How to Brew Milkshake IPA
Getting your hands on a fresh can of milkshake IPA can be a struggle. As such a popular and hyped-up beer style, breweries sell…
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Getting your hands on a fresh can of milkshake IPA can be a struggle. As such a popular and hyped-up beer style, breweries sell…
India Pale Ale is all about the hops. Packing as many hops into a beer at every point of the brewing process has always…
New England IPA – hazy, juicy, and hop-drenched – has taken over the beer world. Craft beer lovers wait in hour long lines in…
Homebrew pumps make your brew day easier and more efficient in many ways. Transferring hot wort or water when sparging, recirculating, or chilling is…
For homebrewers, chilling wort down to pitching temperature is one of the final steps of a long brew day. The faster the wort cools,…
Beer clubs are great. Receiving monthly deliveries of fantastic craft beer is a modern day pleasure, with a hint of luxury. Many beer subscription…
Refreshing and complex, sour beer is a wide ranging category loved by craft beer enthusiasts and brewers. But brewing traditional sour beer takes months…
All healthy fermentations start with healthy yeast. To give your beer the best chance of fully fermenting with no off-flavors, you need to pay…
Crafting a great Saison is one of brewing’s most rewarding experiences. The style doesn’t have to be complicated, in fact, simple is often better….
There are over 7000 craft breweries in America. That’s a lot of beer to try! Everyone has their local favorites, but it can be…
Homebrewing can be a bit of an investment. Making good beer requires time, money, space, and effort. There are many ways to brew great…
Hops give beer its bitterness along with its distinctive floral, herbal, and fruity flavors. As an agricultural product, hops vary crop to crop and…
Keeping a close eye on fermentation is one of the most important things you can do to make consistently high-quality beer. The most useful…
Staying on top of trends in craft beer can be difficult. Are hazy IPAs still cool? What type of donut is in the hottest…
First wort hopping was lost for decades, before being rediscovered in 1995. It’s a simple technique to try out and could have major benefits….
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…
Distinctive and assertive, IPA is emblematic of the modern beer revolution. These hopped up ales reign supreme in craft brewing. India Pale Ale has…
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…
Subscription services are hugely popular in all consumer domains. Food, drink, pets, DIY – you name it – people love receiving packages at home….
The most common and cheapest way to carbonate your beer is in the bottle. Instead of buying CO2, you let your yeast do all…
Pilsner beer is one of the world’s most popular drinks. Golden, effervescent, and refreshing, pilsners are the default go-to beer for most beer drinkers….
The popularity of all-in-one homebrewing systems has exploded in recent years. The Grainfather, one of the pioneers, remains at the top of its class…
Brewing beer is where art meets science. Creativity mixed with process and chemistry help transform hops and barley into delicious beer. Many creative beer…
Are you ready to sparge your homebrew in the same way as a professional brewer? With a few extra pieces of equipment, you can…
Choosing the right grain mill is an important decision for a homebrewer. Mills can be expensive but they’re a crucial investment to ensure consistent…
Lager is the most popular type of beer in the world. When most people think of beer, they think of a refreshing, fizzy yellow…
So, you’ve been doing brew in a bag for a while and you’re ready to take it to the next level. Or maybe you’re…
Propane has been the fuel of choice for homebrewers for decades. Efficient and inexpensive, propane’s power and flexibility make brewing a breeze. Whether you’re…
Are you looking to make the switch from extract to all grain homebrewing? Or are you an all-grain brewer looking to simplify your brew…
Brewing your own beer can be a fun and rewarding experience. But it takes knowledge and patience to transform raw ingredients into delicious beer….
Oak aged and sour beers are dominating craft beer bars, bottle shops, and beer trading markets. Beer has been fermented on wood for hundreds…
Beer is made from malt, hops, yeast, and water… have you ever considered where these ingredients come from? Most grain and hop farms use…
What’s up yeast geeks? Let’s talk brew kettles. The brew kettle is the powerhouse of the cell brewhouse. It is one of the most…
Do you think you have mastered extract beer? Then you might be ready for all-grain brewing. That means it is time to buy a…
If you are a homebrewer, you have at least heard of yeast starters. You are probably even thinking that you want to make one…
Anyone interested in home brewing, like me, gets excited when they come across new, innovative ways of brewing beer. I was not surprised when…
Mead is quickly earning its place among the beer and cider offerings in taprooms across the globe. It has a long, rich history with…
The year that was 2017 was my lightest homebrewing year in nearly a decade, I brewed a handful of 10-gallon HopWards batches to maintain…
Remember back in late 2015/early 2016 when the internet was all “Ewww gross, why is that IPA so murky” and some of us were…
Its Solera season ’round these parts, it’s time to taste some bottles from last year, brew top-off batches, and package some new variations. Every…
Last week I shared the tasting notes for my two (plus) year old Solera and how things had been progressing to date. The sample…
Since last year’s pull, and straight bottling, my Solera has crossed state lines and found a new home in NJ (and a Better Bottle…
It has been over a year since I posted my recipe for the Tired Hands HopHands “clone”, and since that time I have re-brewed…
As if 100% Brett fermented beers weren’t already misunderstood enough it turns out WLP644 Brettanomyces Bruxellensis Trois is actually Saccharomyces and not a strain…
I recently had the opportunity to design and brew a beer with my friend, and head brewer, John Wible at 2nd Story Brewing Company…
Bottling the first pull of the Solera prior to brewing the top-off batch gave me the flexibility to make some changes to the wort…
I am repeating myself here but it has been a painstakingly long wait to try the first bottle from my newest Solera. I decided…
It feels like a lifetime ago since I started this Solera Project in a Sanke keg. I have been really anxious to remove the…
As of January 19th, 2014 my Solera “barrel” officially turned 6 months old. I have been itching to remove the carboy cap and take…
With my Solera Plan in place I prepped for the brew day, normally I will crush my grains a day in advance but I…
Ever since reading the Sour Solera Barrel post by Michael Tonsmeire, I have wanted to start my own project just like it. I kicked…
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