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We're taking a swing at the beer myths that won't die: lagers are "too hard," extract beer is "inferior," you "need" a secondary, more hops always make a better IPA, and airlock bubbling somehow tells you everything you need to know.

Some of this advice is outdated. Some of it was never right to begin with. And some of it came from a guy who brewed once in 2003 and never updated his notes.

In this episode of The Beer Craft, Ben and Andrew break down what's actually worth paying attention to, what you can ignore, and where most brewers really go wrong. If you've been overthinking your setup, your process, or your last batch, this episode should clear the air.

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Music: "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Music: "RetroFuture Dirty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/