October 28, 20103Comments

Causes Of Sour Taste In Beer

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,...

by Jorge

Beer Ingredients

October 28, 20101Comments

Fuggle UK Hops

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...

by Jorge

Beer Ingredients

October 28, 20100Comments

Fuggle US Hops

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...

by Jorge

Beer Ingredients

October 26, 20100Comments

Home Brew Malt Germination

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...

by Jorge

Beer Ingredients

October 26, 20103Comments

First Gold UK Hops

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,...

by Jorge

Beer Ingredients

October 26, 20100Comments

Crystal Hops

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...

by Jorge

Home Brewing Process

October 11, 20100Comments

Rounded VS Crisp Beer

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...

by Jorge

Home Brewing Process

October 1, 20101Comments

Getting Good Head Retention In Your Beer

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...

by Jorge