Craft Beer, Homebrewing, Beer Guides
Spike Brewing System was released to rave reviews several years ago and many homebrewers are well-familiar. A HERMS brewing system with a heat exchanger built inside the Hot Liquor Tank (HLT), it proved beyond doubt that making beer at home was entirely possible. Of course, many homebrewers eventually opted to upgrade to more professional systems … Read more
The Yeti 64 oz is only one in an extensive line of products from a brand known for its quality outdoor equipment. From first glance, it clearly upholds the company’s tradition admirably, with a simple yet effective design that delivers consistently reliable performance. With further inspection and rigorous testing, what we found was a solidly … Read more
From brewing equipment authorities Blichmann comes the BrewEasy, which promises homebrewers an efficient and economical solution that handles a number of different tasks. With its compact design and extensive features, this single piece of equipment will serve as an integral component in your home brewing set up. This all-grain brewing system from Blichmann can even … Read more
Brewer’s Edge Mash and Boil is an all-grain brewing system that makes your homebrew fast, easy, and convenient. A solidly-built unit made of double-wall stainless steel, it is rugged enough for most home brewing applications. The unit comes with most everything you need to accomplish brewing-related tasks. No additional fixtures are necessary, and it works … Read more
The Braumeister is an all-grain brewing system from Speidel in Germany. An electric all-in-one unit that provides fully automated control over the beer-making process, it is state-of-the-art equipment that rivals even the most advanced commercial systems. For sheer ease of use, this equipment is pretty hard to beat. Consistently high-quality results can be achieved even … 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
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
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
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