The craft beer industry is booming; according to incfile, 98 percent of total breweries operating in the United States are independently owned craft beer establishments, and volume numbers will only continue to grow at an...
Making beer involves using hot water, usually at specific temperatures. ‘Strike’ water is used to soak grain at specific temperature to effectively release sugars. ‘’Sparge’’ water is later on used to rinse of...
You may have heard that beer was invented by women. And that hops were discovered by Saint Hildegarda de Bingen sometimes called Sibyl of the Rhine. First, what exactly are hops, and why do we put them in beer? Hops are a...
When the fermentation has finished you need to bottle up. In principle, all you need to do is prime the beer with a little sugar (see above), fill then cap the bottles.
Raise the fermenting bucket onto a surface higher ...
Craft Beer Brewing is an application where the electric version is more energy efficient than the gas version. The reason is that the liquid is heated directly from the inside rather than forcing the heat into the liquid ...