Mamacita's Dark Kölsch recipe, continual improvements, DIY bottle cleaning/sanitizing rack, and more

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Membership Options   Brew Day Bulletin Dear Homebrewer, BYO Technical Editor Ashton demonstrates how to harvest yeast from one beer to reuse in a new batch [Video: Plus Members]. Mamacita's Dark Kölsch recipe [Free] is an homage to St. Arnold Brewing's Santo, and don't miss this 2-for-1 Citra® IPA recipe [Digital and Plus Members].  Mr. Wizard shares his Guide to Cleaning Your Draft System [Digital and Plus Members] and troubleshoots homebrew that spoils quickly [Free].  Learn to apply a continual improvements [Free] process to your homebrewing, and try these practical tips to minimize problems when packaging beer [Digital and Plus Members].  Looking for some projects for the long holiday weekend? Try a bottle cleaning/sanitizing rack [Free] or putting a spigot in a class carboy [Digital and Plus Members].  Cheers! Brad Ring Publisher For BYO+ and Nano+ Members Only Introducing BYO+ Membership Become a BYO+ Member to access the new BYO+ Video Series, one on-demand workshop, 1000s of how-to articles and tested recipes, and more! Save 20% during our Cyber Week sale. Watch with BYO+ Membership Video Yeast Harvesting Professional brewers regularly harvest yeast from one beer to reuse in a new batch. Now you can too with these tips from Brew Your Own Magazine's Technical Editor Ashton Lewis. Watch with BYO+ or Nano+ Membership Read & Brew: Free Content For All Recipe Mamacita's Dark Kölsch An homage to St. Arnold Brewing's Santo, which was in the brewery's regular rotation from 2011 until they discontinued brewing it in 2021. (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.050  FG = 1.014 IBU = 27  SRM = 21  ABV = 4.7% Ingredients 4 lbs. (1.8 kg) American six-row malt 2.5 lbs. (1.1 kg) Munich dark malt (20 °L) 2.5 lbs. (1.1 kg) Munich light malt (10 °L) Read more Holiday shopping (and savings!) for homebrewers Save 20% storewide now through Cyber Monday. Shop BYO Holiday Deals* Article Continual Improvements Most brewers want to make better beer. Whether we define "better" as tastier beer, conformance to the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines, or a more efficient brew day, we want to improve our processes and outcomes. My day job is helping people improve business and production processes where improving a process generally means increasing the quality or reducing the cost of the product. Read more Ask Mr. Wizard Homebrew Spoils Quickly Q My beer does not last as long as commercial beers or my friend's homebrews. I try to eliminate oxygen during transferring and bottling. Is that the main culprit or could there be another issue i haven't thought about? A The primary cause of oxidized beer is the introduction of air to beer after the initial stages of fermentation. It is very easy to simply state that oxidation can be minimized by reducing air pick-up during the process, but like many things in life, this advice is much easier to offer than it is to practice. Before jumping into some of the things that can lead to oxygen pick-up in the process, I do want to touch on how different beers can be more or less sensitive to oxidation.   Read More Project Bottle Cleaning/Sanitizing Rack Most homebrewers would agree that the better part of brewing beer at home is spent cleaning and sanitizing equipment. A lot of dedication goes into every batch and after waiting weeks for fermentation to be done you are ready for some payback. There is only one step that separates you from drinking that beer, and that is bottling or kegging. Bottling beer takes a lot of work — mostly spent cleaning and sanitizing each bottle. Read More For Digital and Plus Members Only Recipe 2-for-1 Citra® IPA (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains) OG = 1.069  FG = 1.016 IBU = 55  SRM = 10  ABV = 6.9%   Ingredients 7.2 lbs. (3.3 kg) light dried malt extract  1 lb. (0.45 kg) caramel malt (40 °L) 12.9 AAU Simcoe® hops (45 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 12.9% alpha acids) Read more Article Packaging Beer: Practical tips to minimize problems You've devised a recipe that makes your mouth water when you just look at it. You've gathered the best ingredients you can source and prepped them to perfection. You've mashed, boiled, steeped, and hopped exactly as you had intended. You've fermented at exactly the right temperature for exactly the right amount of time. You're ready to finally try the beer you've worked so hard on and given so much thought and love to.   Read more Ask Mr. Wizard Mr. Wizard's Guide to Cleaning Your Draft System Q Two years ago, I bought my first two Corny kegs and have been serving some of my beer on draft (still bottle some). For a while I was just using picnic taps as they were cheap and easy, but I just bought two stainless faucets and will be running them through the fridge door. With the picnic taps, cleaning was easy as I just unscrewed the top piece on both the tap and the quick connect and soaked in cleaner solution followed by a quick sanitizer rinse. I would do this just before putting every new beer on tap. What's your recommended procedure for cleaning lines and faucets? Do you recommend replacing the tubing over time?   Read More Project Put a Spigot in a Glass Carboy: Projects The idea for this issue's project came from a BYO reader. Ronald E. Kingery of Green-town, Indiana wrote to me a while back, asking, "Has there ever been a project in a past issue that dealt with adding a tap (or spigot) to a glass carboy? I am very interested in attempting to do this so I can get completely away from siphoning." Read More *BYO+ and Nano+ Membership Terms and Conditions:  20% discount taken from the total upgrade amount, which will vary depending on how much time is left until your next renewal date. Discount offer valid through November 30, 2021 11:59 Pacific. You will be enrolled in the auto-renewal program, and your membership will renew at the prevailing rates at the time. Additional terms and conditions apply, see individual product pages for details.  *Cyber Week Promotion ends November 29, 2021 at 11:59 Pacific. See individual product pages for additional terms and conditions. Coupon code automatically applied.  Copyright © 2021 Brew Your Own, All rights reserved. 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