How to Evaluate Your Finished Beer
Once your beer is bottled and carbonated, you’ll probably be very anxious to sample it. Resist the impulse to open a bottle too soon: the beer needs a full 2 weeks to develop the proper level of carbonation. If you’ve brewed a “clone,” like Bass, be sure to have a bottle of Bass on hand [...]
Beer Styles
If you’re planning to give home beer brewing a try, you might want to learn a little bit about the various styles of beer that are available in kit form. Here’s an example: if you want to brew a light, fizzy beer that’s similar to Budweiser, you need to know what style of beer Budweiser [...]
The Brewing Process - Part 2
This is part two of the beer brewing process. After this article you’ll know how to make beer using all the proper beer brewing equipment.
Once the wort is cooled, pour it into the sanitized fermenter so that it splashes and moves vigorously. This splashing aerates the wort to provide an optimum environment for yeast [...]
The Brewing Process - Part 1
Once you have all your home beer brewing equipment ready and have purchased a basic kit of beer ingredients, it’s time to make and ferment your wort into a delicious handcrafted beer. Your kit will contain malt extract, either canned or dry. Malt extract is a kind of shortcut to making great beer. Instead of [...]
Beer Brewing Supplies & Equipment
Brewing beer is easier than you think. To get started, you need just a few simple pieces of equipment. You’ll also need a basic beer-making kit of ingredients. The kit will contain everything you need to make (usually) 2 cases (48 bottles) of beer. Here’s what you need in the way of equipment to make [...]
