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Until recently, making beer at home was a niche occupation practiced by just a few devotees mostly working in isolation for their own enjoyment. These days, however, homebrewing has exploded in popularity and is on the verge of becoming a (gulp!) mainstream activity. Get the ingredients, get the equipment, and let’s get brewing! Below we take … Read more

You can spend many hundreds of dollars on a kegerator but why do that when you can build one for a fraction of the cost? What’s that? Build your own kegerator? Yup. It’s actually a lot easier to do than you imagine. All you need are a few basic components, a little patience, and a … Read more

Are you considering shifting over to a different (and more reliable) brewing preference from your current system? Although you might be totally comfortable with your trusty and reliable propane rig, there are many good reasons to consider using an induction burner instead. Induction brew kettles are all the rage in the homebrew scene, with state-of-the-art … Read more

Learning how to clean kegerator lines is an essential part of being a homebrewer. You probably spend countless hours and considerable amounts of money making your own brew at home. You, therefore, want to make sure that what comes out of the tap is as pure and fresh-tasting as it can be. But cleaning kegerator … Read more

Everyone has their own drink of choice whether it be liquor, beer, or something in between. An emerging preference of many individuals from across the globe is hard apple cider, offering the consumer a range of dry and sweet beverages, which each alters in appearance, color and taste. Enhancing the enjoyment of cider is the … Read more

If you’re serious about homebrewing you’re going to need a mash tun. What is a mash tun? Well, during the fermentation process, you need a way to convert the starches in your crushed – or ‘mashed’ – grain into sugars. The mash tun is a vessel built to facilitate this process. It should be insulated in … 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

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

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