Craft Beer, Homebrewing, Beer Guides
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
You’re already making your own beer, and that’s great, but why stop there? Why not learn to malt your own barley? Well, I can think of a few reasons. It’s not any cheaper, it’s time consuming, and it probably won’t be better than what you can buy – your first time anyways. However, that’s no … Read more
Can you really turn brews into booze? Yes! In fact, all whiskey comes from beer – of a sort. “Distiller’s beer” is the alcoholic liquid used to produce the spirit, and it’s nowhere near the same as the cold one you crack open after a long day. Also called the “wash,” it is thin and … Read more
It’s no surprise that many people combine weed and beer, since many consider these substances two of the greatest things on Earth. There is a lot of scientific research about how the two drugs interact when consumed together. Here we look at some of the science behind mixing beer and weed, in case you want … Read more
Brewers and consumers alike are abuzz with questions about marijuana beer – what exactly is in it, where they can get it, and if the product is even legal. We’ll explain all that here! Background Recreational marijuana use has become legal in more than ten states already, and lots of others are already introducing legislation … Read more
New to brewing and want to know all about the different types of hops? You’ve found the right guide. The 52Brews Guide to Hop Varieties will cover everything you need to know to get started down the zesty, citric, bittersweet road to brewing better beer. In it, we cover: Hop Varieties and Their Flavors The … Read more
Ever since the world of craft beer has grown, so have the types of beer. There are IPA’s, APA’s, sour beers, Porters, stouts, pilsners, and so much more. It can get confusing as to what the difference between all these beers are. However, when you break it down, there are really only two types of … Read more
Despite all the variety in beers out in the market now, it’s often surprising to people to learn that at its core, almost every single beer shares four main ingredients. The varieties of beer stem from the different types of these four main ingredients used, the proportions put in each brew, and the different brewing … Read more
If you love beer, you may also collect beer. Not just a list of beer (for instance, on Untappd or RateBeer), but you may actually have a IRL, physical beer collection. And you don’t know when you’re going to open that super special beer that you’ve been saving for a rainy day. Or also, if you keep … Read more
Beer is part of the history of civilization. There is evidence that people have been drinking beer since 3500 B.C. There is evidence that animals (including primates) were getting drunk on fermented fruit juice well before then, but of course, beer itself – which requires a fair amount of coordination and settlement to produce in quantity … Read more