What’s The Big Deal? I once went about a year saying that Dunkelweizen was the ultimate beer style. I still smile every time I have one, and I always get friends to try them if they’re unfamiliar with the style. I have to admit however that these days I’m a true believe in some of [...]
I have loved beer for some time now. I enjoy drinking it and brewing it, but honestly I rarely use it as an ingredient when cooking. I recently entered my second microbrew cook-off and I have to tell you that each time I do it I realize how wonderful an ingredient beer is. It can [...]
This time of year homebrew forums across the world come alive with questions, suggestions, rumors, speculations, and shenanigans all pertaining to one thing: Holiday Spiced Ales. Of course it wouldn’t be any fun at all if I didn’t throw my 2 cents in, so read on as I share my experiences and try to inspire [...]
There are many facets to a great tasting beer, but none is more important than carbonation. While the average person thinks little of carbonation when critiquing a beer, it actually a catalyst for many of the things we do take note of. This article will explore the reasons why carbonation is an important concept to [...]
You gotta cool your wort somehow right? There are all types of chillers available, but most homebrewers are likely using a simple copper immersion chiller. These chillers are effective relatively inexpensive. They don’t require any pumps or crazy equipment, just a few cheap garden hoses.
Read on for an in-depth article on how to make your own.
I once went about a year saying that Dunkelweizen was the ultimate beer style. I still smile every time I have one, and I always get friends to try them if they’re unfamiliar with the style. I have to admit however that these days I’m a true believe in some of the amazing Belgian beers you can find in stores now.
I have loved beer for some time now. I enjoy drinking it and brewing it, but honestly I rarely use it as an ingredient when cooking. I recently entered my second microbrew cook-off and I have to tell you that each time I do it I realize how wonderful an ingredient beer is. It can be bitter, sweet, malty, sour, and so on. It can be as flexible as you can be creative, something not every ingredient can say. If you are interested in entering a beer cookoff or just like the idea of cooking with beer, read on!
This time of year homebrew forums across the world come alive with questions, suggestions, rumors, speculations, and shenanigans all pertaining to one thing: Holiday Spiced Ales. Of course it wouldn’t be any fun at all if I didn’t throw my 2 cents in, so read on as I share my experiences and try to inspire brewers across the globe to make something special for this holiday season!
I don’t normally drink light beers or lagers that often, but along with the hot days of summer comes an urge to sip something crisp and refreshing. Like their heavy winter counterparts, summer beers can give the homebrewer a chance to try something new and expand our skills even further. In this article I want to cover a few of my favorite summer beers and provide a few recipes that can satisfy your need for a refreshing summer beer.
I recently did a brew demo at a local pub where I was able to make a 6 gallon all grain batch from start to finish. Among the group were some homebrewers, a lot of beer fans, and some people who just happened by on the night I was brewing. I had so many people ask me how I got started in brewing, and more importantly how they might also get started. I had a hard time convincing people that you might already have virtually everything you need to brew in your own kitchen! This site may be dedicated to all grain brewing (if you don’t know what that is keep reading!) but you don’t necessarily have to start all grain, you can do extract or partial mash as well. These offer beginning homebrewers, or those with limited time and/or space a better alternative.
In order to get started brewing your first beer, you’ll need to grasp the concept of brewing from the beginning to the end, or grain to glass as brewers call it. You can read a basic explanation of the brew process anywhere, but I’ll take my shot at explaining it in my own words. Here we go.
I used to have this rule every time I brewed a wheat beer, but eventually I stopped using airlocks altogether. Why you may ask? Some beer ferments so vigorously that the yeasty CO2 bubbles rise all the way up to, and through the airlock. Get enough of that stuff in there and you’ll clog it up and end up with a ticking time-bomb.
Yesterday (March 7) was National Homebrew Day and people all over the nation fired up the burners to make some amazing homebrew. I was aware of two events happening in Miami in celebration of the holiday. Dave at BrewBox Miami was hosting a brew session with some members of a local homebrew club, and the awesome guys from Lou’s Beer Garden were hosting a homebrew tasting party.
It’s been well over a year since I started making my own beer. More recently with the blog I have been working on articles that cover some of the more basic concepts in brewing. The more I work on them the more it takes me back to when I first started into the obsession. I decided it would be fun to write about how I got started and invite all of you to share some of the same.
There are many facets to a great tasting beer, but none is more important than carbonation. While the average person thinks little of carbonation when critiquing a beer, it actually a catalyst for many of the things we do take note of. This article will explore the reasons why carbonation is an important concept to master.
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