Craft Beer, Homebrewing, Beer Guides
The 52Brews Team 
It seemed like ages ago when organic products started making an appearance in the media and markets worldwide. Since then, the public view has shifted, warranting the need for producers to produce certified organic products to stay ahead of the market. The negative impact of traditional farming methods has made the public weary for their … Read more
This quick guide will teach you how to use a hydrometer, how to read it correctly, and what all of the fancy terms mean. Don’t worry, it’s easy…kind of. Welcome to our version of chemistry class for beer enthusiasts (that’s what we call people with our condition). If you’re anything like us, you tried to … Read more
Making a yeast starter is a great way to cut costs while making a delicious, high-gravity beer. And it’s WAY LESS COMPLICATED than it’s made out to be. In this guide, we’ll show you how to make one in 20 minutes with minimal beer brewing equipment. But pay special attention—sanitation is KEY. If you’re just … Read more
Once your brew is finished to perfection, you’re likely going to want to store it in bottles both to make it easy to dispense and to give it that air of legitimacy a growler just can’t provide. When it comes to bottling, there are a couple of choices. Either you can use a hose and … Read more
A lot of folks want to try home brewing but don’t have the time or the inclination to track down all the necessary equipment. They’d like a simpler way to get started. Of course, where there’s a need, there’s going to be someone to fill it. Enter the Mr Beer Brewing kit. The Mr Beer … Read more
Welcome to 52Brews’ ultimate beer yeast guide. Dive in bottoms up to learn all about beer’s most important ingredient and how to bend it to your will. BEWARE: Yeast is a powerful ingredient—get it right and you’ll be sipping a bitter work of art complete with shades of grapefruit, banana, or apricot. Get it wrong … Read more
If you’re going to be brewing beer, then a beer gun is an absolute necessity! For those of you who are passionate about beer and only have the opportunity to bottle it from home, you’re well aware that a beer gun is a piece of equipment that just adds to the joy of the process. … Read more
A refractometer is commonly used in both the beer and wine industry as a tracking tool for fermentation. While it’s not an essential for home brewing, using a refractometer as part of the process is an effective method of measuring specific gravity. This is a way of showing how dense the liquid is and how … Read more
Chilling the wort after boiling is vital to the success of the brewing process. It needs to be cooled from the boiling point to the correct yeast-pitching temp or the fermentation process will be adversely affected. You can let the wort cool on its own but chilling it quickly is considered the better way to … Read more
If the whole bottling thing is making you dread getting up in the morning fear not, there’s a better way: kegging. You may never have considered kegging your beer before because you thought A) your little homebrew wasn’t worth all the bother and that B) the amount of “bother” was off the charts compared to … Read more