If you’re a homebrewer, you know that consistency is the key. That’s where the BrewTroller comes in – it helps you control your brewing process so that each batch of beer turns out just the way you want it. In this product review, we’ll take a closer look at what the BrewTroller can do for […]
All Grain Brewing
Speidel’s Braumeister 50 in action (brewing in China!)
A collection of local brewers, tap masters and home brew hopefuls converged on The Pub, a taphouse in Shenzhen China, to test out the new Beer Lab. They have recently acquired Speidel’s Braumeister 50 litre model, and I was anxious to try it out. This was the first time I’d used the 50 litre model! […]
Building Home Brewery Equipment (real life example)
In 2013 I moved back home to Australia after a failed beer project in China. Once I arrived I quickly returned to the workforce and instantly landed a brewing job and moved into a spare room above a warehouse. These two factors gave me a unique opportunity to test my skills: brewing commercially on a […]
All in One: Electric Beer Brewing Systems
The move into all-grain brewing can be a daunting task, which is why the new all in one electric beer brewing systems have become so popular in recent years. They are easy to set up, highly space efficient, have a super quick brewing time, and you can learn to brew like a pro with almost […]
All Grain Brewing Instructions: How to Mash Beer
If you have come to this page, you have probably been considering starting a home brewery. Or, perhaps you are already brewing and are ready to take a step up to all-grain brewing. You might even be trying to learn how to mash beer in the hopes of employment in a local brewery. Whatever your […]
Beer Brewing Calculator Review: Brewer’s Friend
Brewer’s Friend is a website that features a wide range of beer brewing tools and calculators for a wide range of purposes, most of which are completely free. The range of resources is fairly decent, with charts, brew sheets, guides, infographics, and various calculators for all levels of the brewing process. While these individual features […]
How to Roast Grains At Home
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This guide contains technical brewing jargon which may be unfamiliar to some home brewers and also to people who speak English as a second language. If you need assistance with a particular term, please leave a comment below the article and I will be glad to help. If you want to try out […]
Speidel Braumeister Brewing System Review
The Speidel Braumeister was the first of the all-in-one systems that I had ever heard of. Needless to say, I was in love. Even in commercial craft breweries, I had never seen an automatic step-mash control! Of course, I know better now, but at the time my mind was completely blown. I had to see […]
Chinese Pale Ale Recipe
While brewing in China I quickly realized that common pale ale recipes were not going to do as well as they do in the West due to the particular tastes of the local and expat beer drinking crowds. Continued trial and error led to a new, Chinese inspired pale ale recipe. China consumes more beer […]
PicoBrew Zymatic Review
An Honest Brewer’s Insight: You may have noticed a lack of negative PicoBrew Zymatic reviews online. If you are already an all-grain brewer, you will likely be able to put the pieces together for yourself, but for everyone else, today I’m going to share the real positive and negative sides of the Zymatic. The Zymatic […]