First Home Brew
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What Was Your Very First Home Brew?

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…
Chinook IPA

Chinook Single Hop IPA Tasting

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…
CONVERTING All Grain to Extract
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Converting All Grain Recipes To Malt Extract

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…
REHYDRATING DRY YEAST
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Rehydrating Dry Yeast FTW!

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…
Single Hop
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Single Hop IPA Recipe To Evaluate Hop Varieties

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…
Grapefruit

Refreshing Grapefruit Soda Recipe

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…
Pilsner Recipe

Fermentation Temperature Control & Inkbird ITC-310T Review

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…
Beer Boiler
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When Malt Extract Beers Are Better Than All Grain Beers

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…
Is My Beer Infected
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Is My Beer Infected?

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…
Pilsner Recipe

Pilsner Recipe & Beer Halls

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…