A hydrometer is perhaps THE most important piece of brewing kit you'll ever own, yet some homebrewers never even use them. It's the measurement device that 99% of all your post-fermentation...

One of the key steps in brewing beer at home is carbonating it. When it comes to home brewing, and brewing beer in general, there are two main methods to do this: bottle conditioning or kegging....

Homebrewing is a hobby that has a lot of gadgets, equipment, and interesting paraphernalia. If you were to purchase everything available on the market, you'd have to have very deep pockets. This...

Recently I moved house and had to also change some of my brewing equipment along the way. When I brewed my latest batch using my new (old) set up, I noticed that my wort's Original Gravity (OG)...

From bitter, bitter, experience, I've found that kegging the beer you plan to drink at home is much better than bottling 50 to 60 bottles per batch. Certainly when it comes to labor. I also know...

When we think about a pint of beer, most of us will unconsciously conjure up a crystal clear pale colored lager, perhaps the star in a beautiful summer scene. There's nothing wrong with that....