If you’re vegan or a vegetarian, you’re probably used to checking the ingredients in your food before eating it. But what about the bottle of homebrew beer that your friend just handed you? Are you sure you know what it contains? Beer is made of malted barley, hops, yeast and water, so surely homebrew MUST…
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Is Cloudy Beer Safe To Drink? How Do I Fix Cloudy Homebrew?
If you’re a fan of craft beers, especially IPAs and wheat beers, you’re probably already used to drinking hazy or cloudy beer. Indeed with the increasing popularity of fresh, unfiltered and unpasteurized beers, more and more consumers have come to accept and even enjoy a bit of haze. Having said that, the vast majority of…
What Is The Best Water To Use For Home Brewing?
Water is the main ingredient in beer and accounts for more than ninety per cent of the volume. So it’s fair to assume that the quality of the water used for brewing will affect the quality of the finished beer. In this post, we look at the different types of water that are commonly available…
Does Fermentation Increase Temperature? (Beer Fermentation Temperature)
Beer fermentation temperature is one of the most critical factors which affect the quality and consistency of the flavour of your homebrew. Yeast works best within a specific temperature range. For most ale yeasts, this is between eighteen and twenty-two degrees Centigrade (65 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit). At higher temperatures, fermentation takes place more quickly.…
How Long Does Star San Take To Sanitize?
The most common cause of bad-tasting homebrew is an infection caused by poor sanitation. Because of this, most homebrewers take great care to ensure that their equipment is correctly sanitised. The most popular sanitiser for home brewing is Star San by Five Star Chemicals. Star San is a no-rinse sanitiser that won’t taint your homebrew’s…
How Does Beer Become Alcoholic? (Process in plain English)
Ask any beer drinker what they like about their favourite beverage, and the chances are that the first thing they mention is flavour. Every beer has its own unique taste, which comes from the ingredients used to make it and from subtle changes in the brewing process. Another important characteristic of beer is alcohol content.…
How long do you brew beer? (Beer fermentation time chart)
If you’re new to home brewing, the chances are you’ve got a lot of questions that need to be answered before getting started. One of the first questions that most new brewers ask is how long do you brew beer? It usually takes between four and six weeks to brew beer. Most of the activity…
What Is A Protein Mash Rest | Infusion Mashing VS Step Mashing, which is best?
It’s often been said that there are as many ways to brew beer as there are brewers. In fact, I don’t think that I know any two brewers who brew in exactly the same way. Some of the differences in brewing technique are pretty subtle, and others are so fundamental that they can be classed…
Should My Homemade Beer Taste Like Vinegar? (What is that smell?)
No matter how many times you’ve made beer in the past, it’s always exciting when you open the first bottle from a new batch. Will the hop aroma be as good as expected, will it be cloudy, or will my homemade beer taste like vinegar? We all make a bad batch of beer at one…