Craft Beer, Homebrewing, Beer Guides
So, you’ve just got back from the store with a case of beer, and you’re excited to crack a cold one. However, the beers aren’t quite cold, what do you do? You can throw the beers in the fridge and wait awhile, or you can quickly cool down one or two by letting them sit … Read more
Whether it’s for a large party or you just prefer your beer on tap, having a keg is both useful and fun. However, there are some misconceptions about kegs. Traditional economics tells us that it’s cheaper to buy in bulk. So, we’d assume that buying a keg would be cheaper than buying a whole bunch … Read more
Putting salt in beer likely a foreign, or even ludicrous, idea to many of you. However, people have been salting their beers for centuries, it’s just not as common a practice as it once was. The primary reason the practice has died off is because beer is a lot better today than it was centuries … Read more
In the last century, the world of beer, and brewing, has grown exponentially. This has allowed a few large companies such as Anheuser-Busch to control much of the mainstream flow of beer. But it’s also allowed a lot of smaller brands to find a market as well. This is why we have domestic beer, craft … Read more
Yeast has two primary uses, making alcohol and making bread. As you can imagine, baker’s yeast is used to promote the latter and brewer’s yeast, the former. But what exactly are the differences between baker’s yeast vs brewer’s yeast? Why does one make alcohol and the other bread? Can you interchange them? These are all … Read more
Looking for cool man cave ideas that show off your personality? Or perhaps you need something that is just a little bit more stylish and unique than what you find at IKEA? Any one of these items will fit in just as easily in your rec room or basement bar, or any indoor “chill space” … Read more
For me, this question smacks of pillow talk, but it has been at the center of quite a handful of heated debates here in the 52 Brews headquarters of late. While there are a lot of subjective reasons to favor one beer brewing system over the other, we decided to do an objective analysis and … Read more
Company: Avery Brewing Style: Imperial Oktoberfest / Marzen Origin: America (Colorado) 10.08% ABV Ah, it’s getting close to Thanksgiving time and the fall weather is amazing. The only problem with fall is that retailers, manufacturers, and consumers think that traditional fall flavors like pumpkin, spice, and nutmeg are supposed to be in everything. I’ve never been a fan … Read more
Starting your brewing journey can be tough, as you will need to read a lot of books and magazine articles to gain more knowledge about the craft. As time goes by and technology has enormously innovated, we found ourselves browsing the internet for tips and tricks on how to kickstart our brewery. Not all effectively … Read more
Are you looking for the best homebrew blog that will educate and help you improve your brewing skills? We give you the list of all the best beer and homebrew blogs we think that deserves a mentioned (and one’s we’ve been following for a long time). These websites are perfect to help aid you in … Read more