Craft Beer, Homebrewing, Beer Guides
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
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
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
Homebrewers have long struggled with the issue of what to do with all their bottles once they’ve been emptied and it’s time to dry and store them. These need to be stored in such a way that A) doesn’t eat up all your available space and B) is safe, secure and convenient. Until now the … Read more
No matter where you are in your brewing adventures, we all have experience brewing in the kitchen. It is a great place to start, but at some point, you’ll have to give everyone a break. They are sick of getting their feet wet and having the house smell like bitter hops. But what other options … Read more
When I first began brewing I remember being unsure about what type of container I should use to ferment my beer in. I watched videos of people using large plastic water jugs and glass jars but I wasn’t understanding why I would use one over the other. What is a Carboy? Beer carboys are essentially … Read more
One of the most basic ingredients in beer is grain. Grain is what breaks down into sugar that yeast feeds on. When yeast eats this sugar, it produces both alcohol and carbon dioxide. Grain also adds color and flavor to the beer. Choosing the right grain for your beer is vital as it gives beer … Read more
So, what is the big deal about a growler anyway? We have all seen them at our local breweries, and some of you may even have a few of them lying around your house. Well, the truth is, growlers aren’t as big of a deal as they used to be. But, they are still very … Read more
Northern Brewer is well known for their wine and beer supplies. They were founded in 1993 and offer a wide range of products including ingredients, equipment, supplies, kits, keg systems, and bottling tools. They also provide excellent customer service. Among many of their products is the Big Mouth Bubbler. It’s a plastic carboy fermenter for … Read more
The right beer fermenter could mean the difference between tasty brews or nasty suds. We’ve assembled a list of the best fermenters out there. Find out which one is the best for you here.