at the brewery (2810 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205) from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The festivities will include live spinning tunes from multiple DJs, specialty releases, and super collectible Gratitude Party bundles available for purchase. […]

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Hi-Wire Brewing Teams with Wickles Pickles on Wickle Pickle Beer

Wickles Pickle Beer

(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — Pickles and beer, an unusual yet oddly beloved pair, unite in this collaboration between two acclaimed innovators within each field  – Dadeville, Alabama-based Wickles Pickles and Asheville, North Carolina’s Hi-Wire Brewing. “Here in the South, we love our pickles and a nice, cold craft beer, and now we love Hi-Wire Brewing’s Wickles […]

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Ironshield Oktoberfest Can

(LAWRENCEVILLE, GA) – Pumpkin spice, football, and Oktoberfest beer are sure signs that fall is on the way. Ironshield Brewing can’t help you with the first two – but the beer? Definitely. The Gwinnett County craft brewer’s Oktoberfest – a lager brewed especially for the season – is hitting shelves and taps this week across […]

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Mother Earth Synaptic Plasticity

(Vista, CA & Nampa, ID) –  Mother Earth is continuing its every-60-day release schedule of Hazy IPAs with a new Simcoe and Mosaic hopped brew that’s a tongue twister both inside and out and impresses visually with the fluid creations of the artist known as pxEYES – an LA based visual and 3D artist known […]

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Lawson’s Finest Liquids Introduces Super Session IPA Series

Lawsons Finest Super Session IPA

Waitsfield, VT. (Aug 22, 2022) – Lawson’s Finest Liquids is redefining its Super Session series of IPAs, announcing today that the brewery is introducing its first Super Session IPA  featuring multiple hops. Made with a blend of Lotus and Mosaic hops, Lawson’s Finest Liquids Super Session will now be available year-round throughout a nine-state distribution […]

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Stone Brewing Releases Stone 26th Anniversary Imperial IPA

Stone Brewing 26th Anniversary IPA

(ESCONDIDO, CA) – Stone Brewing is celebrating 26 years of brewing bold, carefully crafted IPAs with uncompromising quality. Today, Stone Brewing announces Stone 26th Anniversary Imperial IPA, an amped up nod to the beer that started it all, Stone IPA. 25 years ago, Stone celebrated the first anniversary of the fledgling brewery with a beer that was a far […]

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Ecliptic Holy Mountain Extra Juicy Pale Ale

(Portland, OR)- Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing and Seattle’s Holy Mountain Brewing are releasing an Extra Juicy Pale Ale this summer. The fourth beer in Ecliptic’s 2022 Cosmic Collaboration Series will ship August 24th in 16-ounce cans and draft. Ecliptic + Holy Mountain Extra Juicy Pale Ale is brewed with Pale and Pilsner malts and dry-hopped with Vista […]

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Over the weekend I completed a long overdue revision of the BeerSmith forum. I moved to a new forum software platform, which adds a ton of new features. I also secured the main BeerSmith web site, blog, forum and recipes site so they all redirect to our secure server now. This resolved a series of […]
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Firestone Walker Oaktoberfest 2022

(Paso Robles, CA) –  Grab your stein and dust off your lederhosen as Firestone Walker’s fall classic is back with the 2022 edition of Oaktoberfest. As always, this latest release is an oak-inspired homage to the iconic “festbiers” that are synonymous with Munich’s legendary Oktoberfest celebration. “Oaktoberfest is our riff on the festbier style—we call […]

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When Bhavik Modi walked into his first ever sales meeting for his new craft beer line, he wasn’t alone. Tiffany Wooten, a veteran sales representative from brewery incubator Pilot Project Brewing, was by his side, convincing the team at high-end contemporary Indian restaurant ROOH Chicago to serve Azadi Brewing’s cardamom golden ale and Kesar mango […]

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(SAN DIEGO, CA) – Eppig Brewing, known for their expertly-crafted lagers and ales, is expanding their footprint into Orange County. The Vista-based brewery will offer their lineup of brews on draft and in 16oz cans where fine craft beer is sold in partnership with their San Diego distributor Scout Distribution. Fans can expect to see beers […]

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