-
Ale Over The Place(Post)
By Greig McGill A grab-bag of thoughts and ideas regarding the great hobby of home brewing. I’ve been thinking about a bunch of things lately, all kinda-sorta connected, but mostly just that th ...
Things the Grandchildren Should Know(Post)By Greig McGillWith apologies to Mark Oliver Everett for the stolen title, this time I thought I’d be a little less technical and offer up a selection of things I wish I’d known or done differently w ...
Know your Carbohydrate: Dextrose(Post)You have undoubtedly come across dextrose in your travels. This sugar, which is also known as glucose, is fundamental to almost all forms of life on the planet.Also known as brewer's sugar, dextrose ...
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 ...
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 ...
Beer Competitions 101(Post)By Greig McGill As I mentioned in my last article, one of the benefits of starting or joining a brewing club is holding beer competitions. These are about so much more than just winning. They are a ...
Unclutter Your Brewing(Post)Unclutter Your BrewingBy Greig McGillThis month, the fun and funky team at Brewshop have asked me to write about some general tips and tricks for brewing. I thought I’d centre them around a theme tha ...
The Best Fest!(Post)By Greig McGill It’s that time of year when we all wish we were in Munich, and so it seemed like a good time to talk about the most well-known festival in the world, the beer styles it has spawned, ...
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 ...
Lager Legends Brewing Competition(Page)The Lager Legends Brewing Competition is where brewers go head-to-head to see who can make the best lager. It’s all about getting stuck into the process—tweaking recipes, dialing in fer ...
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 ...
Resources(Page)Home brewing articles to help grasp brewing concepts and get the most out of your brewing. New to home brewing? Brewing your own beer is about the most rewarding weekend project you’ll find.
