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Subject Catalog
- Beginner Guides
- General Intermediate and Advanced Discussions
- INGREDIENTS
- Malt, Hops,
Yeast, Water,
Adjuncts
- PROCESSES
- Fermentation, Aeration,
Carbonation,
Mashing, Sanitation,
Kegging, Cask Conditioning
- EQUIPMENT
- Overviews,
Mills, Mash vessels and
spargers, Chillers, Fermenters,
Bottles, Kegs,
Metals and materials, Professional
brewing equipment
- STYLES
- Styles and production,
Lambic, Mead,
Cider, Non-alcholic beer,
Sake
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Alcohol and calories,
Color, Historical
perspectives, Recipe formulation,
Professional craft brewing,
Book reviews,
Beer appreciation,
Other topics
-
How to Brew Your First Beer, by John Palmer
-
The Beer Basics: The simplest way to brew five gallons of beer!,
provided by the American Homebrewers Association
- Beginners Getting Started Guide,
by Rob Gardner, an older guide written for HBD around 1989, short and concise
- Basic Brewing with
Kits Available in the UK, by Gillian Grafton Lost In
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- What's Howard Brewing?,
a short annotated slide show of the basic brewing process from
St. Patricks of Texas
- Dan Brown's
Homebrewing page, photos and descriptions of his brewing setup
- Making
Simple Fermented Beverages, by Eric Garrison. Summary of procedures
for making mead, wine, and hard cider--not beer.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
in rec.crafts.brewing, by Kurt Swanson (emphasis on brewing not drinking)
- Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) in rec.food.drink.beer, by John Lock (emphasis on drinking
not brewing)
- Cursus Bierbrouwen, written in *Dutch* by
Piet Tutelaers, this is a *PostScript* file of a comprehensive, well-reasearched
guide for the homebrewer. Includes an overview of ingredients, instructions
for mashing, calculating gravities and alcohol, basic recipes (various styles)
for the all-grain brewer,
and brewers log worksheets.
- An
Introduction to the Brewing Process, by Christopher McIlroy and
Aaron Bandremer
- General Brewing
Instructions, by Fred Waltman of Culver City Home Brewing
Malt
- All About Grain 101, by
Jim Busch (excellent summary of malt characteristics)
- Malt Production: What
makes Munich malt production unique?, by Al Korzonas
- Roasting Pale Malt to Make
Amber and Brown Malts, by Geoff Cooper
- Yummy Malt Flavor, by
George Fix, brewing techniques to get high malt profile
- Table of hop content in malt extracts
- Malting Process in a Nutshell,
by Mark Stevens
- The
Advantages of Floor Malting, by Lorne Watson of Moray
Firth Maltings Lost In Cyberspace: breworld.com!
- Grains in
the UK, by Gillian Grafton Lost
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- Belgian
Malt: Some Practical Observations, by George Fix, from
Brewing Techniques
magazine
Hops
-
Frequently Asked Questions About Hops, by Norm Pyle
(If link is down, here's an old version.)
- Glenn Tinseth's Hop Page
- Hop Profiles, posted by
John Goldwaite based on L.D. Carlson fact sheet
- Hop
Aroma and Flavor,
by Glenn Tinseth, article from January/February 1993 issue of
Brewing
Techniques magazine
- HopUnion home page
- Chart of hop constituents (alpha/beta
acids, cohumulone, myrcene, humulene, caryophylene, farnesene), by style,
and stability of varieties in storage
-
Hop Bitterness Analysis: ASBC methods of analysis, transcribed
by Dan McConnell
- Hop
Utilization Numbers, by Glenn Tinseth
- Hops Growing Primer, by
Russ Gelinas and Pete Soper
- Hop Growing, by Alan
Edwards, interesting setup of growing vines horizontally
- Hops in the
UK, by Gillian Grafton Lost
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- Hops
Information: Current research in hop cultivation in New
England, from Prof. Leonard Perry of the University of Vermont
Extension Service Plant & Soil Science Department
- The
Hop Page: Glenn Tinseth provides an excellent web page for hop
heads, with information on utilization, aroma and flavor, and
software for calculating hop bitterness
- Growing
Hops - In the Home Garden, by Susan Hiller, Gale Gingrich, and
Alfred Haunold
- Factors
Affecting Hop Production, Hop Quality, and Brewer
Preference, by Alfred Haunold and Gail. Nickerson,
from Brewing
Techniques
- Grow Your Own
Hops, by Scott Russell, from Brew
Your Own magazine.
- First Wort Hopping
Summary, by Dave Draper, summary of article in Brauwelt
about hopping beers early in the boil
- Dwarf
Hops, by Simon Morgan
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Yeast
- Culturing
Yeast and Using Slants, by David Draper
- Yeast
Information and Technique Resource (also known as
the Yeast FAQ), by
Patrick Weix
- Selection
and Propagation of Brewer's Yeast, by John Kleyn and James Hough
- Jack Schmidling on Yeast
Culture, by Jack Schmidling
- Microbiology for the Home: A
Primer on Yeast Culturing, by Brett Lindenbach
-
Commercially Available Strains of Brewers' Yeast
- Sterile Distilled Water
Yeast Storage, by Dave Whitman, discussion of long-term
yeast storage
- Big Yeast Experiment, by
Michael Froehlich, results of experiment done by Long Beach Homebrewers
to evaluate 14 strains of beer yeast for attenuativeness and flavor
contribution
- Yeasts
Available in the UK, by Gillian Grafton Lost InCyberspace: breworld.com!
- Yeasts
from Bottle-Conditioned Beers, by Anders Lundquist, info on which
beers contain live yeast that can be cultured
- World Wide Web
Virtual Library: Yeast, links to general yeast resources as well
as specific pages for saccharomyces cerevisiae, schizosaccharomyces
pombe, and candida albicans
- Take the Plunge
Into Liquid Yeast, by Sal Emma, from
Brew Your Own magazine.
- Yeast Selection for Hard
Cider Makers, by Greg Appleyard
- Photos
of Lambic Cultures, by Jim Liddil,
(*this is an Adobe Acrobat file*)
- Lallemand Ltd. (company
producing beer and wine yeasts)
Water
Adjuncts and Other Ingredients
- Sugar Information, by Bob
Devine, excellent summary descriptions of sugars used in brewing
- Caramelising Sugars, by
Andy Walsh
- The Beer That Made Idaho Famous, or
How I Mash Potatos, by Cary Jensen
- Sugar and Acid Content of Fruit,
chart of content by weight from "The Curious Cook" cookbook
- Gelatinization Temperatures
for Adjuncts, by Rob Lauriston
- Brewing Sugars, description
of sugars used as malt adjuncts in brewing, from H. Lloyd Hind's book
Brewing Science and Practice, transcribed by ???
- Spice Up Your Brew,
by Scott Russell, from Brew Your
Own magazine.
- Winemaking
Chemicals and Additives, by Steve Penoncello, most of these additives
are also used in brewing and mead making
- Flocculation,
Fluid Dynamics, and Fining, by Ken Burrell, technical discussion on
optimizing finings performance Lost
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- Beer
Brewing, by Ken Takeda, general overview of the brewing process with
discussions on ingredients, sanitation, etc.
Wort Preparation
- Wort
Dilution Tables, by Oliver Weatherbee, determine how much water to
add to wort to hit a target gravity
Fermentation
- Open Fermentation,
by Jim Busch
- Wort Composition,
Stuck Fermentations and High Gravity Brewing, by Andy Walsh (read
in conjunction with the discussions by Al Korzonas and Kevin Hass)
- Troubleshooting
Stuck Fermentations, by Al Korzonas
- Using Enzymes to Solve
Fermentation Problems, by Kevin Hass
- Cool Summer
Brewing, by Sal Emma, from Brew
Your Own magazine.
- Ester Formation, by
Andy Walsh
- Secondary
Fermentation, by Ray Daniels, from
All About Beer
Wort Aeration
Carbonation
Mashing
- The Beginner's Guide
to Advanced and All-Grain Brewing, by Richard Webb
-
Decoction Mashing, by Marc de Jonge
- Pros
and Cons of Decoction Mashing, by A.J. deLange
- What is Mashing?,
by John Palmer, excerpt from his forthcoming book
- Producing an
All-Grain Wort is Easy!, by John Palmer, another excerpt
- Kettle Mashing, by
Jack Schmidling
- To
Protein Rest or Not to Protein Rest, comments on when a protein
rest is appropriate, by George Fix
-
Mash Yield and Fermentability Experiments, by Rob Reed
- Hot Side Aeration During
Sparging, by Dave Draper
- Water:
How Much is Enough?, by Ray Daniels
- Protein Terminology, by
Steve Alexander, discussion of enzyme (protein) nomenclature posted
by Steve to HBD
- Starch Gelatinization 101,
by Charlie Scandrett
- Controlling Phenol
Extraction,
by Charlie Scandrett
- Controlling
pH During Mashing and Sparging, by Rex Saffer
Boiling and Kettle Reactions
Sanitation
Kegging
- Cask Conditioning:
a Do-It-Yourself Guide, by Gillian Grafton Lost
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- Cask
Conditioned Ales, by Jim Busch
- Suppliers of
Beer Engines and Real Ale Casks, by Gillian Grafton Lost
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- Advances
in Beer Stabilisation, by Mike O'Neill Lost In
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- Beer Hazes, by
Gillian Grafton
-
Half Barrel Conversion FAQ:
Tips and Instructions for Converting Kegs to Brew Kettles and Mashing
Vessels, by Teddy Winstead
- A Two-Tier Converted
Keg Brewing System, by Marty Tippin (comprehensive discussion of
building a home brewery around converted kegs---nice diagrams)
- A Two
Tiered Home Brewery, by Jeff Kane
- My RIMS, by
Keith Royster, excellent detailed description of how to build a recirculating
infusion mash system (RIMS), complete with figures
- RIMS Info Page,
by
Dion Hollenbeck, info on RIMS with photos etc.
- RIMS
Information, by C.D. Pritchard, includes diagrams and
performance graphs
- Archimedes RIMS, by David
Hill
- The Spiffinatious
RIMSical Odyssey: IGOR, neat RIMS setup and some cool photos, courtesy
of Zymie
-
Gott Cooler Mash Tun, by Jay Hersh
-
Gott Cooler Mash Tun, by Dion Hollenbeck
- Copper Lautering Manifold,
by Jeff Benjamin
- Gott
Cooler Mash Tun, by Michael Hoyt
-
Copper Manifold in a Rectangular Cooler, by Spencer Thomas
- Lauter Tun Efficiency, by
Al Korzonas
- Chest Picnic Cooler
Mash Tun, by Mark Stevens and Karl Lutzen, excerpt from
Brew Ware
- Decoction Mashing in a
Pressure Cooker, by Charles Rich
- Steam Injection, by
Charlie Scandrett, principles of working with steam and ideas for
building a steam generator
- Oz, by Dave Ballard, the importance
of using large blow-off tubes on glass carboys
- BrewCap Inverted Carboy Fermenter,
by Kinney Baughman
- Fermentation
Chiller, by Ken Schwartz, plans for building a controlled-temperature
enclosure for a fermenter
- A Homebrew
Refrigerator Temperature Controller, by Greg Walz, converted to
HTML by Marty Tippin
- Electronic
Thermometers for Brewers,
by Ken Schwartz, converted to HTML by Marty Tippin
- Fermentation Temperature Controller
Diagram, by Robin Broyles (JPEG image)
- No Tears Bottling, by
Gregg Howard
- 5L Mini Keg FAQ: Tips
for Using Mini-Kegs (aka, Gallon cans), by Robert Lamothe
- Party Pig Mini-FAQ
- Plans for building wood beer bottle
cases, by Bruce Dudek (PostScript file)
- Bottle Drying Rack, by
Tom Romalewski
- Plans
for Building a Counterpressure Bottle Filler, by C.D. Pritchard
- Poor Mans Real Counterpressure
Bottle Filler, by Ken Schwartz
- Counter-Pressure
Bottle Filler Plans, by Marty Tippin
- The
Interactive Label Engine, create a label by way of a web page,
brought to you by The
Bier Garten
- The
Commercial Bottling of Beer, by Keith Thomas Lost In
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- Live
Beers in a Bottle, by Andrew Hepworth, technical article
discussing bottle conditioning of live ales Lost In Cyberspace: breworld.com!
- How to Make a Soda Bottle Keg,
by Robert Butler
Styles and Their Production
- Belgian
Beer Style Notes, by Phil Seitz
- Benelux Beerguide,
by Peter Crombecq, latest version of this book on the beers
of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, including
descriptions of styles, breweries, pubs, etc.
- Classic American Pilsner,
by Jeff Renner
- Evolution
of Pale American Lager, by Daniel Carey
- Bierre de Garde,
by Kit Anderson
- Finnish
Sahti, by Kari Likovuori, collection of information about
brewing sahti (history, techniques, recipes, etc.), mostly in English,
some Finnish
- Sourmash Procedures, by
Bill Vaughan
- Shakparo: A Traditional West
African Sorghum Beer, by Richard Okambawa
- Sorghum Beer, by
Bill Ridgely
- Chicha,
by Scott Kaczorowski, extensive information on making chicha, a traditional
corn beer from South America. Includes articles written by Bill Ridgely
- Commercial Beer Matrix,
by Norm Pyle, summary of ingredients used by craft breweries
- Beer
Style Descriptions, by
Tim Dawson, great set of style guidelines
If the link is down,
an older version is available
-
1994 AHA Style Guidelines
- American
Wheat Beers, by Roger Bergen, from Brewing Techniques magazine.
- Oktoberfest
Alternatives, by Roger Bergen, from Brewing Techniques magazine.
- Porters
Then and Now, by Roger Bergen, from Brewing Techniques magazine.
- A
Stout Companion, by Roger Bergen, from Brewing Techniques
magazine.
- Steam Beer,
by Martin Lodahl, from Brew Your
Own magazine.
- Traditional
Bock, by Ray Daniels, from All
About Beer magazine.
- The Legend and
Lore of Porter, by Rich Webb
Lambic
- A Liddil Lambic Lesson: The Cult
of the Biohazard Lambic Brewers, by Jim Liddil, from a talk given
at the 1996 AHA Homebrewers Conference
- Where the Wild Yeasts Are!,
by Dr. Roger Mussche, talk given at Homebrew U
- Lambic Beer Frequently Asked
Questions, by Larry Lynch-Freshner
A
new version is being developed by Jeremy Bergsman
- A Silk Purse from a Sow's Ear,
by Jeremy Bergsman, notes on making pseudo-lambic beers
- The Anarchist's p-Lambic,
by Todd Gierman
- Photos
of Lambic Cultures, by Jim Liddil,
Adobe Acrobat format file
Mead
- Historical Info on Perry, by
Laura Angotti
- My Experience with Cider, by
Michael Ferdinando
- Real
Cider and Perry Page,
by Gillian Grafton, includes excellent description
of cider making process, composition of apple juice, apple varieties
used in cider making, and recipes for cider and perry Lost In
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- Yeast Selection for the
Production of Hard
Cider, by Greg Appleyard
- Small
Scale Cidermaking, by Andrew Lea, discussion of art and
science of cider making
- Good
Manufacturing Practices for Apple Cider Mills, by Susan
Sumner
- Cider Press, by
Jeff Summit, how to build your own cider press
Root Beer, Ginger Beer, and Soda
Alcohol and Calories
- The
Role of Sulphur, by Keith Thomas Lost In Cyberspace
Recipe Creation
- Recipe Formulation, by
Brian Smithey
- Create Your Own
Recipe, by Jeff Frane, from Brew
Your Own magazine
- Modifying
Beer Recipes, by Mark Stevens, from
All About Beer
- Extract
Conversion, by Ray Daniels, how to convert all-grain recipes
to extract recipes, from All About Beer
- Thinking
About Beer Recipe Formulation, by Darryl Richman, from
Brewing Techniques
magazine
- Spreadsheet
for Recipe Design, by Karl King, from
Brewing Techniques
magazine
- BrewStarter,
by John Lock, information for the serious brewer who wants to move into
the ranks of professional craft brewing. Business information, educational
resources, contacts for suppliers and regulatory agencies, etc.
Historical Perspectives
- Brewing with Period
Recipes:, descriptions of brewing processes and recipes
from about 100 B.C. to 1600 A.D., by Lord Corwin of Darkwater
- Medieval English
Brewing, by Fred Hardy
- The Closet of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt
Opened: Whereby is Discovered Several ways for making Metheglin,
Sider, Cherr-Wine, &c., 1669
- How to Brew Your Own Beer,
1861 Style, from "Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes" by
Charles Elme Francatelli. Transcribed by Ken Appleby
- A
collection of historical brews from Canada, 1861, provided by Paul
Hubbs, Bob Gravonic, and John Grant
- Reinheitsgebot: Germany's Beer
Purity Law, translated to English
- Reinheitsgebot, in German
- Brewing an
Ancient Beer, by Solomon Katz and Fritz Maytag; describes the
brewing of a 3,800 year old Sumerian beer recipe
- American Beer: Glimpses
of Its History and Description of Its Manufacture, by G. Thomann,
United States Brewer's Assocation, 1909. Complete text of the original book.
- Making
Beer: Homebrew circa 1800, by Nelson Goforth, from Cottage
Economy (1821) by William Cobbett
- Which Came First,
the Bread or the Beer?
- A Short History
of Brewing in America...
- Beer
Is Good For You---Discuss, by Denise Baxter Lost In
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- Aluminum
in Beer-->, by David Williams, examines issue of whether aluminum is
asbsorbed by beer, and whether or not it poses a health risk Lost In Cyberspace: breworld.com!
Beer Appreciation
Spirits
- Absinthe Frequently Asked
Questions, by Matthew Baggott: although absinthe is
banned in the U.S. (and many other countries), it can be legally
purchased in some countries (such as Spain) and is of historical and
pharmacological
interest due to the controversy surrounding wormwood and it's purported
reputation for causing insanity.
- The Hooch Page,
information on distilling alcohol (home distillation is illegal in
the U.S. and many other countries---we do not recommend that anyone
try the techniques described here)
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