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This Isn't Harry Potter: No More Butterbeer!(Post)
By Greig McGill I am not easily surprised or shocked these days. I’m getting on a bit you see, and have been firmly in the “beer nerd” camp for over a quarter of a century, and a brewer (both home a
Shouting Lager, Lager, Lager, Lager!(Post)By Greig McGill Ah, Born Slippy. Thanks to Underworld and the placement of their song Born Slippy in the soundtrack to the huge culture-defining film Trainspotting, lots of people started shouting abo
Fermenting Under Pressure(Post)Fermenting Under PressureBy Greig McGill There’s been a bit of buzz lately around fermentation under pressure. It’s been a tool in the arsenal of industrial brewers for decades now, but is there any
It’s All About the Fermentation(Post)It's All About the FermentationBy Greig McGillIn my recent post on brewing for competition, it might have surprised people that I didn’t specifically mention the F-word. Fermentation (that’s what you
Juice Bombs: Hazy IPA Tips(Post)By Gladfield Malt We all know by now what a good Hazy IPA taste and looks like. For us, a New England IPA (NEIPA) is basically an American IPA that features an intense, distinctly “tropical fruit juic
Start Brewing - Getting Started(Page)Home brew beer - a beginner’s guide to making your own beer Home brew beer is both fun and rewarding. Think about it – if you get a project car, you make a mess and get told off. If you get into...
It Tastes So Cold!(Post)By Greig McGill Back in the mists of time, a long-running and fun podcast called Craft Beer Radio (now CBR and a lot more casual) wrote a parody sketch (warning, some humour hasn’t aged well, but
State of the Home Brew Nation 2022 Survey Results(Post)The 2022 survey results are now available. A big thanks to all 1268 people who completed the survey. You can download the full report here - State of the Home Brew Nation 2022 There is plen
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 Ballroom
A Deeper Look At The Pomona Modern IPA Yeast(Post)LalBrew Pomona™ is a hybrid yeast that was selected for flavour and fermentation performance in hoppy beers. Named after the goddess of fruit trees, LalBrew Pomona™ produces a unique and juicy flav
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 ho
Brewing On Stewart Island(Post)We asked Mike Douglass, a regular Brewshop customer, about his brewing and how different it is while living on Stewart Island.What type of brewing set up do you have, how often do you brew, and what s
