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Brewing with CO2 Hop Extract(Post)
As you will have discovered by now, the essential oils from hops impart much of the flavor in beer. Over recent years hop pellets have largely replaced the use of hop cones, having better storage pro ...
Philly Sour Tips & Tricks(Post)We regularly receive queries on when and how best to use Philly Sour yeast, so we consulted the experts and makers of Philly Sour yeast - Lallemand Brewing. Philly Sour yeast is a great choice for br ...
Low Alcohol Brewing(Post)Low alcohol brewing is one of the latest trends in brewing, and for good reason. Low alcohol beer is popular for people wanting to drive after a drink or two, or for those wanting the taste of a b ...
Hot Enough For Ya?(Post)By Greig McGill Fermentation temperature control is, in my opinion, one of the most critical yet most commonly neglected keys to brewing great beer. Having just come out of an unusually warm summer ...
The Perils of Opening a Brewery(Post)The Perils of Opening a BreweryBy Greig McGill“Living the dream, mate!”That’s got to be the most common phrase said to me since I took the plunge, left my job in IT, and shifted Brewaucracy from an e ...
Brewing Non-Alcohol & Low-Alcohol Beer (NABLAB)(Post)Low- and no-alcohol beer is one of the fastest-growing segments in brewing — but making a great one is anything but simple. From managing fermentation and flavour balance to ensuring microbiol ...
Nobody Likes a (Hop) Creep(Post)By Greig McGill There’s been a lot of buzz over the last few years about the supposedly newly discovered phenomenon of hop creep. In fact, hop creep has been a known factor since 1893! But now that ...
Back to Basics: Brew in a Bag(Post)By Greig McGill “What have the Aussies ever done for us?”, he asked, in a manner vaguely reminiscent of a member of the People’s Front of Judea. Or was it the Judean People’s Front? I guess that do ...
Take Me to the Pilot(Post)By Greig McGill Pilot brewing is a process that has undergone a bit of change in purpose over the last decade or so. While many breweries will still brew one (or several) pilot batches to really di ...
Grain Expectations - Part One(Post)By Greig McGill You’ve probably heard it said that malt is the soul of a beer. Hops might get all the glory, but without malted barley, beer wouldn’t be beer. It provides sweetness to balance the h ...
Oxygenation: Good! Oxidation: Bad!(Post)By Greig McGill“Love”, sang glam-rockers The Sweet, “is like oxygen. You get too much, you get too high. Not enough and you’re gonna die.”I’m pretty sure that the group known for such gems as Ballroo ...
Extract Brewing - Getting Started(Page)How to get started with extract brewing Now that you've made a few good batches of beer from a pre-hopped homebrew kit, it's time to expand your beer brewing skills. The next step up is extract br ...
