The essential NEIPA style profile and more

Plus, NEIPA recipe, Theodore Hamm's Brewing Company's Hamm's clone, yeast pitching rates, the trap door keezer, and more

Find Recipes Start your free trial Brew Day Bulletin Dear Homebrewer, Read our essential guide to the NEIPA style [Free], including sensory profile, ingredients, methods, and a classic recipe. This NEIPA style profile remains one of the most popular pieces we've ever published; it's a must read. Perfect for hot summer days, Theodore Hamm's Brewing Company's Hamm's clone recipe [Free] is crisp, refreshing and very light in color and body. Bombing Range Brewing Co.'s Medusa Dry Hopped Pale clone [Digital Members] is a smooth, easy drinker with huge stone fruit and apricot flavors and aroma. The Replicator provides the clone recipe for the 2018 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) gold-medal IPA Bine from Root Down Brewing Co. [Digital Members], a solid example of a traditional IPA whose recipe will withstand the test of time. Mr. Wizard elaborates on yeast pitching rates [Free], arguing that yeast is an art supply for the brewing artist. Then he explores brewpots made from other materials than stainless-steel [Digital Members]. If you're looking for homebrew projects for summer weekends, we have project plans for a trap door keezer [Free] and a portable glass rinser [Digital Members]. Cheers! Brad Ring Publisher Read & Brew: Free Content For All Recipe Theodore Hamm's Brewing Company's Hamm's clone Hamm's is crisp, refreshing and very light in color and body. It typically has very high carbonation levels that cover any sweetness that might be present. This beer is brewed with a double mash and is diluted upon packaging as all American-style Pilsners are. You ferment 5 gallons (19 L) of base beer, but yield 6 gallons (23 L) in the keg. (6 gallons/23 L, all-grain) OG = 1.040 FG = 1.006 IBU = 20 SRM = 3.2 ABV = 4.5% Ingredients 7.8 lbs. (3.5 kg) 6-row pale malt 3 lbs. (1.4 kg) brewer's corn grits 2.4 AAU Hallertau hops (60 min.) (0.6 oz./17 g at 4% alpha acids) 2.7 AAU Tettnanger hops (60 min.) (0.6 oz./17 g at 4.5% alpha acids) Read more Article New England IPA The New England IPA style showed up on the national beer consumer radar around 2011 when The Alchemist began canning Heady Topper, but it wasn't until after the 2015 Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Style Guidelines were released that the style really exploded (at least, outside of New England) and became one of the most sought after styles. Read more Ask Mr Wizard Understanding Pitching Rates Q I'm trying to make sense of BYO's latest article on yeast pitching rates and correlate it with yeast suppliers' data. The rule of thumb is 1 million cells/ milliliter/°Plato. I get that. However, when I go to Wyeast Labs (www.wyeast.com), they not only reference this formula, but also indicate the following interesting points about their Activator product: 1. Each package contains >100 billion yeast cells 2.  Each package is designed to successfully ferment 5 gallons of wort with an SG ≤1.060 (or 15 °P) When you apply the rule of thumb to the second bullet above, you are led to believe that each smack pack contains 280 billion cells (not 100). Are they not following the very rule of thumb they recommend? I suppose 280 billion is greater than 100 billion, but do I really want to purchase a product that is only guaranteed to have ~1⁄3 of the yeast cells I need for my 1.060 wort? A Wizard responds: I went to the Wyeast Web site to do a little bit of recon before answering this question. I found the site very informative and did see much of the information described in your question. What I could not find was any reference to the general rule you cite in your question.    Read More Project The Trap Door Keezer As most beginning homebrewers do, I first bottled my homebrew in saved 12-oz. longnecks. After a few batches under my belt I found bottling was a hassle, and I really wanted a beer refrigerator with taps at my newly-built bar. The quest began for the perfect beer fridge/kegerator. My wife thought that having a refrigerator with multiple taps through the door would not be a fitting addition to our family room, and I had to agree even though we already had a 14 cu. ft. (0.24 cu. m) fridge in the basement we could modify.  Read More For Digital Members Only Members get access to thousands of recipes, all new BYO issues and more. Try membership risk free for 14 days.* Brew Better. Try Membership, Free!* Recipe Bombing Range Brewing Co.'s Medusa Dry Hopped Pale clone This beer from Bombing Range Brewing (Richland, Washington) had limited availability but was easily one of the best using MedusaTM that I personally had. Founder and Head Brewer Mike Hopp describes it as a smooth, easy drinker with huge stone fruit and apricot flavors and aroma. (5 gallon/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.053 FG = 1.010 IBU = 56 SRM = 5 ABV = 5.8% Ingredients 6.4 lbs. (2.9 kg) 2-row pale malt 3.25 lbs. (1.5 kg) white wheat malt 15 oz. (425 g) Maris Otter pale ale malt   Read more Article Root Down Brewing Co. I love the classic beer styles. So Paul, your request for a classic American IPA like Bine brings a smile to my face. Hopefully, through this article we will cause a few brewers to remember the fun and tastiness of this bitter parent to the more modern New England IPA and to craft their own renditions. Read more Ask Mr. Wizard Brewpots made from other materials than stainless-steel Q My current stainless-steel brew pot is only five gallons and has developed a crack in the rim. I need to replace it with something larger that will not break my bank account and send my wife into a frenzy. I know that stainless is highly recommended for use as a brew kettle and I understand why, but are there any cheaper alternatives? I have read articles, including one by you, that say that using aluminum can be OK. Is this true? Also, what about the ceramic canning kettles that are readily available? A A pot really only needs to satisfy a few simple requirements to become a qualified brew pot. For starters, it ought not to leak — a leaky kettle is a problem. A good candidate for the job should also be large enough to hold a whole batch of wort. In your case, that means 5.5 to 6 gallons of wort before boiling, plus about 20 percent extra space to prevent boilovers. Using this formula, you need about a seven-gallon kettle.   Read more Project Build a Portable Glass Rinser Nobody wants to drink a fresh beer out of a dirty glass. Whether you're switching beers from an IPA to a stout and want a clean glass or maybe you just like the way a beer pours in a clean wet glass, this build is for you. Read more *For new members and subscribers only. Limit one per customer. Additional auto-renewal terms apply. 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