Root Down Brewing Co.’s Bine clone, DIY bottle cap designs, and more

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Membership Options   Brew Day Bulletin Dear Homebrewer, Adding hops right after the boil finishes has become an important technique to pack a big hop aroma in beer. Mr. Wizard shows you best practices for hop stands and whirlpool hop additions [Plus Members]. In Root Down Brewing Co.'s Bine clone [Free], the hop aroma and flavor are intense and feature passion fruit, papaya, grapefruit, lemon rind, pine, and resin. Landrace ESB [Members] utilizes classic English landrace hops. A 70-year-old grandmother visits her local homebrew store [Free], while the Replicator profiles Saddle Mountain Brewing Co. [Members], including their Taildragger Clan-Destine clone recipe [Members]. We share some tips on how to create a mobile beer lab [Members] and instructions  for DIY bottle cap designs [Free].  Mr. Wizard answers questions on adding water to carboys after racking [Free] and troubleshoots hop fade [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 Hop Stands & Whirlpool Hop Additions Adding hops right after the boil finishes has become an important technique to pack a big hop aroma in beer. Known as both hop stands and whirlpool hopping, learn the best practices for this hopping technique with Brew Your Own Magazine's Technical Editor Ashton Lewis. Watch Now Read & Brew: Free Content For All Recipe Root Down Brewing Co.'s Bine clone Bine should be near brilliant clarity and a burnished golden color with moderate high carbonation. The hop aroma and flavor are intense and feature passion fruit, papaya, grapefruit, lemon rind, pine, and resin. The strong hop bitterness is firm but not abrasive while the dry finish keeps you coming back for more.   Read more Article The Shop Around the Corner: My local homebrew store I have now lived in Havertown, Pennsylvania for 44 years. It is a wonderful residential community in the suburbs of Philadelphia with a population of 37,000. In that time, a homebrew shop that I have actually never frequented has stood on busy Darby Road for 27 of those years. What do I, a 70-year-old grandmother, know of beer? Not much to be honest. During summer I'll drink a Corona with slice of lime. I'll pick up a 6-pack of Harp at St. Patrick's Day and a 6-pack of Lowenbräu for Oktoberfest. Admittedly there are going to be many groans when my husband Mike talks to me about the latest IPA or barrel-aged stout. My eyes glaze over. But when COVID struck in March of 2020, that homebrew store around the corner peaked my interest. Read more This Friday Learn How to Evaluate Beer & Become a Better Brewer Join the BJCP's President Emeritis Gordon Strong to learn how to properly evaluate beer like a judge and how you can use those skills to make better beer. This live 4-hour online workshop will also be recorded so you can still learn from video replays even if you can't join us Friday. Ask Mr. Wizard Adding water to carboys after racking Q Does adding pre-boiled water to the carboy after I rack my beer help against oxidation (less headspace) or hurt it (risk of splashing)? A Headspace can cause oxidation, especially in secondary fermenters. Anything that is done to eliminate air helps minimize oxidation. And adding de-aerated water can reduce the odds of oxidation, but the process deserves more than a simple answer. So read on Adam! Read More Project DIY Bottle Cap Designs I enjoy being creative, working with my hands, and taking on a challenge. Homebrewing brings many of these opportunities and it's why many of us are drawn to the hobby. We can take control over almost every aspect of the process to develop just the right look, feel, and flavor of the beers that represent our best effort and passion for the final product. 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 Landrace ESB An English ESB utilizing classic English landrace hops.   5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.046  FG = 1.010 IBU = 50  SRM = 13  ABV = 4.7% Ingredients 8.8 lbs. (4 kg) Maris Otter pale ale malt  8.8 oz. (250 g) crystal malt (60 °L) 3.5 oz. (100 g) chocolate malt   Read more Article Saddle Mountain Brewing Co. What do you get when you pair a dedicated restaurant entrepreneur with a driven aviation expert? You get a brewery and restaurant that takes off quickly! So is the case of Saddle Mountain Brewing Company of Goodyear, Arizona. Located about 30 minutes west of Phoenix, the brewpub Saddle Mountain and its line of craft beers named Taildragger have been producing solid brews since its inception in 2014.   Read more Ask Mr. Wizard Talking Oxidation and Hop Fade  Follow-up to previous answer: I answered a question from Scot in Chicago, Illinois that was published in the November 2019 edition of BYO. His question was about hop fade and why some of his recent New England IPAs lost hop aroma quickly after packaging. Scot let me know in his question that he was a very experienced brewer. Knowing that biased my answer because I did not think that he suddenly had a rash of oxidation problems. His question had me publicly scratching my head. Thanks to emails from Karl Helmstetter and Joe Walts (below), I now offer some more insight into the possible causes of hop fade. Read More Project The Mobile Beer Lab: Staying organized and portable I try to keep my brewing equipment clean and organized, but that doesn't always happen. Clean, yes . . . organized, no. When it comes to quality control tests while homebrewing, it can be easy to skip over a step because you just don't want to look for that packet of pH buffer solution you swore you left tucked away next to your pH meter and you don't need a fresh calibration to make beer. You can absolutely make beer without a hydrometer or pH meter. You definitely don't need a microscope.  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. 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