When someone asks you to describe a stout, the first thing you mention will probably not be the aroma of roasted grains, the taste of the battering hops, or the fullness of the body.

Filling and maintaining an oak barrel can be the perfect project for a homebrewing club or a determined homebrewer. A look at two such experiments, plus tips from the pros.

Some hops, spice, malt and a whole wallop of weird opened my eyes to the existence of the Saison style. Whatever the season, there is a reason for a saison.

Setting up a homebrew kegerator can be a rewarding Saturday afternoon project. There is a certain satisfaction to drawing a glass of your own beer from your kegerator.

There is nothing quite like a perfectly poured pint of dry stout from a nitrogen blend tap. But you will to balance several key elements before reaching Nitro Nirvana.

With a little money and some mechanical knowhow, you and your homebrew club can have a portable bar rig that showcases your efforts with the style they deserve.

If work, family and other hobbies are getting in the way of scheduling time to brew your own beer, why not go the distance with a few marathon homebrewing days?

A heatstick – a heating element for a hot water heater mounted on a wand – can be a very useful addition to a brewer’s equipment, and it’s fairly simple to make.

Instead of drilling holes through a freezer or refrigerator for beer faucets, this twist on a traditional kegerator hangs them from the underside of the freezer lid.

More than 46,000 people converged on the Colorado Convention Center in Denver October 11-13 for the 26th annual Great American Beer Festival.