Blood Orange Wit recipe, aging gracefully, and more

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Membership Options   Brew Day Bulletin Dear Homebrewer, Learn the science behind how your beer ages [Free]. Then, read about oysters and stout (and oyster stout) [Members]. This Blood Orange Wit recipe [Free] makes a rich wit bier utilizing zested blood oranges to provide citrus kick. Our Smoked Maple Brown Ale [Members] recipe was inspired by a sugaring season accident.  In our conical fermenters video [Plus Members], we show you how to get the most out of your conical fermenter and what makes it different from other homebrew fermenters. Mr. Wizard reviews barrel preparation [Free] and cold conditioning kegs [Members]. In projects, learn to build a multiple bottle filler [Free] and keep your mash tun insulated [Members]. Cheers! Brad Ring Publisher For BYO+ and Nano+ Members Only  Brew even better with 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! Watch with BYO+ Membership Video Conical Fermenters Small-scale conical fermenters are becoming increasingly popular with homebrewers. Brew Your Own Magazine's Technical Editor Ashton Lewis shows you how to get the most out of your conical fermenter and what makes it different from other homebrew fermenters. Watch with BYO+ or Nano+ Membership Read & Brew: Free Content For All Recipe Blood Orange Wit (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.051 FG = 1.010 IBU = 15 SRM = 6 ABV = 5.4% Ingredients 5 lbs. (2.27 kg) Pilsner malt 5 lbs. (2.27 kg) flaked wheat 8 oz. (0.23 kg) flaked oats Read more Article Aging Gracefully Will your beer grow mellow and pleasing or develop into a crusty old coot? The key is how you treat it in its youth. Learn the science of aging, and keep your beer from becoming disagreeable before its time. Read more This Friday Learn How to Grow Great Hops at Home! Put more home in your homebrew by learning how to grow your own great hops. Hop expert Eric Sannerud will walk you through site selection, trellising, care, troubleshooting, harvesting, storing, and using homegrown hops in a four-hour live online workshop on Friday, February 25. Plus attendees will have access to video replays and class materials so you can still learn even if you can't join us this Friday. Ask Mr. Wizard Barrel Preparation Q  I just received an 8-gallon (30-L) bourbon barrel, but I realized I don't know what I need to do to prepare the barrel. My beer won't be ready for 30 days, and the barrel "has been freshly emptied," according to the supplier I bought it from. Is there anything I need to do to the barrel in the meantime or can I just siphon the beer into it when it's ready? A Bourbon barrels can be used to produce some really great beers. At Springfield Brewing Company, like many craft breweries, we use bourbon barrels for some of our beers.  Read More Project Build a Multiple Bottle Filler: Projects Bottling just takes too long. Wouldn't you like to have a multi-head bottling machine, like the pros? Unfortun-ately the models at the commercial breweries can cost upwards of $20,000. We believe you can build a multi-head bottling machine for under $50! Read More For Digital and Plus Members Only  Start your Digital Membership Free Trial Digital Members get access to thousands of recipes, all new BYO issues and more. Try membership risk free for 14 days.*! Try Digital Membership, Free!* Recipe Smoked Maple Brown Ale Now, I don't want to encourage anyone to go out and evaporate 70 gallons of fresh maple sap, and then burn it, to duplicate my brewing version of a "kick save." Instead, I offer a recipe for a stronger-than-average brown ale, with a small amount of smoked grain and some maple, to give you an idea of what it might have been… (5 gallons/19 L, partial mash) OG = 1.068  FG = 1.015 IBU = 22  SRM = 26  ABV = 7.4% Ingredients 4 lbs. (1.8 kg) pale malt 1 lb. (0.45 kg) brown malt 0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) dark crystal malt (90° L) Read more Article Oysters and Stout He was a bold man, who first ate an oyster," so the quote goes. The words have been attributed to Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift, and King James I. Whoever coined it, said it well. Hunger will possess creatures to eat just about anything.   Read more Ask Mr. Wizard Cold conditioning kegs Q When you cold condition beer in a keg, does it matter whether it is carbonated or not?   Read More Project Keep Your Mash Tun Insulated I entered all-grain homebrewing the way many of us do: I found the simplest and most affordable method that worked. For me, this was a combination of a large pot on the stove and a grain bag for easy infusion mashing and batch sparging. Using a single pot for the mash and the boil reduces your initial equipment costs and removes the need to transfer liquids between vessels, but keeping your mash temperature constant in a bare metal pot can be a challenge. This is especially true when you're brewing small batches, because you don't have the thermal mass of a large volume of water. Read More *BYO+ and Nano+ Membership Terms and Conditions:  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.  *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 © 2022 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? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.