Can You Bottle Beer After Kegging? My Essential Tips & Tricks
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...
Straining Your Homebrew Before Bottling: What You Should 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....
The other day I got a message from a friend asking me questions about homebrewing. She wanted to buy a gift for her boyfriend and knew that he liked beer (see my gift suggestions here). She had...
Out of all the factors that go into making a good homebrew, sanitation is the most important—infection will ruin a batch of otherwise well-made beer. The most famous no-rinse sanitizer on the...
Can You Brew Beer Without Hops? The Answer Really Shocked Me
If you’ve been brewing your own beer for any length of time, you’ve probably already committed its four staple ingredients to memory: water, grains, yeast, hops. The first three of this Fab...
I was enjoying a beer with a buddy the other day when the conversation turned to what we were drinking. He wanted to know if there was any real difference between craft beer and just old regular...
