I personally like to go out and sample beers from a lot of the craft brewers. I mean let’s face it, they are just home brewers that made good enough beer they could quit their real jobs :). More and more of craft brewers are going to cans because of the longer shelf life. This …
Carbonating Your Beer in a Keg Though bottles do have their pluses it’s nice not to have to spend a couple hours bottling your beer every other weekend. It’s also nice to have a beer ready to go on tap in your own home. When I decided to go the way of the keg I …
I thought I would have a little fun the other day and get some beer labels made up for our readers. This is a simple round label that you can download and re-size for your beer. To Download To download these labels, click on the label which will take you to the full image. Right …
Sanitation is an issue for many brewers, but knowing which sanitizers to use, how to sanitize your system is one of the most important steps in home brewing. Knowing the ins and outs of sanitation will mean never having to worry about whether you’re doing it right again. Paying attention your sanitation will allow you …
My friends are big scotch drinkers. There have been many days that I have been called out for a scotch and cigar night with the guys. Recently I learned of a new way to enjoy this great alcohol. It’s called a hot Scotchy. This is a great drink to enjoy while you’re brewing or to …
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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Cooling coil Build This is a quick and easy way to make a cooling coil for under $30. This tool is to aid you in the important step of cooling the wort. It comes in handy when you are brewing the full volume of your beer and cannot add RO ice or cold water to …
When discussing brewing equipment I like to put things in three categories: there are things you need, there are things you kind of need (you don’t absolutely need them but most people will tell you that you do – we’ll call them useful items), and there are things that are nice to have. Here’s what …
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, …
