NEIPA Yeast Strains
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Best Yeast For Brewing NEIPA & Hazy Pale Ales

Choosing the best yeast strain for your NEIPA can make a big difference to the finished beer. In this article, we will take a look at some of the most popular yeast strains for brewing NEIPA or Hazy IPAs. Using the right yeast strain…
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Bottle Conditioning Your Best Beer Yet!

Bottle conditioning is a mysterious process. Things are happening in the bottle without any visible signs of activity. The name bottle conditioning is descriptive enough for us to know that this period of the brewing process is important…
How To Make Braggot
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Making A Braggot – Basic Braggot Recipe

Beer and mead. These two drinks are as old as history itself. Wherever there are fermentable grains you find beer. Wherever there’s plenty of honey you find mead. And when both are in abundance, you get braggot.  Braggot is not always…
Brewing A Kettle Sour
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Kettle Sour: Brewing Your First Kettle Soured Beer

You can love it. You can hate it. But there’s no denying the fact that sour beer is an integral part of the vast and intriguing world of beer. Sour beers have enjoyed an immense rise in popularity lately and in particular, kettle soured…
How To Degas Wine
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How To Degas Wine

One of the byproducts of fermentation that we do not want in the finished wine or still mead is carbon dioxide. Even sparkling wines first need to be degassed and this part of the process can sometimes be tricky because, after all,…
Adding Fruit To Your Home Brew Beer
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Adding Fruit To Your Home Brew Beer

Adding fruit to a beer is a great way to add another dimension that just isn’t possible with malt, hops and yeast. It can lead to all sorts of questions though. Will it contaminate the beer? How much do you need to add? What point in the…
Apple Mead

Apple Mead / Cyser Recipe

Apple mead goes by a variety of names, Apple Melomel, Cyser, Applejack or simply apple mead. It is the combination of two delicious drinks and the result is unique and delicious in it’s own right. Making Apple mead is really simple to…
Peach Wine Recipe
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Peach Wine Recipe – Summer In A Glass

If you are looking to make a sweetly scented, summery tasting wine then this peach wine is a winner. A lightly coloured, almost pinky, orange coloured wine with fruity fragrances and simple to make too, all you need is a glut of peaches…
Aromatic Malt

Brewing With Aromatic Malt

Most maltsters produce an aromatic malt in their lineup of products. It is a highly kilned malt whose name conjures up a sense of what this malt could bring to a beer. What aromatic malt does bring to a beer is a bold maltiness that is…
Professional Brewer

What I Learned As A Professional Brewer

I am sure almost every home brewer has had the thought of what it would be like to turn a home brewing hobby into a career. To earn money from doing something you love I’m sure is high on everyone's list of a fulfilling job. I have actually…