HomeBrewers

Robust porter is a flavorful and complex type of beer that offers a rich, roasted malt flavor profile, often reminiscent of cocoa and coffee. This style of beer falls between a brown porter and a stout, featuring bitter and roasted malt flavors while maintaining a harmonious balance between caramel sweetness and black malt bitterness. With …

Robust Porter: A Comprehensive Guide to Brewing and Enjoying This Classic Beer Read More »

Fermenting beer is a crucial step in the brewing process, responsible for creating the signature flavors, alcohol content, and carbonation that make beer such a popular and diverse beverage. The process involves converting sugars present in the wort into ethanol and carbon dioxide by adding yeast, which essentially “eats” the sugar and produces the desired …

Fermenting Beer: Essential Tips for a Perfect Brew Read More »

A while ago I had the pleasure of meeting Sean Besser Hank, a homebrewer here in the Minneapolis area. He allowed me to come into his home, showed me all of his awesome homebrewing stuff (and awards) and chatted with me for nearly two hours. It was a great time to learn how Sean got …

Homebrewer Of The Month: Sean Besser Hank Read More »

Just this past February I mentioned that homebrew was still illegal in Mississippi and Alabama. Well I may have spoken too soon as Mississippi at long last has legalized homebrewing. Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2183 into law March 19, and the bill will take effect July 1st of this year. Local homebrewers …

Update: Big news on legalizing homebrew! Read More »