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  1. Hops: Skunky - Why Does My Beer Smell Like A Skunk?

    Hops: Skunky - Why Does My Beer Smell Like A Skunk?

    This article is part of a series of lessons and exercises that focus on enhancing your sensory skills to better recognize and address brewing problems. By training your sense of smell, taste, mouthfeel, etc., you will have a better understanding of identifying off-flavors/aromas and their causes, which can greatly assist you when looking for solutions to these problems. This blog series will come in many parts dealing with Yeast, Hops, Malt, Water

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  2. Beer Sensory Skills 101 | Yeast | Autolysis

    Beer Sensory Skills 101 | Yeast | Autolysis

    This article is part of a series of lessons and exercises that focus on enhancing your sensory skills to better recognize and address brewing problems. By training your sense of smell, taste, mouthfeel, etc., you will have a better understanding of identifying off-flavors/aromas and their causes, which can greatly assist you when looking for solutions to these problems. This blog series will come in many parts dealing with Yeast, Hops, Malt, Water

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  3. Enhancing Your Belgian Beers: Making Candi Sugar at Home

    Enhancing Your Belgian Beers: Making Candi Sugar at Home

    What Exactly Is Candi Sugar, And How Does It Benefit My Beer?

    The process of making candi sugar involves inverting, then caramelizing sugar syrups at high temperatures, which results in a range of colors and flavors. This caramelization process can produce a variety of sugars with different characteristics, allowing brewer to tailor the sugar to their specific beer recipes.


    Simply put, inverting sugar is the process of breaking down complex sugars, such as sucrose,

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  4. Mr. B’s EASY Party Time Beer Punch

    Mr. B’s EASY Party Time Beer Punch

    Mr. B’s EASY Party Time Beer Punch

    Today I have a recipe for the cooks and non-cooks alike. That’s right, this little gem is SO easy and so delicious! Mr. B’s Party time beer punch is a great way to incorporate your beer into an easy and refreshing beer cocktail and it makes the perfect addition to almost any meal, party or cook-out. If you can make a Mr. Beer refill, you can make this jug of boozy goodness in less than 5 minutes! What are you waiting for? Let’s make some beer punch!

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  5. Foam Stability in Your Beer and How to Improve It.

    Foam Stability in Your Beer and How to Improve It.

    Foam Stability in Beer and How to Improve It

    Lace, foam, bead, head… These are all terms that you are likely familiar with if you brew or even just drink, beer. We all know foam is pretty, eye catching and something that is goes hand in hand with the aesthetics of advertising beer, as well but there’s even more to it. The amount and quality of foam says a lot about a beer: how it was brewed, conditioned and even if it was served correctly!

    One of the more frequent questions

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