In today’s “Ingredient Spotlight” we’re looking at the slightly mysterious world of yeast. Yeast has been used to ferment things for many centuries but it’s only relatively recently that we’ve actually started to understand how it works. For thousands of years, humans have used yeast in food and beverage preparation. Our ancestors understood that something […]
I recently found a long forgotten crate of home brew beer that I had stashed under my parents house. There were a few different styles in there: pale ale, XPA, blonde ale, wheat beer and even some homemade cherry wine (fortified with grain alcohol). These beers were all from 2020-21 which means at the time […]
In today’s “ingredient spotlight” we’ll be looking at barley. Specifically, we’ll be exploring malted barley. Along with hops, malted barley is one of the ingredients that gives beer its unique flavour. Barley is one of the four key ingredients for beer along with water, hops and yeast (according to the Reinheitsgebot or German Beer Purity […]
There’s nothing more satisfying than opening a cold bottle of beer that you’ve brewed yourself. Brewing at home is a great pastime. It’s fun and you might even save a few bucks! This article is for new brewers: it offers some advice on how to get started if you’re new to the hobby. If you […]
If you are a beer lover who has always wanted to try brewing your own, you may have been overwhelmed by the sheer variety of equipment and ingredients available for beer brewing. Luckily, there are now complete beer brewing machine options on the market that make the process incredibly simple and straightforward. These machines handle […]
MegaPot nano brewery system is a high-quality home and small-scale beer production brewing system. Its compact and efficient system enables beer enthusiasts to brew their own beer easily. The system has various features, including stainless steel construction, a tri-clad bottom for even heating, and a built-in thermometer for precise temperature control. This comes in sizes […]
Ale and lager are the two most popular styles of beer available today. Most of the commercially available brews that we enjoy as beer lovers will probably fall into one of these two categories. Can you tell a lager from an ale? In this article we’ll discover the differences between these two famous styles. We’ll […]
If you drink beer, the distinct aroma and taste of hops is unmistakable. This bitter, oily flower has been used as an additive in beer since at least the 9th Century. In this ‘Ingredient Spotlight’ we look at the humble hop plant or humulus lupulus. We’ll take a look at what hops are, how they […]
I started brewing over 15 years ago as a way to be able to afford beer as a broke student. I have never worked as a commercial brewer and don’t have any plans to. I like to call myself an “enthusiastic amateur” when it comes to brewing. Home brewing is a constant learning curve: with […]
So your latest batch of homebrew has finished fermenting. You’ve checked that the gravity is steady and you’re seeing something in your fermenter that is starting to look like beer. What next? In this article, we’re going to look at how to bottle your homebrew using the popular bulk priming method. Why bottle beer? We […]