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 Brewing Efficiency & How Is It Measured?
Most all-grain beer recipes published online and in homebrew books mention brewing efficiency or brewhouse efficiency. But what is brewing efficiency and how is it measured? Brewing efficiency is the quantity of sugar in the wort divided by the total amount of sugars which were potentially available in the grain expressed as a percentage. For…
11 Items A Home Brewer Can’t Live Without (No. 7 is a must!)
One of the great things about homebrewing is that there’s very little special equipment needed to get started. Apart from a fermenting bucket, airlock and no-rinse sanitiser, you can mostly get by with equipment that you already have in the kitchen. Most beginner homebrewers start by purchasing a homebrew kit which includes all the essential…
How Long Does It Take To Make A Craft Beer? (Steps & time scales)
One of the first things that my friends ask me when they try my homebrew, after the inevitable question of ABV, is how long it takes to make craft beer. I tell them that it usually takes around four weeks from start to finish. I then point out that most of the activity occurs on…
Is It Legal To Make Your Own Beer USA | USA Laws & Brewing Regulations
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…
