An Introduction to Kegging Homebrew
An Introduction to Kegging Homebrew
Say goodbye to bottling and hello to the wonderful world of kegging! We're here to walk you through the basics of kegging your homebrew.
Take Me Back to Tupelo Cyser
Take Me Back to Tupelo Cyser
This cyser recipe from Drew Beechum is a special variety of honey wine (also known as mead) that uses apple juice to create a cider/mead hybrid!
Making Mead: Heat or No Heat?
Making Mead: Heat or No Heat?
For more information on making mead, head over to our How to Brew Mead section! A “hot” area for debate in the mead making community is whether or not to treat the honey with heat as a means of pasteurization…
Quick & Easy Malted Cider
Quick & Easy Malted Cider
Boil 1 gallon (3.79 L) wort tailings (see intro for explanation) for at least 15 minutes. If wort is less than 1.050 OG, collect a greater volume and boil until target gravity is reached (or add unhopped malt extract or…
The Sweet Life: Making Mead the Easy Way
The Sweet Life: Making Mead the Easy Way
Originally published in the July/August 2011 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Making good mead is easy, if you build on Ken Schramm’s The Compleat Meadmaker methods but update them with his latest recommendations. Using techniques from the commercial winemaking world allows mead…
Automatic Boulanger Bottling System
Automatic Boulanger Bottling System
Guillaume Boulanger, director of production at La Barberie Brewery in Quebec City, has been homebrewing for a decade. He's also a beer bottle lover, which explains why he created an awesome bottle filling system he calls the Automatic Boulanger Bottling…
How To Make Kombucha
How To Make Kombucha
Just like making beer, fermenting tea can be done in a number ways, and in this article we’ll show you one of these techniques for making kombucha at home.
Mike’s HopHouse Brewery & Taproom
Mike’s HopHouse Brewery & Taproom
In 1995, Michael Smith visited a newly opened brewpub in Bellingham, Wa., where he tasted his first India pale ale. Smith was bitten by the beer bug, but locally brewed, flavorful beer was hard to come by in his home…
Homebrewing With Mushrooms
Beer Brined Turkey Recipe from the Home Brew Chef
Beer Brined Turkey Recipe from the Home Brew Chef
This beer brined turkey recipe created by Sean Z. Paxton, the Home Brew Chef, was originally published on HomeBrewChef.com. The brining technique is different than simply marinating or salt curing a meat or poultry product. By submerging a…
5 Homebrew Tips from a Dogfish Head Quality Technician
5 Homebrew Tips from a Dogfish Head Quality Technician
Aimee Garlit is one of five Off-Centered Quality Technician at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and holds a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology. She has been a homebrewer since 2008 and served on the American Homebrewers Association Governing Committee. We asked her…
5 Tips for Making Better Mead
5 Tips for Making Better Mead
On the most basic level, it doesn't get much easier than making mead. Simply mix honey with water in a fermenter and pitch yeast. If you stopped there, chances are you'll have mead in a few months. However, certain measures can…
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