We are regularly asked by home brewers if making their own spirits—whisky, vodka, rum, etc.—is all that much different or more difficult than making wine or beer. This is a difficult question to answer because distill...
Distillation is an important separation process in chemistry, industry, and food science. Here is the definition of distillation and a look at the types of distillation and its uses....
Interestingly, he also talked about the importance of brewers talking positively about beer, and very interestingly, about ‘each other’s beer’, in order to continue growing the sector.
Clearly, the fast-shifting br...
Interestingly, he also talked about the importance of brewers talking positively about beer, and very interestingly, about ‘each other’s beer’, in order to continue growing the sector.
Clearly, the fast-shifting br...
Summer brings warm weather, fun with friends and family, grill outs and, last but not least, beer. If you’re lucky, craft beer. Over the last decade, craft beer has risen to the forefront for beer drinkers everywhere. T...
If you’re a fan of breweries such as Russian River, Allagash or Jester King, you may have heard mention of a brewing device called a coolship. Allagash, in fact, has an entire line of beers with “coolship” in its na...
Fermentation is a process whereby yeast converts glucose in the wort to ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide gas (CO2) to give beer its alcohol content and carbonation. The fermentation process starts when cooled wort is tran...
Conical fermenters, once out of reach for home brewers, have recently become very popular as companies have started making conicals in small and affordable packages. Many home brew sized conicals have entered the market i...