As every good homebrewer knows, our favorite beer is created when yeast chows down on some lovely sugary wort, producing alcohol and carbon dioxide. So, if all we need is sugar, does that mean we can...
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....
How Much Headspace Should You Really Leave When Bottling Beer?
The question of headspace—how much room to leave between your beer and the airlock/opening of your bottle—comes up a lot in homebrewing conversations. There’s a lot of talk out there...
The first time I used my wort chiller I felt like a brewing god. There I was cooling down my wort like a pro! Then all of a sudden I saw a growing trickle of water coming from the cold side of my...
