When I think of excitement, I think funnels and filters! Okay, who am I kidding. They’re not the most exciting pieces of homebrewing equipment, they aren’t even considered a required pieces of equipment and aren’t included in most homebrew starter… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Hope you have a great weekend, full of joy and delicious craft beer/home brews!
I remember my very first attempt at home brewing. I’m talking about extract, I’m not counting Mr. Beer. I thought I had everything that I needed. However, I didn’t get through a quarter of the process before the recipe instructions… Continue Reading
Most of the equipment you’ll need for making beer, you can pick up at a local homebrew store. You can buy a kit, or you can buy the pieces individually. However, there’s a number of items that they don’t tell… Continue Reading
Mention Tampa Bay and most people from out of the area probably think beaches and vacations. However, the locals know that it’s also a hot spot for brewing with a number of up and coming craft beer breweries. Here’s my… Continue Reading
Yesterday, the Tampa beer drinking community headed en masse to the Hyde Park Village for the Craft Brew Palooza, benefiting Pints For Prostates. There was 100+ beers from more than 25 different brewers, including lots that I’ve never tried and some… Continue Reading
I know for a fact that mold is not an awesome beer ingredient. Don’t ask how I know for a fact, that’s another story. Let’s just say I learned the hard way that I need to make sure that the… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again, time to do the holiday and Christmas shopping. If you have a homebrewer or craft beer aficionado on your shopping list, here’s some ideas to get you started to make sure they’re happy with… Continue Reading
I wanted to thank my friends over at Accredited Online Colleges for this infographic on how to survive Oktoberfest (with your liver intact). It also includes a history and some more random, somewhat useless (but awesome) facts about my favorite… Continue Reading
Fresh Brews is my weekly round up of everything going on in the craft beer and homebrewing blogospheres. I spend a lot of time reading about beer and come across a lot of articles worth sharing. Here is some of… Continue Reading