credit: bizzlenjI’ll be completely honest with you, I have never had an infected batch of beer. Or at least one that was noticably infected to my untrained tastebuds. I have however had one or 2 bottles that seemed to have …
If you have never brewed all grain before but have used beer kits or extract then the above is a good question. At first glance there seems to be more disadvantages to brewing all grain than there is advantages. Let’s …
photo credit: flo2nightIn this post we have an extract from the 1844 book “A Practical Treatise on Brewing, Based On Chemical and Economical Principles” which is available in it’s entirety here. It makes interesting reading and in these extracts the …
One thing I find amazing about home brewers is their appetite to learn and understand every single detail about the beer making process. Past the point of being able to brew a beer a lot of information that brewers learn …
If there is one thing I regret with regards to my brewing history it’s probably not brewing enough. I have written before that the best way to improve as a brewer and make consistently better beer is to brew more …
There has been a lot of coverage recently of beer for women and the release of a beer “Animee” aimed directly at women. The problem with this concept of “beer for women” is that it’s slightly patronising and alienating and …
Although I think this is primarily an issue of personal preference (and bears no noticeable effect on the outcome of your beer) I am going to look at the choice of fermenter or fermenting vessel the home brewer uses. I …
There is always something satisfying about cloning a commercial beer and measuring your efforts against those of a proper brewery. I have written about clone brewing before, but recently I came across the website for Deschutes Brewery and was pretty …
I have seen various debates regarding the usage of dry yeast, the main point of contention being whether the home brewer should rehydrate yeast or whether it should just be sprinkled on top of the cooled wort. It clearly seems …
"@beergeek773 yeah, I'm going to have to. The test sample looks pretty clear though so hopefully it should be ok!"
Fri, May 17, 2013