Craft Beer, Homebrewing, Beer Guides
Making craft beer with an electric brewing system is like cooking with an electric stove instead of a campfire. Brewing beer at home used to require hours of labor and complex equipment. Now it’s as easy as getting a few packaged recipes and letting the machine go to work. So, what is the best home … 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
Robobrew is an all-in-one brewing system that makes it easy for even the most inexperienced users to produce quality brews at home. The current version–the v3–is priced very reasonably, and comes with everything you need to heat and boil your mash efficiently. Unlike most other starter kits, the package includes a comprehensive range of features … Read more
The Grainfather is an all-in-one, all-grain brewing system that allows you to bring the various separate components of the all-grain process under 1 lid. No more need to separately mash, sparge, boil and cool. Grainfather Connect does it all for you with minimal oversight and reliable results. With Grainfather, everything is handled in one durable … Read more
If you’re a beer connoisseur, you’re willing to go to sometimes absurd lengths to get your hands on a rare (or a favorite) microbrew. With Internet-based convenience as the driving factor in almost every facet of our lives, it was only a matter of time before someone started making that microbrew quest easier too. Enter … Read more
If you’re into craft beer you probably like immersing yourself in the complex tastes, history, ingredients and production techniques of what you’re drinking. And of course, for hundreds of years before craft beer suddenly became a thing that your buddies discussed, people have been into wine for those very same reasons. If you want to … Read more
Japan ranks in the top 10 countries globally both in the production and consumption of beer. Also, beer now accounts for two-thirds of total alcohol consumption in Japan. It’s clear the Japanese love their brews. The Japanese are known to accompany their meals with beer, just as much as they are known to do so … 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
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