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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 ...
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 ...
Hop Handling 101(Post)By Greig McGillHops are, for all intents and purposes, the mascot of the craft beer revolution. While there are plenty of beer aficionados who are not hop-heads, the loudest, proudest, and certainly ...
The Ins and Outs of Pressure Brewing(Post)Following on from Greig’s previous pressure fermenting article, we thought we would give you a guide to getting started and some pointers. The information in this article may be helpful t ...
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 ...
Greig McGill(Post)Interview with Greig McGill of Brewaucracy1. Why did you start brewing?A growing fascination with beer, and a desire to learn all the bits and pieces which went into the creation of my favourite beve ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
