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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 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 ...
Bubbles for Beginners - Understanding Carbonation(Post)By Greig McGill Carbonation - the amount of “fizz” in our beer caused by dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) - can make all the difference between a good beer and a truly great one. While getting the co ...
Something’s Off - Off-Flavours in Beer(Post)By Greig McGill Has anything been more talked about in brewing circles than off-flavours? There must be thousands of articles, videos, and brewing conference presentations about the subject. I’m su ...
Keeping It Real(Post)By Kieran Haslett-Moore The term ‘real ale’ brings with it an obvious existential question. If this ale is real, what makes another unreal? The answer is, of course, nothing. The term was ...
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 an ...
Keg vs Bottle(Post)Keg vs BottleBy Greig McGillIf there’s one part of brewing that most home brewers seem to dislike, it’s bottling. All those individual bottles to clean and sanitise. Fretting over whether to bulk pri ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Good Session(Post)By Greig McGill I have always “blamed” the late, great Michael Jackson (the beer writer, not the one with the glove and the predilection for… controversy) for the origin of the term “session beer”.
Kegging Intro - Kegging(Page)Kegging your home brew Kegs aren't just the domain of pubs and student parties. If you're prepared for a little investment in some extra equipment, you too can brew beer by the keg – which n ...
Beginner's Guide to Brewing - Getting Started(Page)If want to give home brewing a try, how can you go about it? Basically, there are three methods by which you can home brew — pre-hopped brewing kit, extract brewing or all-grain brewing. In ea ...
