Comparing & Reviewing All-in-One eBIAB Systems
I – like many homebrewers – started out as an extract brewer. It was far and away the cheapest way…
Homebrewing
Learn helpful insights and tricks for brewing your best beer ever.
With the knowledge and tools we have available to us today, home brewing has gone from a purely commercial idea in the United States to something we can do on our stove top or porch. With the right knowledge and tools anyone can learn to create delicious beer at home while spending as little (or as much) as you want on equipment.
Brewing beer at home is not hard, but to make a truly great beer takes a little extra information and know-how, but this learning experience is what makes homebrewing a fun hobby.
What are Experimental Hops?
Experimental hops are hops that are still working their way through the viability phase of their breeding program. We as…
How to Find the Biggest Hop Bargains
When brewing a hop-heavy beer like an IPA, brewers know that at lest half of their budget will be taken…
What are Hop Shoots?
Hop shoots are the new asparagus. They look similar, and have a similar taste, but they come from very different…
Why is My Homebrewed Beer Too Sweet?
When you mash your grain bill, you create sweet wort. You’ve probably tried this wort before adding beer yeast and…
Bottle Labeling Options for Homebrewed Beer
When you first started brewing beer, your only option for storage after it was done was likely to be bottling….
Stone Xoceveza Imperial Mocha Stout Clone
The first time I had Stone’s Xoceveza, I was blown away. I was in San Diego last year on a…
How to Fix an Over Carbonated Beer
We’ve all been there. You spent hours brewing your next favorite batch, and mistakenly pumped it full of too much…
The Beginners Guide to Brewing Sour Beers
So you’ve decided to make your first sour beer. There are a few ways to properly sour your beer, but…
My First Attempt at Homebrewing Cider
Its fall in the Northeast. Leaves are starting to change, pumpkins are for sale at road-side stands and fresh-pressed cider…
The Best Hop Varieties To Grow Yourself
Hops (humulus lupulus) are the flowers that are grown on the female plant’s bines. They resemble little green pine cones…
The Rise and (Eventual) Fall of the CTZ Hop
CTZ is an acronym for Columbus, Tomahawk, and Zeus, three trade names owned by various private corporations for what is…
The Complete History of the Citra Hop
The Citra hop is by far the most popular hop used in IPAs, and is one of the most grown…
Highest Alpha Acid (AA%) Hops
Alpha acids (α acids) are chemical compounds of the Humulus lupulus (or hop) plant. These acids are found in the resin…
Highest Cohumulone Hops
The primary bittering components of hops are the three alpha acids: Humulone, Ad-Humulone and Cohumulone. Combined, these three are collectively…
How the Pacific Northwest Hop Yards Survived the 2020 Wildfires
2020 has been quite the year. Sure, it started off benign enough. In late January, we had the first cases…
Are All Barley Pale 2-Row Malts the Same?
When creating a recipe in a tool like Brewer’s Friend, if you type in “2-row” into the “fermentables” section, you…
Top Recipes to Homebrew the Most Iconic Hazy IPAs Ever
I have an obsession with trying as many craft beers from different breweries as possible. My vacations are filled with…