It’s one thing to enjoy a Belgian Lambic and another to spit out a sour Pale ale and hope you don’t fling your glass across the room in disgust… Regarless, the things that sour your beer are pretty much the same, only in some beer styles, brewers purposely add these souring agents, while other styles, ...…
Not to be confused with Fuggle US… This is per se the original hop grown by Mr. Richard Fuggle in 1875, which was later taken to the US (grown in Oregon and Washington state) and Slovenia, marketed as Styrian Golding… This hop is known mostly for its woody (earthy) and somewhat spicy aroma characteristics… used mostly ...…
Another great hop grown in the Northwest… not originally from there, just grown there… the hop is actually from England and was selected by Mr. Richard Fuggle in 1861… some say in 1875… not sure who is keeping track… Anyways… This hop is known primarily for its aromatic properties which include some mild, woody (earthy) and fruity ...…
Barley is the primary ingredient of beer and pretty much all malts are derived from this one single grain… there are of course some exceptions like wheat and rye malt among others, which are made from wheat and rye grains respectively… But what exactly is Germination? Let’s just say that without germination, there ain’t no malt… If ...…
One of England’s most promising hop varieties for it’s aromatic properties is the First Gold UK hop variety. This is a very similar hop compared with Kent Golding, which has a spicy like aroma. Although alpha acid levels are in the mid-range, these hops are perfect to be thrown into the brew pot towards the ...…
Talk about giving your beer some pungent mild, spicy and flowery Aroma… just drop some Crystal hops into your beer towards the end of the boil or dry hop and you’ll be set… this hop was developed from the German Hallertau aroma hop with contributions from Cascade and Brewer’s Gold, which is no wonder why ...…
It is amazing how much of an impact the body of beer has on the overall impression of a beer… I remember going to a local micro-brewery and tried an IPA they had cask conditioned… Personally, I like IPA’s… they seem to be right in the middle between heavy bodied beers like Doppelbocks and light bodied ...…
Have you ever poured a beer into your glass and have it foam up, but all that foam just disappears in a few seconds and it makes your beer seem like it’s a soda, or as some people say, a soda pop? Well, I did experience a couple batches like that and I wasn’t sure why ...…
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