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Find Recipes Start your free trial Brew Day Bulletin Dear Homebrewer, We sent yeast to outer space and then brewed space beer [Free]!  Coconut DIPA? Yes, please: SingleSpeed Brewing Co.'s Coconut Migartion clone [Digital Members]. This Kellerbier recipe [Free] is based on the gold-medal winner kellerbier Mut Lager from Cervecería Mut out of Quito, Ecuador.  Get our Scottish Export style profile plus recipe [Digital Members].  Here in New England, we just kicked off apple season. So, it's time to build an apple scratter [Free] and make cider. Mr. Wizard answers reader questions on hot liquor tank temperature [Free] and dry hop timing [Digital Members]. Finally, here's how to build a better bottle capper [Digital Members].  Cheers! Brad Ring Publisher Read & Brew: Free Content For All Recipe Kellerbier This recipe is based on the gold-medal winner kellerbier Mut Lager from Cervecería Mut out of Quito, Ecuador. Special thanks to the Brewer Dora Durán for her help pulling this recipe together for the homebrew scale. (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.051 FG = 1.013 IBU = 18 SRM = 5 ABV = 5% Ingredients 7.75 lbs. (3.5 kg) German Pilsner malt 1.2 lbs. (544 g) German Vienna malt 1.2 lbs. (544 g) Bestmalz caramel Pils malt (2 °L) Read more Article Space Beer: To the edge of our world and back Space is awesome. No, not physical space, like your yard or loft . . . outer space. It's a fascinating environment that humans have been studying for hundreds of years and we still haven't unlocked one billionth of a percent of its secrets. Like, for example, how would the conditions in space impact brewer's yeast and its ability to make beer? Now I've got your attention. Read more Ask Mr. Wizard Hot Liquor Tank Temperature Q I brew on a 1⁄2-barrel Heat Exchanged recirculated mash system (HERMS). I turn up my hot liquor tank (HLT) temperature to about 200 °F (93 °C) for recirculating the wort. If I don't keep the HLT temperature that high it takes forever to bring the mash temperature to my target. Is keeping it this hot affecting my efficiency? A Paul, the direct answer to your question is "no"; using 200 °F (93 °F) water to heat wort with a copper coil heat exchanger is not going to hurt your efficiency. The important factor is the wort temperature measured at the outlet of your heater, not the temperature of the heating medium.   Read More Project Build an Apple Scratter Fall in New England conjures up images of brilliant orange and red foliage, arts and crafts fairs, and anticipation of the first frost. While most homebrewers are starting to think about pumpkin ales and holiday cheer recipes, cidermakers are focusing on what apples are coming into harvest. Whether heading out in late August for Paula Reds or Galas, or waiting until a crisp mid-October morning to pick Macoun or Liberty apples, there are dozens of varieties to choose from to make a fresh pressed cider. Personally, I prefer a good mix of apples for my cider. Some tart and some sweet fruit seems to add all the right flavors when drinking fresh juice or fermented cider. 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 SingleSpeed Brewing Co.'s Coconut Migartion clone Coconut DIPA? Yes, please. The Replicator travels to Iowa to try to uncover the secrets behind SingleSpeed Brewing's Coconut Migration. (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.072 FG = 1.017 IBU = 71 SRM = 6 ABV = 7.2% Ingredients 12 lbs. (5.44 kg) 2-row pale malt 1.25 lbs. (0.57 kg) flaked barley 1 lb. (0.45 kg) Munich malt   Read more Article Scottish Export: The pale ale of Scotland Our understanding of Scottish ales seems to be skewed. There is a definite Scottish national beer character, but many people seem to over-exaggerate its qualities. Unless you live in Scotland, you may not be getting the freshest examples, so you might think that age effects are part of the style profile. There are strong Scotch ales that are only distantly related to Scottish ales, yet often get lumped together when discussing styles. And then there is the whole peat-smoked malt misconception — don't get me started about that one. Combine all of these factors, and you have some pretty shaky ground upon which to base your knowledge about these beers. Read more Ask Mr. Wizard Dry Hop Timing Q When you dry hop, do you typically blow most of the yeast from the fermenting beer before your dry hop doses Or Dry hop On the yeast? Do you buy into biotransformation reactions occurring between hops and yeast?   A I have dry hopped during fermentation with yeast, blown yeast towards the end of fermentation and dry hopped, have racked beer from one fermenter to another before dry hopping, and have dry hopped beer in the keg. And yes, I do believe that yeast enzymatically change certain hop compounds during fermentation. I like these easy questions!   Read more Project Build a Better Bottle Capper One thing I really like about the homebrewing hobby is that it allows me to build various gadgets and equipment that I can use in my basement brewery. I am constantly thinking of ideas that will either make a process easier or at least make it more enjoyable. Recently I came up with a project that does both: A pneumatic bottle capper. Read more *Free Trial Terms and Conditions: For new members and subscribers only. Limit one per customer. Additional auto-renewal terms apply. See product checkout page for details.  Copyright © 2021 Brew Your Own, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Brew Your Own Our mailing address is: Brew Your Own 5515 Main St Manchester Center, VT 05255 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? 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