Haze formation, Mike McDole's Double IPA recipe, and more

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Membership Options   Brew Day Bulletin Dear Homebrewer, Mike McDole's Double IPA recipe [Free] is based on the Russian River Brewing Company's Pliny The Elder and was one of the winners of Boston Brewing Company's LongShot contest. Learn about ways to induce or reduce haze formation's presence in beer [Free]. Then, we solved the mystery of decoction mashing [Members].  Urban Family Brewing Co.'s Limesicle clone [Members] is a "milkshake IPA" using lactose and lime zest.  Mr. Wizard shares tips for choosing specialty malts [Members] and considering hop oils [Free] when selecting hops. Build a portable cup rinsing station [Free] to bring to your next tasting event or a British-style beer engine [Members]. Closed vessel beer racking [Plus video] is a useful skill to transfer your beer between containers without any exposure to outside oxygen. 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 Closed Vessel Beer Racking Closed vessel racking is a useful skill to transfer your beer between containers without any exposure to outside oxygen. Brew Your Own Magazine's Technical Editor Ashton Lewis walks you through this technique. Watch Now Read & Brew: Free Content For All Recipe Mike McDole's Double IPA (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.095  FG = 1.020 IBU = ~100  SRM = 7.4  ABV = 10% Ingredients 16.0 lbs. (7.3 kg) American two-row malt (2 °L) 1.0 lbs. (0.45 kg) Briess Cara-Pils® malt (2 °L) 0.5 lbs. (0.23 kg) corn sugar   Read more Article Haze Formation: Ways to induce or reduce its presence in beer To understand haze formation prevalent in many beer styles, we must realize that one of the most common causes of haze is created by colloidal particles binding (joining) and cleaving (separating) due to their Brownian motion (this is described as the erratic and random movement of microscopic substances suspended in liquid). As these substances collide and form bonds, they can eventually form larger visible aggregates we call haze. Read more This Friday Learn to Pour the Perfect Pint Join BYO for a four-hour live online workshop Friday, April 8 on Brewery Taproom Draft Systems. From layout considerations to maintenance and cleaning you need to know what you are doing or your beer – and profits – might suffer. Don't miss this Boot Camp if you run or are interested in running a small craft brewery. Ask Mr. Wizard Hop Oils Q I've been selecting hops for my beers based off of traditional methods, for example; East Kent Golding and the like for English styles, noble hops like Hallertauer for German lagers, etc. But I've realized most of my additions only take into consideration alpha acids. What role should all the other oils and resins, like cohumulone, myrcene, humulene, and the like play in a brewer's decisions on what hops will work well with one another and with different types of styles? A I consider my knowledge on this topic typical for the average craft brewer and will answer your question from my perspective and comment on some of the topics brewers and hop researchers are looking at related to this very deep subject. In general terms, many brewers approach hops with very little numerical precision. Read More Project Glass Rinser - A portable cup rinsing station One of our biggest pet peeves at a brew fest is not being able to rinse the glass in between brews. We all know that tasting a stout right after an imperial IPA is not good form without rinsing first and yet it's such a difficult thing at most tasting events. As a homebrewer at events, you want to put your best foot forward and don't want the last beer's flavors to clash with yours, but you never know if the event organizers will provide you with water pitchers and if they do, will it get refilled? 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 Urban Family Brewing Co.'s Limesicle clone This is a "milkshake IPA" using lactose and lime zest. Head Brewer of Urban Family Brewing (Seattle, Washington) Isaac Koski says the dry hop addition in this beer rotates among citrusy hops including Citra®, Simcoe®, or Motueka. "These are interchangeable in my mind based on availability and how they are smelling."   Read more Article Solve the Mystery of Decoction Mashing As brewers, we refer to the entire process of converting the starch present in grains and adjuncts into sugar as mashing. We use the enzymes present in pale malted grains to perform this conversion. These enzymes are active over a range of temperatures, with more activity within certain ranges than outside of these ranges. . Read more Ask Mr. Wizard Choosing Specialty Malts Q. There seems to be a lot of different specialty grains that folks add to their recipes for things like head retention, creaminess, mouthfeel, etc. Crystal, Carapils, Caravienne, Caramunich, Carafoam, flaked barley and the list goes on. Why are there so many and does one really stand out for you when you are brewing a beer? Read More Project Build a Beer Engine On my very first trip "back to the Old Country," the Isle of Man to see family, I was exposed to the British way of dispensing beer. The trip was traumatic. We'd missed a connection and were forced to take a seven-hour international red-eye. Late arrival necessitated racing from London, Gatwick, towards Liverpool to catch the SeaCat ferry to the Isle of Man. We missed the ferry, but found lodging for the night. 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. 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