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A guide to IPA styles

Everybody’s brew setup is different, based on a number of factors. We asked our readers to send in their own setups and are excited to share this one with you!

Fonta Flora’s mixed-culture wild ale recipe uses 40 percent local raw wheat and local fruit.

With fairly simple tools and the right attitude, you could create a local blend of microflora that delivers something valuable.

These brewers went on and on about pilsner. Most brewers do.

The Dortmunder export is the Cadillac of pale lagers. Longtime homebrewer Josh Weikert shows you how to make your best!

Try this clean and crisp pilsner with a spicy hops aroma and flavor, now updated with a gluten-reduced option.

A guide to lager styles

In this recipe, the lamb is brined with IPA and savory and sweet ingredients, which makes for a rich, well-rounded flavor. Burrata is a fresh, semisoft Italian cheese that is basically mozzarella pouches filled with cream.

New England–style IPA is a perfect example of how the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. Neil Fisher, head brewer at WeldWerks Brewing Co. in Greeley, Colorado, shares some tips on brewing one.

When you're getting significant warming or solventy off-flavors in your beer, it's time to look at your fermentation techniques. Josh Weikert has troubleshooting advice in this CB&B video tip of the week!

If you keg your beer and need to fill a growler, here are some tips to avoid growler grief.

Here’s a recipe for Old Ale that includes flavors we often associate with aged beers but that can be developed without the risk of actually engaging in extended aging. Don’t let the name fool you.

The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. tastes more like Munich than Austin with its award-winning lineup of hoppy American and traditional German beer styles that add to the breadth of the city’s already robust beer scene.

Instead of buying your run-of-the-mill box of chocolates this year, buy beers that are inspired by the chocolates instead. We have a six-pack of chocolate candy−flavored beers to get you started!

Meant to represent the kind of pale lagers that were brewed by the likes of John Wagner, who brewed the first lager in the United States, this is kind of like German or Czech Pilsner but includes some local variability and flair.

The constant hopping techniques used in Dogfish Head 60 and 90 Minute IPAs inspired this pale ale.

A Pale-Ale Style Guide

Don’t toss these hush puppies to dogs to quell their barking! The beer isn’t good for them, and these ESB-spiked morsels are certainly too tasty to waste!

Inviting your spouse and your children to join the brew process makes brewing all the more fun for everyone. Jester Goldman has some tips for how to make brewing more interesting for kids, from toddlers on up.