In this webinar, John Palmer discusses some of the best ways to answer the BJCP Written Exam question T14: Provide a complete ALL-GRAIN recipe and procedure for brewing

15% Style Description: Provide a brief description of the of the target style according to the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines.

15% Provide the target parameters for your recipe, including starting batch size, specific gravity (OG), final specific gravity (FG), and bitterness in IBUs or HBUs, and color (SRM or a textual description).

40% List the ingredients, explain why they are appropriate for target style, provide their quantities, and explain how the quantities were calculated.

30% Discuss the complete brewing procedure from mashing through packaging and give style-based reasoning to support each aspect of the process.

Belgian Tripel, Märzen Festbier, Doppelbock, American IPA, Czech Premium Pale Lager, American Porter, Weissbier, German Pils, Irish Stout, Strong Bitter, Double IPA

John Palmer is the author of the bestseller How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time (2017), co-author of both Brewing Classic Styles (2007), and Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers (2013) from Brewers Publications.

John Palmer was born and raised in Midland, Mich., and graduated from Michigan Tech University. He graduated with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering in 1987. John worked in the space program at a failure analysis lab in Irvine, California, and he has helped design, build, and inspect hardware that is currently flying on the International Space Station.

This webinar is part of a series. The previous webinars can be viewed at:

Andrew Luberto -> Maximize your Tasting Exam Score - Resources and Tactics for the BJCP exam

John Palmer - The Importance of Water in the Brewing Process

Stan Hieronymus - Hops and their Role in Determining Beer Flavor and Aroma

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John Palmer Discusses Question BJCP Written Exam Question T14: Provide a complete ALL-GRAIN recipe and procedure for brewing