Salifert Test
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Test Your Brewing Water Alkalinity Using A Salifert Test

If you are all grain brewing adjusting your water chemistry can have a significant impact on the quality of your beers. In my previous article about adjusting your water for home brewing I mentioned something called a “Salifert Test”. It…
Malt
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Complete Guide To All Grain Brewing (Little Equipment or Experience Needed)

Before we begin I want to make a few things clear about what will be covered in this post just so you know what you’re getting into here: This is a post aimed primarily at beginners and people that have never brewed before. It is also…
Oatmeal Pale Ale
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Oatmeal Pale Ale Recipe

  Oatmeal stouts appear to be becoming increasingly popular. There are plenty of options available commercially and there are hundreds of home brew recipes to sift through. When you think about oatmeal, you think porridge. The…
home brewing water treatment
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Simple Home Brewing Water Treatment

  I was recently sent this pH meter by Meterics.com (thanks guys) so what better time to talk about water chemistry. Any article about water chemistry usually starts with the line, “Water chemistry is a complex subject”. So…
Limoncello

How To Make Limoncello

Today we are going to try something a little different to brewing. Occasionally I make a few liqueurs and cordials so I wanted to share this one. Everybody seems to like Limoncello, so it's a good liqueur to make and give away as gifts to people…
Adding Spices to Beer

Adding Spices To Your Home Brew

So the weather is getting colder and now, is the time of year when you start seeing a lot of seasonal winter warmer style beers available in the shops. A lot these beers have in common the addition of spices to add a further layer that really…
New Home Brewer

The Sonic Foamer Review

I wrote a little about beer foam not too long ago. How the home brewer can ensure a good level of froth seemed to strike a chord and not long after I was sent the Sonic Foamer.   Whereas before I was talking about adjusting the…
bourbon county stout
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Is Your Home Brew Beer Worth $60?

How much is too much to pay for a beer? £5, £8, £12, £20, £40? I would guess everyone would answer differently but there has to be an upper limit, right? A friend told me about the latest release of Goose Islands Rare Bourbon County…
session stout
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Session Stout Tasting

It was only a few weeks ago that I brewed the Session Stout but it's ready to taste so let's take a look at how it's turned out. The brew day itself went by without any hitches and fermentation was unremarkable. The temperature here in Cornwall…
New Home Brewer
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15 Tips For The New Home Brewer

There is a lot of information here on Home Brew Answers that should hopefully enable you to brew better beers or understand some of the processes behind home brewing high quality beer. Making the very best beer, every time is so simple it…