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 […]
When being offered “gifts home brewers will like” from loving family and friends, I often try to imagine the decision-making process. I’m convinced it runs like this: “He likes brewing, so let’s get him a brewing gift. I’ll just Google brewing”. “OK…how much does a sparge cost on Amazon?” Whilst decent brewers truly appreciate the […]
The Nippon Craft Beer Festival 2016 took place on Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday at Sumida-ku Town Hall, on the banks of the Sumida River in Tokyo, Japan. Within view was the famous Asahi building, with its distinctive ‘Asahi Flame’ visible from the windows. The entry fee was quite steep at ¥4,500 per person (about […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recently, a friend came to watch me brew in Japan on my tiny minimalist BIAB (Brew in a Bag) system. She was instantly hooked and has since been asking me for more information on the brewing basics. In this article I will cover the process that every brewer learns first and yet remains one of the […]
Kindly submitted by Bob Gorman, on behalf of Beer Cartel. Beer has been around for millennia and has been part of human fabric comprising our cultures from antiquity. The advent of the modern ‘microbrewery’ has brought new beer varieties to the ancient brewing process and contributed to the craft beer industry. Today a given beer flavor […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Pre-Prohibition Lager” Brooklyn Lager is a beer that is extremely difficult to define. Even the producer, the excellent Brooklyn Brewery, alternates between claiming this beer is an Amber Lager and a Vienna Lager, and also occasionally adds phrases such as British dry hopping and American Original. It’s all very vague and could be confusing – […]