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Dry Hoppery(Post)
By Greig McGill Dry hopping. There’s so much talk about it, and it’s practically de rigueur these days for any hoppy style of beer to be at least dry hopped once, with double dry hopping, and eve ...
It’s A Matter Of Style(Post)By Kieran Haslett-Moore Should one brew to style nailing the expected and accepted parameters of a given beer? Or should one stride off the beaten path and brew something new, startling and revolutio ...
The Biggest Ingredient - Part Two(Post)By Greig McGill So ya wanna adjust some water, eh kiddo? Well lemme tell you… no seriously, here’s my design process for my brewing liquor - the fancy professional term we almost never use in the b ...
Inspired to Brew?(Post)By Greig McGill Despite “the never-ending events”, this year seems to have flown by, and I’m struggling to deal with the fact that the holiday season is almost upon us. My brain has turned to mush ...
Adjuncting for Fun and Profit(Post)By Greig McGill Boy am I the wrong guy to write this article! At Brewaucracy, we try to avoid adjuncts unless they are necessary to the style. “Beer is for fun” is the zeitgeist, but we have a litt ...
A Sparge By Any Other Name...(Post)By Greig McGillFollowing on from the last post, sparging - rinsing of residual sugars from the mash bed using hot water - can be accomplished by various methods. The goal is the same. The brewer want ...
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 ...
The Flash Mash(Post)By Greig McGill Apologies to any international readers of this humble Brewshop blog who are unfamiliar with the term “flash” in this context. It’s a UK/Aussie/Kiwi-ism, and is often used the same w ...
Peering Into the Crystal Ball(Post)By Greig McGill Happy 2020 everyone! I hope you’re all brewing up a storm and planning delicious things for this year. It’s certainly been a crazy time in the brewery for me, but the team at Brew ...
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 ...
Overview of the NHC Comp. 2017(Post)SOBA National Homebrew Competition 2017 ReviewBy Greig McGillAnother year of judging a selection of New Zealand homebrewers’ efforts is complete, and it’s a good time to reflect on the competition. I ...
Brewing Methods(Page)Despite the perception, us beer brewers are an evolving lot. We often get asked how you can brew better beers, clone commercial beers, or simply have more control of the taste of your brews. This is ...
