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Radical Brewing (item #5731)Radical Brewing
by Randy Mosher
Introducing Radical Brewing! Recipes, tales and world-altering mediations in a glass! Veteran brewer, AHA Board of Advisor and creative genius Randy Mosher delivers an entertaining look at beer history and culture along with a no-nonsense approach to the art of innovative brewing. He combines a passion for good beer with a solid understanding of brewing science to give a practical guide to joyfully creative brewing!
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Be careful when converting all-grain recipes to extract recipes that use a concentrated wort boil. Remember, hop utilization decreases with concentrated wort boils. While a 60 to 90 minute boil of an all-grain recipe may get 30% utilization, the same boiling time of 6 lbs. (2.7 kg.) of extract boiled in 2 gallons (7.6 l.) of water will result in a 23% utilization. Do a little math and you will realize the necessity of adding 25% more hops to have the same contribution to bitterness.
Likewise, if extract brewers wish to convert their boiling procedures to full wort boils, the reverse of this principle applies; you need to consider reducing bittering hops by 25%.
Converting from a concentrated wort boil to a full wort boil (or vice versa) and substituting hop pellets for whole hops (or vice versa) can lead to as much as a 30 to 40% difference in the amount of bittering hops called for in a recipe in order to match what the recipe formulator intended. That's quite startling if you've never considered it before.*

*This excerpt is from The Homebrewers Companion

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Welcome to the Beer of the Month Section
Each month we take a recipe out of one of our many books we sell and showcase it for you.

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June Beer of the Month

Boddington's Bitter
- adapted from the book "Beer Captured"

Featuring White Labs June Platinum Yeast WLP026 Premium Bitter
Its clean nose is full of floral hops and malt.  Boddington's Bitter has a light, refreshing flavor with a slightly grainy palate and hops up front to balance the malt. It finishes dry and bitter. This is a perfect session beer!

Extract:
item #Jun06A
the price $31.00
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Boddington's Bitter Partial Mash (item #Jun06A)


All Grain:
item #Jun06B
the price $25.50
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Boddington's Bitter from All Grain (item #Jun06B)

  July Beer of the Month

Celis White - adapted from the book "Beer Captured"

The pale straw sheen showcases slowly rising bubbles that comprise a hefty, dense white head. The enticing aroma of coriander with a sweet orange background leads to a soft, effervescent palate redolent of orange, coriander and fruity hops.

Extract:
item #Jul06A
the price $38.00
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Celis White Extract (item #Jul06A)


All Grain:
item #Jul06B
the price $33.00
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Celis White from All Grain (item #Jul06B)

August Beer of the Month

Bavarian Weizen - adapted from the book "Radical Brewing"

Weizen, or wheat beer, was most popular during the late medieval era and is still being brewed by many today. The yeast used is critical to achieving and authentic Bavarian style. It imparts a clove-like phenolic aroma often tinged with bubblegum, banana, and/or vanilla notes. This is a great August - September beer.

Extract:
item #Aug06A
the price $36.00
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Bavarian Weizen Extract (item #Aug06A)


All Grain:
item #Aug06B
the price $30.00
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Bavarian Weizen from All Grain (item #Aug06B)

September Beer of the Month

Whitbread Ale - adapted from the book "Beer Captured"

Whitbread Ale - A medium brown British ale with a light beige head. Lemon scented hops are well balanced with a sweet malty flavor. This makes a great session beer and is fermented with White Labs Platinum Series Whitbread Ale Yeast.

Extract:
item #Sep06A
the price $34.50
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Whitbread Ale Extract (item #Sep06A)


All Grain:
item #Sep06B
the price $31.50
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Whitbread Ale from All Grain (item #Sep06B)
October Beer of the Month

Heineken Clone - adapted from the book "Clone Brews"

This popular Dutch lager has a bright straw-gold color and a nice white head. It is a smooth, medium-bodied beer with a refreshing hop finish and is fermented with White Labs Copenhagen Lager yeast.

Extract:
item #Oct06A
the price $36.50
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Heineken Clone Extract (item #Oct06A)


All Grain:
item #Oct06B
the price $35.50
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Heineken Clone from All Grain (item #Oct06B)
November Beer of the Month

Dark Winter Lager

A dark winter lager adapted from the recipe for Negra Modelo and featuring Old Bavarian Lager Yeast from White Labs.

Extract:
item #Nov06A
the price $37.00
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Dark Winter Lager Extract (item #Nov06A)


All Grain:
item #Nov06B
the price $30.50
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Dark Winter Lager from All Grain (item #Nov06B)
December Beer of the Month

Samiclaus Clone

A hard to find Swiss beer which is brewed only once a year around December 6th. With an original gravity of 1.101 this beer ends up with about 11% alcohol and a nice malty character. A great beer for the long winter nights.

Extract:
item #Dec06A
the price $53.00
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Samiclaus Clone Extract (item #Dec06A)


All Grain:
item #Dec06B
the price $50.00
+ $4.50 handling fee

Beer of the Month - Samiclaus Clone from All Grain (item #Dec06B)
 
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