Making homebrew is an acquired skill, and you are likely not going to master it the first time around. In fact, some homebrewers might need several attempts before being successful. Adding too much water is one mistake you can make when trying your hand at brewing your own nice, cold beer from the comfort of …
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Beer infection and contamination is a frustrating reality. Good brewing habits help avoid it. Also, there are must-don’ts during the process wherein the beer is not purely infected but affected where off-flavors take away all pleasure and enjoyment. Our hopes, so promising at first, are dashed! Beer infection happens to homebrewers at every skill level. …
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After cooking beer, perhaps one of the most mundane chores in beer making, is cooling your wort (pronounced wert– raw unfermented beer). Proper and expedient cooling is a critical step. If we skip it, we may disrupt the 1st most critical stage of beer making, the multiplying and respiration (multiplication) of the yeast. When wort …
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Homebrewing is a fantastic hobby for all beer lovers. It allows you to understand how the brewing process works, and it also allows you to experiment to find your taste preferences. If you are new to homebrewing and not sure where to begin, there are homebrewing kits that you can purchase to point you in …
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Beer, like any food or beverage, does have a shelf life. If handled properly, your homebrewed creations will last many weeks and even months. Spoiled beer will not hurt you, it just tastes bad. Homebrew and Craft-Brewed Beer stay drinkable for many weeks and even months if handled and stored properly. 60 – 90 days …
Yeast is one of the most critical ingredients when brewing your own alcoholic beverages at home. The use of different strains of yeast, even with all the other ingredients being the same, can impart different flavors in the finished brew. No one yeast will work for all recipes. Always choose a good quality yeast that …
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Fermentation is arguably the most important part of brewing. This is the process by which yeast transforms malt sugar into ethyl alcohol. And I believe the technical term for finished product is, “YAHOO!!!” The result of fermentation is this relaxing beverage with toasty, bready flavors and perhaps the bitterness, spicy and floral characteristics contributed by …
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Homebrewing is typically for personal consumption or for people who are learning about how to brew. There are only a few ingredients needed to make beer at home – malts, water, yeast, and hops. Some people like to add sugar, as well. When there is too much sugar added to your brew, and it has …
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How much alcohol does this batch have? This question sticks in the back, or front, of every homebrewer’s mind. We follow the recipe closely, or not, and go through each step of the process meticulously, or not, and in the end, we enjoy the refreshing goodness of the beer we just made, with care and …
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If you are interested in getting started with the process of homebrewing, it might be really tempting to start using a kit for the first time that you actually brew beer. Although it may feel as though many of the largest breweries are actually just scaling up what you are using in a small brew …
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