Homebrewing

Pitching the right amount of yeast is one of the most important elements in making homebrew. Both over and under pitching can affect the beer’s flavor and overall quality, so it’s important to get it right. But what happens if you need to add more once the fermentation process has started? It’s possible to add […]

Honey is a versatile ingredient in food used throughout the world. It is used to sweeten foods and drinks with its unique flavor. As with many other ingredients, though, honey can have an impact on the chemistry of your homebrew that you should consider before using it in your recipe. What happens when you add

Mashing is the key that unlocks real beer.  When you make the jump from extract to all-grain brewing you have made a fundamental jump in skill and awareness.  In no way will I detract from the efforts and fine beer made from extract.  For beer hobbyists, it is a fine realm to dwell within. Mashing

I have always used a bottling bucket to transfer my beer more easily to bottles.  It was an old converted plastic fermenter fitted with a spigot and made priming and packaging more streamlined.  Some people prefer minimalist set-ups, so the question remains: do we really need the bottling bucket? Bottling buckets are an easy to

Have you wondered if you can convince your friends that you’re doing your gut a favor by homebrewing beer with probiotics? Although you have torturous memories of terrible stomach aches from college after a night out with beer, you may be surprised to find out the answer. Depending on the method of brewing, beer can

If you’re a big fan of beer and homebrew, then commercial kegs have probably crossed your mind a few times. When people think of kegs, they think of distilleries and bars, and a large party. But if you are frequently brewing your beverages at home, a larger container might make more sense. Here’s the information

Part of the fun of brewing your own beer at home is experimenting with the variables to change up your results. If you’re thinking of how to increase the alcohol content in your next batch, there are several ways to achieve this. I’ll review a few of the options along with their pros and cons

The Northern Brewer 1 Gallon homebrewing kit I acquired got me back into the homebrewing game after I had experimented with the 1-gallon Brooklyn Brew Shop kit a couple of years ago. When I purchased it, I was still very much a beginner and started to re-learn from there. Since then, I’ve used this kit

Brewing beer is an adventure from start to finish.  At least that is how I viewed it.  The smallest task is as vital as the largest, most complex.  Such is the case with priming sugar.  We add priming sugar upon packaging to bring life to our beer, bring bubbles and naturally carbonate.  What happens if

The standard batch of home-brewed beer is five gallons.  A question you may ask yourself, is five gallons too much? Can I brew one-gallon batches instead? There are pros and cons to both approaches.  I will guide you through. While Five gallons is the standard size for a batch of homebrew, some choose to go