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Where to Buy Barrels for Aging Beer
Whether you’re a homebrewer, homebrew club, or small craft brewery, you may be in the market for a barrel or two. Barrel aging provides complexity

Top Brewing Schools
In recent years, the USA has seen a huge increase in the number of breweries. The demand for craft beer has created a need for

How to Barrel Age Beer
Second to hazys, barrel-aged beers are all the rage. Be it trend or taste driven, at some point most homebrewers will get the urge to

How to Brew Smoked Beer: Rauchbiers, Smoked Stouts, and More
Smoked beer can be polarizing. While some people love it, others can’t stand it. Is it an acquired taste? Or are there not enough great

How to Brew Altbier
Refreshing. Complex. Crowd pleasing. Altbier is one of the most underrated styles that threads the needle between crisp lager and malty amber ale. What’s even

How to Brew Grisette
Grisette has seen a massive resurgence in the last few years. The enigmatic style, once almost erased from existence, is often misunderstood. We’ll clear up

Best Induction Burners For Homebrewing
Induction brewing is an efficient, compact, and clean method for homebrewing beers. It’s especially interesting for apartment brewers or those with limited space. The induction

Beer Tap Primer: How to Choose the Right Beer Faucet
There’s no feeling quite like pulling a fresh pint of beer directly from a tap. Bartenders would be the first to tell you that a

Brewer’s Friend Review
Cloud-based brewing software is the way of the future for homebrewers and professionals alike. Brewers are starting to embrace this convenient solution to design and

These Are The Exciting Hops You Should Be Using In 2021
For a large portion of brewers and craft beer enthusiasts, hops are the be-all-end-all of beer. Providing bitterness, flavor, and aroma, the Humulus lupulus is

The Complete Guide On How to Grow Hops
There are a lot of reasons to grow your own hops. Unique flavors, fresh hop beers, organic hops, and plain-old-fashioned badassery to name a few.

Dry Yeast or Liquid Yeast: Which is Best?
Dry yeast or liquid yeast – what should you use for your next batch of homebrew? Liquid yeast has long been thought to be a

Beer Drop Subscription Box Review
Staying on top of trends in craft beer can be difficult. Are hazy IPAs still cool? What type of donut is in the hottest new

Hop Heads Beer Club Review
Hoppy beers are dominating the craft-beer market place. Almost every brewery makes at least a couple of IPAs or hoppy pale ales. Hop-forward beers are

Rare Beer Club Review
Subscription services are hugely popular in all consumer domains. Food, drink, pets, DIY – you name it – people love receiving packages at home. It’s
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Decoction Mashing for Homebrewers
Looking for a rich malt flavor, beautiful head retention, and sparkling clarity in your homebrew? Decoction mashing – that often misunderstood traditional technique – might

How Long Does Beer Last?
Ever come across a beer in your fridge or basement but can’t remember when you bought it? Not all beers have expiration dates on the

Beer Ingredients: Essential, Non-Essential, And Weird
Beer ingredients aren’t complicated: if you have four ingredients, you can brew a beer. Of course, diving deeper into each ingredient reveals intricacies and details.

Hop Royalty: These Are The Best IPAs In 2020
Distinctive and assertive, IPA is emblematic of the modern beer revolution. These hopped up ales reign supreme in craft brewing. India Pale Ale has transformed,

How to Use a Hydrometer
One question we get from a lot of new homebrewers is, “How do I know how strong my beer will be?” Luckily, the answer is

What is a yeast starter?
If you are a homebrewer, you have at least heard of yeast starters. You are probably even thinking that you want to make one for

Is Helium Beer Real? Bursting The Bubble Of The Helium Beer Fantasy.
Anyone interested in home brewing, like me, gets excited when they come across new, innovative ways of brewing beer. I was not surprised when I

We Reviewed The Best Beer Of The Month Clubs
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Brettanomyces Bruxellensis var. Drie
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a 5-gallon sized pitch of Brewing Sciences Institute’s Brettanomyces Bruxellensis var. Drie, aka “Brett Drie”. Up until the