The Scottish ale was poured today for the first time. It poured perfectly, with just an inch and a half of head on the first pour out of the keg. It was conditioned in the keg for four days at 30 psi for carbonation. We had to carbonate it a little quickly for my brothers …
As a homebrewer you need to be able to look at recipes and have an idea of how they will end up tasting, otherwise you are playing an expensive guessing game. The first concept, you have to understand when reading recipes is bittering. Bittering refers to how bitter your eventual beer will be. International Bittering …
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AKA: How To Be Like Sam Calagoine. (The founder of Dogfish Head Beer) When I was starting out brewing, I found that one of the hardest parts was that I did not understand the terminology. Whether I was trying to read a book about brewing, a recipe, an article, or a question on a forum, …
www.HomeBrewingBlog.com Terminology Worksheet Download a Printable PDF of This Worksheet Everyone wants to be a successful brewer and have their beer taste amazing. Learning the terminology is an important part of that process which is why we have created this terminology worksheet. To learn these terms, I recommend you make your own list. Use mine …
I admit that having an entire tutorial on pouring beer seems a little foolish at first. After all, you’ve been pouring beer since you were seventeen and snuck off to the garage with a purloined can of your dad’s Keystone Light. If there’s anything you know how to do, it’s pour a beer. Well maybe …
