Beer Kits

Our Malt Extract Beer Kits & What’s Coming Next

As you may or may not be aware, there is now a shop here on Home Brew Answers primarily selling small batch malt extract beer kits. When I initially setup this website the whole point was to get more people brewing. When I tell people I brew…
Blonde Ale

Blonde Ale Recipe – A Lawnmower Beer

As a home brewer there is nothing quite as exciting as the weather warming up and the thought of all the beers you are going to make with the intention of sitting out in the garden, on the beach or the backyard and sipping on something thirst…
one gallon beer making kits

The Rise Of One Gallon Beer Making

A new trend has emerged in the world of home brewing, the rise of the “One Gallon Brewer”. It had to happen sooner or later, it is obvious to see that not everyone is going to want 5 gallons of beer at a time. It’s a large barrier of…
The Minimum All Grain Brewing Setup
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Minimum Amount of Equipment For An All Grain Brew

I spent last weekend brewing an all grain beer in the kitchen, using the minimum of equipment and I can tell you, it was the most relaxed brewday I think I ever had. It wasn’t by any means a demanding beer to brew, just a small batch of…
Barley Wine Recipe

Big English Barley Wine Recipe

Brewing big beers like this Barley Wine recipe is always a bit more of a challenge and more interesting than the regular old “house beer” that we grow accustomed to brewing time and time again. These heavy, high alcohol beers develop…
Blueberry Wine Recipe
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Blueberry Wine Recipe – Full-Bodied and Beginner Friendly

This blueberry wine recipe is the perfect choice for the beginning winemaker, it also produces a fantastic wine that is full of the flavour of blueberries, what could be better than that? When you look at the blueberry it does almost look…
Brewing In The 1800s

How To Make Beer In The 1800’s

One of the fascinating things about beer is the history behind it, brewing techniques are often still the same in principle as used by brewers over 200 years ago. Most of the language used to describe the brewing process is the same as what…
Brewing Complicated
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Brewing Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated

I have been home brewing now in one form or another for around 7-8 years. I have settled into a way of making beer that I can now do on autopilot, it's a process that I'm happy with and I consistently brew a beer that I enjoy. It wasn't always…
Irish Moss, Protafloc, Copper Finings
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How To Use Irish Moss, Protafloc and Copper Finings

Crystal clear beers rely on a few principles when brewing, copper finings such as Irish Moss or Protafloc / Protafloc are one of the aids that can help the home brewer make a bright, clear beer. What are they and how do they work? This is what…
Back Sweetening Wine

How To Stabilise And Back Sweeten A Wine

One of the issues many new winemakers face is making a wine that is simply too dry, back sweetening a wine is a simple remedy that can transform the finished wine. Back sweetening ranges from turning a really dry wine into a semi-dry…