I love writing about craft beer and homebrewing, but there is nothing like talking about it to someone else. I could probably talk about the two subjects all the time, which is one of the many reasons that I decided… Continue Reading
Even if you avoided making any mistakes, sometimes there’s still problems in the finished product. I’ve had beers that didn’t carbonate, poured a bottle of beer into a pint glass and saw mold and lots of other random, but not… Continue Reading
I’ve made more than my fair share of homebrewing mistakes, luckily most were fixable or at least didn’t end up as a disaster. Here’s a list of the most common homebrewing mistakes that beginners make, based on my own mistakes… Continue Reading
It turns out that there’s a lot more that you can do with beer besides being like everyone else and drinking it. Most of the things on this list I would save for beers that you don’t like. It’s a… Continue Reading
My favorite part of the making beer process (besides tasting the final product) is probably the boil. It’s when I get to play the mad scientist adding all sorts of ingredients to make a magical tasting beverage. Of course there… Continue Reading
And What You Can Learn From Them Did your homebrewed beer not come out exactly how you wanted? Or even worse did your beer end up being undrinakble? Don’t worry you’re not alone. Just about every homebrewer that I’ve met… Continue Reading
What Is Wort? The simple answer is that wort (pronounced wert, kind of like dirt) is the unfermented liquid, that will turn into beer after the yeast are added. How Do I Make Wort? In extract brewing, wort is made… Continue Reading
There’s a lot of great homebrewing blogs and website that I love to read. I find myself running over to them when any of them pop up with a new post in my Google Reader. There’s Billy’s Homebrew Academy that… Continue Reading
“My name really is Michael Jackson, but I don’t sing, I don’t dance, and I don’t drink Pepsi.” So begins each episode of The Beer Hunter, the television series starring Michael Jackson. This Michael Jackson was born in England and… Continue Reading
What To Clean And Sanitize? The short answer is everything. Okay, I’d suppose you’d like to know more than that. You should clean all of your homebrewing equipment before you use it on brew day or bottling day. Then clean… Continue Reading