Beer Recipes

Cloning Guinness Draught is one of the most technically interesting homebrewing projects because the beer itself is relatively simple — it’s the nitrogen dispensing system that creates the characteristic cascade, creamy head, and mouthfeel that defin

Kingfisher Ultra is a step up from Kingfisher Premium in the Indian lager market — cleaner, crisper, and more European in character.

Bira 91 White is one of the more interesting Indian craft beers to clone because it sits in an unusual position — it’s a Belgian-inspired witbier made for tropical Indian conditions, which means the spice and wheat profile needs to …

Belgian Kriek is the most satisfying sour beer project I’ve undertaken — not because it’s easy, but because the finished product is genuinely unlike anything commercially available at a reasonable price.

English Barleywine is the style I associate most with patience — both in the brewing and the drinking. My first batch was nearly undrinkable at three months, tolerable at six, good at twelve, and genuinely excellent at eighteen.

Chocolate Milk Stout is the style that gets the most first-pour requests at any gathering I bring homebrew to.

Bière de Garde is a French farmhouse ale that I came to through a detour — I was brewing Saison and a friend asked why I never made the French version.

Fruited sour ales are the style category where I’ve had more failures and more successes than any other.

American Cream Ale is the style I brew when I want something that everyone at a summer gathering will drink without reservation.

Coconut Porter is the specialty adjunct beer that converted several of my friends who claimed to dislike porters.