Josh Weikert
Recipe: Encampment American Strong AleBy Josh WeikertA classic style in the modern American pantheon, this hop-and-malt-forward strong ale serves as a great starting point for experimentation—for example, by subbing in your favorite hop varieties.
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Make Your Best American Strong AleBy Josh WeikertThis celebration of malt and American hops is one that should evolve nicely as the weeks pass, the bitterness rounds, and malt comes into the fore.
Make Your Best Amber Rye AleBy Josh WeikertBesides having a nice red-amber hue and tasting great—earthy, malty, and spicy-bitter—this recipe shows how alternative base grains can make a significant difference in flavor.
Recipe: Rudolph’s Reindeer Red Rye Amber AleBy Josh WeikertThis beer began as an attempt to brew something with a properly reddish hue for the holidays—but it serves just as well as an exploration of earthy rye and malty depth with a firm, spicy bitterness.
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Eis Is Nice! (Especially When You Do It on Purpose)By Josh WeikertWant to brew an eisbock? The first times you try fractional freezing on a bock or other beer, you simply can’t know exactly what you’re going to get—but there are ways to maximize your chances of success.
Make Your Best American Black AleBy Josh WeikertCall it black IPA, Cascadian dark, or anything else—whatever you call it, this American black ale goes all-in on flavor with dark malts and robust hopping.
Make Your Best International Dark LagerBy Josh WeikertThis beer style works just fine on its own as a fall or winter party tap—but it also makes a great base for winter-themed fruited or spiced beers.
Recipe: Simply Dark LagerBy Josh WeikertThis international-style dark lager works well on its own as an easy-drinking crowd-pleaser—but it also works well as a relatively base for fruit or other flavor additions.
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Recipe: Family Jewel Sticke AltBy Josh WeikertInspired by the festive, seasonal releases from Düsseldorf’s altbier breweries, this sticke recipe takes what’s great about altbier and kicks it up a notch for special occasions.
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Make Your Best Altbier StickeBy Josh WeikertAltbier is the perfect style, and you can’t improve upon it... but sometimes you need to push the envelope.
Wildcatting for Hop Oil: Decoding the Aroma MatrixBy Josh WeikertIn recent years, the brewing world has learned a lot about terpenes, thiols, biotransformation, survivables, and more. Now, let’s zoom out to consider the essence of hop aroma—the oils that contain all those compounds—and make sense of them in a way that any brewer can use.
Make Your Best Bière de MarsBy Josh WeikertAn oft-overlooked branch on the farmhouse-inspired, mixed-culture family tree, bière de mars represents a chance to brew something tart, funky, and refreshing.