One of life’s little pleasures is unwinding at the end of the day with a cold beer or a glass of your favorite wine, but is it legal to brew beer at home in the USA? It’s legal to brew your own beer at home in all 50 states, but some local regulations may limit…
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What’s the Correct Temperature for Mashing IPA (Tried and Tested Temp)
Until recently, I’ve always followed tried and tested recipes from homebrewing books and websites. Earlier this year I decided to start experimenting and try to develop my own IPA recipe. As most homebrewers know, a beer’s taste, appearance and mouth feel depend on a combination of factors including the grain bill (mix of malts used),…
Correct Mash Temperature (Impact of incorrect mash temperatures)
During the mashing process, malted barley is steeped in hot water so that enzymes can break down the starch in the grains and convert them into sugar. The mash temperature affects the amount and type of sugars extracted and ultimately, the style and flavour of the finished beer. The correct temperature for infusion mashing is…
How To Prepare An Immersion Wort Chiller For Its First Use
Immersion wort chillers are a simple but effective way of cooling your wort down to pitching temperature as quickly as possible. The chiller is a spiral metal tube through which cold water circulates. The coils are submerged in the hot wort which heats up the hot water as it flows through the tubes. Immersion wort…
