
Krausening is a traditional German method for carbonating beers without using sugars or other adjuncts. Instead actively fermenting malt wort is added to the fermented beer to provide the malted sugars needed for carbonation. The “Reinheitsgebot”, or German purity law, originated in Bavaria in 1516. It specifies that beer may only be made from the three basic ingredients: malt, hops, and water.

This week we feature an interview with Randy Mosher, author of the books “Brewer’s Companion”, “Tasting Beer”, and my personal favorite “Radical Brewing“. Randy is an accomplished long time brewer (27+ years) who was in on some of the early days of the homebrewing resurgence in the 1980′s and 1990′s. Randy is also an accomplished [...]

Get BeerSmith brewing apparel and gear featuring the new BeerSmith logo! Several years ago, a handful of you were fortunate enough to get our first run of BeerSmith shirts, and I’m happy to say we’ve now put together a store with various shirt styles, and even a few extras. With the new gear, you can [...]