It seems like an age since I made my first beer. I had absolutely no idea of what I was doing. I do remember having an article printed out that explained how to make beer from malt extract (I’ve now worked on my own version). I didn’t know what these ingredients were let alone how […]
If you have visited before you may have seen the recipe published here for Single Hop IPA’s. The gist of the article was as a way to understand the qualities of different varieties of hops. The flavour and aroma they impart and to build an understanding of how they in a beer. Around the same […]
One of the things you see a lot when researching beer recipes is the vast majority of them are aimed all grain brewers. Even I am guilty of this very same bias, pretty much all of the recipes that I have posted here on Home Brew Answers are formulated for all grain brewers. Having the […]
I have seen various debates regarding the usage of dry yeast. Tthe main point of contention being whether the home brewer should rehydrate the yeast, or whether the yeast should just be sprinkled on top of the cooled wort. It clearly seems to be a hot topic of debate but I think there is only […]
There may not be a better way for the home brewer to learn and understand how each ingredient tastes and flavours a beer than by using it as the sole ingredient in a beer. When considering hops to use in your recipes for instance, if you haven’t tasted them in a beer before, you often […]
Today I want to post a different recipe, instead of the usual beer I want to return to making soda. If you are a regular reader you may remember that a little while back I discussed craft soda. In that post I covered a little bit about the history of soda and I added a […]
I think every brewer asks himself the question, “how can I make better beer?” The answer to this question lies in having a greater control of processes that go towards producing beer. If you are a regular reader here at home brew answers then you’ll know just how many times I mention how controlling your […]
Recently I wrote on the subject of mashing overnight. The reason why you might want to do such a thing is to save time, you’ll be able to fit in a brew when you could not otherwise. Of course the process of mashing overnight gives rise to problems that may affect the quality the beer. […]
One of the most common questions among new home brewers who may be unsure of how a normal fermentation looks is, “Is My Beer Infected?”. It’s true that fermentation can look kind of weird, gross, strange and occasionally unusual but in most cases as long as you follow good sanitising practices there shouldn’t be anything […]
Forget your IPAs, double IPAs, imperial stouts, I can take them or leave them. If there was only one beer that I had to spend the rest of my life drinking it wouldn’t be any of those. If there was only one beer that I had to choose it would be Pilsner. Don’t get me […]