If you’re just getting into drinking beer, then you’re probably not familiar with Hefeweizen beer yet. Hefweizen, which is a personal favorite of mine, is a type of German wheat beer that comes from Bavaria, Germany. If you break down the name itself, you’ll understand a bit more about Hefeweizen Beer: Hefe in German means …
American Lager beer, also known as North American Lager, was born out of an original brewing process for another light beer, the Pilsner. Perfect for any event, any time of day, or any season throughout the year, American lagers are a staple in the US and many other locations as far as beers are concerned. …
Minneapolis is an amazing city with a surprising number of amazing breweries. We’ve put together our picks for the best breweries in Minneapolis Surly Brewing Without question, Surly has to be listed as one the best breweries in Minneapolis. The folks at Surly have embraced a decidedly “we-don’t-give-a-damn” attitude, alerting consumers to the fact that …
Home brewing beer is an increasingly popular past-time. From red ales to lagers to porters, brewing your own beer is more than a tasty trend as home brewers learn new ways to blend ingredients, alter alcohol content, and most importantly, improve flavor for some of the most delicious beers around. Are you contemplating a leap …
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I love going out to a craft beer bar and having a couple pints of delicious beer on draft. Maybe shooting some pool and playing some dart with friends. I have always thought about building my own bar and hang out at my own home but I have never had the money or the motivation …
If This Is A Dream Don’t Wake Me Up! Back in 2014 Maxwell Arndt launched a Kickstarter campaign to make brewery scented candles, basically candles that smell like brew day. After 30 days he had successfully funded his campaign and brought Brew Candles to life. Love the smell of brewing a vanilla porter? They have a …
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I recently saw this awesome infographic from Karl Strauss Brewing Co. while browsing the webs and thought this would be a run share with the Home Brewing Blog readers. So, with their permission, here are some common beer myths de-bunked. Hint: Don’t believe everything the big beer commercials tell you! by: Karl Strauss. Post this …
We all know it but don’t want to admit that The U.S. is known for its light watery mass produced beers. Thankfully over the last twenty years we went from one of the worst beer producing countries in the world to the country that produces more varieties of beer than anywhere else. But it seems …
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There are a number of pitfalls that can plague any brewer. Anything from a stalled fermentation to a stuck sparge to a shattered carboy can rear their ugly heads to ruin your day. Luckily for us most of these troubles can be overcome, generally with only minor effort. Each month I’ll do a write-up of …
I have brewed many beers, and every once and a while one would be just a little cloudy. It never bothered me much because the beer still tasted fine, and to me that’s all that really matters. But I do like a good-looking clear beer as well. There are many reasons that your beer could …
