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Homebrew Recipe: Rye Bread Brown Ale

by Christopher LaSpada
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Most beers are brewed with standard barley malt, but today more adventurous brewers are turning to unique malts like buckwheat, oatmeal and the currently popular rye malt. I have made [...]

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Homebrew Recipe: Oaked Milk Stout

by Christopher LaSpada
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For newcomers to the craft beer world, the idea of a milk stout is slightly disconcerting. One might think: Milk + Beer = A disastrous combination; luckily, the term is [...]

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Dry-hopped American Pale Ale

by Christopher LaSpada
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For some beer enthusiasts, the fall season means there will be a heavy amount of Oktoberfest and Pumpkin ales occupying space in their refrigerators, but a the new fresh hopped [...]

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Homebrew Recipe: “The Smashing Pumpkin”

by Christopher LaSpada
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I have brewed many beers over the five years as a homebrewer, but  could never master a Pumpkin Ale recipe to the high quality level of the other styles I’ve [...]

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Homebrew Recipe: “Yeah, But They Were Alt Bad”

by Christopher LaSpada
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Just like the famous German/American hybrid I know, Arnold Schwarzenegger, my hybrid Altbier/red ale blends the best of both German and American traditions, by combining soft Noble German bittering hops [...]

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Homebrew Recipe: "I Don’t Like Beer" Boysenberry Wheat

by Christopher LaSpada
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For the month of June, I am pleased to present an American Wheat ale which brewed for my sister Kara, who always used to claim “I Don’t Like Beer!”  Guess [...]

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Homebrew Recipe: Uncle Geoffrey’s Maple Syrup

by Christopher LaSpada
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My name is Chris LaSpada and I’m a home brewer. I’ve loved craft beer ever since I tasted my first Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout. After graduating college three years ago, [...]

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