Slowly but surely, the hobby of brewing your own beer at home is gaining popularity throughout the country. A recent survey we ran on this website shows that about 53% of new home brewers heard about the possibility of making beer at home from a friend. When I first tell people that I brewed my own ...…
Here’s a quick video on brewing american pale ales. Some examples of this beer include: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Stone Pale Ale Bear Republic XP Pale Ale Mirror Pond Full Sail Pale Ale Firestone Pale Ale Other Vital Statistics… OG: 1.045 – 1.060 SRM: 5-14 IBU’s 30-45 And Of Course, ingredients must be American…. What do you think? Here’s a video that shows How To Brew An ...…
I had the pleasure of speaking with Carla from TheBeerBabe.com. She started this blog to review different kinds of beers and keep track of what they are really like so you can get an idea for different styles. I think many home brewers will benefit from the information she shares in this interview and her blog. ...…
The problem with brewing beer for the very first time when you know nothing about brewing is that the process becomes overwhelming and every little detail becomes a big deal. You are extra careful about the entire process and once the beer is in the bucket/carboy fermenting, you feel like you are kind of done with ...…
You brew a batch of beer and first thing you do is check it looks, and smells good… so long as you don’t see any green particles or floaties you go on and take a whiff and begin to imagine how good the beer will taste… Then you go on to try it… mmmh! Prost! To some ...…
After the first brew comes out, it becomes an addiction… that’s what most new brewers report and soon after that the next question is, how can I brew more?? Some opt for the frequent brewing method… Basically, as soon as the current batch is done fermenting and transferred to a secondary or bottled, they have another batch ...…
Who else wants to start brewing their own beer at home without having to spend hours learning the entire brewing process or buying complex home brewing equipment? Brewing scientists and professional brewmasters have put together various kits which anyone can take to start brewing their own beer at home. Each one has their own advantages and ...…
Kegs cut down the waiting time for home brewers to drink their beer by skipping the bottle conditioning process. Granted, natural carbonation will give beer a different taste, but since beer out of a keg can taste just as good if not better, then why not buy or build your own kegerator? Four main kinds of ...…
Brewing beer is fun. Waiting for it to be done fermenting or bottle condition, not so much… The worst is when you think you have waited long enough, crack open a cold one and listen to the nice hiss, pour a tall glass, look at the bubbles crash against the nice foam on top, and ...…
I was messing around the forums today and came across a question about carbonating your beer, and since the answer is worth repeating, I guess I’ll share it here on the blog… The main concern keeping our fellow home brewer awake at night was that when he bottled his beer, he came across the same issue ...…
Hops transformed beer in more than one way and the number of ways that hops can improve the overall flavor of beer is almost endless… Here’s why you want to learn more about the use of hops… See… hops are for the most part known to bitter, flavor and give aroma to beer… however, there are ...…
I normally spend a lot of time online and would immediately notice when my site is down… Well go figure, I had to run some errands and sometime shortly after I left my site went down… Yep… you may have tried to suck up more home brewing information from my blog and received an internal server ...…
Today a bad case of “Sherlock Holmes” sit and think about random stuff and come across an amazing discovery carried my entire day… really, it’s one of those times you occupy yourself in random stuff just to keep your sanity levels down… I was curious to know why the heck did brewers start adding malt towards ...…
Getting to know the malts used in home brewing is possibly the most important step you will take if you want to create your own recipes or clone existing ones. There seems to be some confusion with the terms malt and grains... Sometimes these terms are used interchangeably, but there is a difference between malt and grains. Also, there are different types of malts which are your base malts, crystal and caramel malt, and specialty malts.…
Many home brewers overlook what could possibly be the most important ingredient in your beer… the yeasties… Not only do they provide the alcohol for you, but they are also responsible for adding or taking away flavors that are necessary to have for certain beer styles… Here’s the story: ***QUESTION*** First off, thanks for giving us all this advice ...…
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