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Grain Expectations - Part Two(Post)
By Greig McGill If base malts ( discussed in part one here) are the solid foundation of brewing, specialty malts are the creative spark that transforms beer from basic to extraordinary. While I a ...
A Mash by Any Other Name…(Post)By Greig McGillSurely, the mash is everyone’s favourite part of the brew day? I love the smell of hot grains, slowly unlocking their sweet potential as they steep in hot water. And that’s what the ma ...
pH – pHantastic or pHooey?(Post)pH – pHantastic or pHooey? By Greig McGill You’ve all probably heard about pH. You probably know what it measures, in practical terms anyway. The exact nature of pH is about as chemistry nerdy a ...
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 ...
How To IBU(Post)How to use hops is the biggest question new brewers have when making the transition from pre-hopped beer kits to all-grain or extract brewing. An important skill to have is predicting how the hop add ...
Making Sense of Judging Feedback(Post)Making Sense of Judging FeedbackBy Greig McGillHaving been on both sides of the scoresheet, so to speak, I thought it could be useful to create a practical guide to interpreting what can occasionally ...
The New Zealand Pilsner Beer Style(Post)Craft beer and brewing enthusiasts around the world are always looking for unique and refreshing brews, and one style that continues to get a lot of attention is our very own New Zealand Pilsner ( ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
White Labs Yeast - Ingredients(Page)White Labs Liquid Yeast Brewshop offers you the White Labs range of quality liquid yeast. The yeast is supplied in PurePitch packs or vials which we surround with ice packs and ship to you. View t ...
High Gravity Wort - Ingredients(Page)What is High Gravity Wort Long White Cloud High Gravity Wort is produced in the traditional way, starting with a mash using a selection of fine crushed malts. Sweet wort is extracted and boiled with ...
