homemade wine from fruit

Homemade Wine: How To Make Wine From Any Fruit, Vegetable or Flower

Fruit wines are a great alternative to traditional grape wines, especially where it is hard to come by enough wine grape to make a batch. I have written a lot about making fruit wines and there are loads of recipes here on home brew answers.  In…
blueberry mead melomel

Blueberry Mead Recipe – Making A Blueberry Melomel

If you're a fan of fruit meads and have already tried something like my blackberry melomel, then blueberry mead is worth trying, the recipes are really similar and the flavours are great..  Blueberries, with their rich colour, natural…

The Effect Of Mash Temperature On Beer

All grain brewing means controlling more variables, involving the mash, when you come to making your own beer. The effect of mash temperature on beer is one of these variables that will determine the flavour profile of the finished beer.  Mash…
Black IPA Recipe

Black IPA Recipe – Brewing A Classic Black IPA

One beer that seems to wax and wane in popularity is the Black IPA. Getting the balance of colour, flavour and hop aroma is a fine art and I think this black IPA recipe gets that balance right. A few key ingredients are necessary but try…
Step Mash Multi-rest mash

Step Mash – A Guide To Multi-Rest Mashing

Step mashing or multi-rest mashing is a method of all-grain brewing where the mash is taken up through multiple steps from lower temperatures to higher temperatures. What is the purpose of step mashing and when is it suitable to perform…
Lemon Wine

Lemon Wine Recipe – Fresh & Fragrant

Lemon wine brings to mind a drink that is refreshing and perfect to sip on a warm evening.  The trouble with making such a drink is that lemons are, of course, really acidic and require a lot of dilution to bring about a fermentable…
lager vs ale
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Ale vs. Lager – What Is The Difference?

The difference between ale and lager is primarily due to the type of yeast used for fermentation. When first approaching brewing as a complete beginner it is difficult to categorise exactly what we want to make. When we say beer though…
how long to carbonate beer
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How Long Does It Take To Carbonate Beer?

Once you have packaged your beer, whether in bottles or in a keg the wait is nearly over. It is still missing one thing though and that is carbonation.  Just how long does it take to carbonate beer and what is the quickest way for getting…
Fermentation temperature control

Fermentation Temperature – How To Control Temperature & Why It’s Important

It doesn’t matter whether you are fermenting beer, wine, mead (or even vegetables), fermentation temperature control is one of the most important variables to getting the best quality in the finished brew. Fermentation temperature…
cloudy wine clearing
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Clearing a Hazy Or Cloudy Wine

It can definitely be frustrating to spend time making wine, waiting months for it to ferment and condition only for it to be hazy or cloudy. A slight haze in wine isn't a major problem but it can be annoying. Certain wines may be more…