Other Articles Written by Peter Evans
Published on December 16, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
The benefits of brewing at home are written on the too happy faces of home brewers around the
world. When you think of home brewing you probably have visions of a cooking
fire and lots of copper kettles in the garage or basement. This is just not the
case. The fact is home brewing has never been any easier or less costly than it has been in recent years.
Published on December 15, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
How important is it that you pour a foundation when building a house.
How important is it to you that your car has an engine? Yes, malt is
just than important. It is key to your success in brewing and will
always be the keystone to your end product.
Published on December 14, 2009 in Home Brewing Tutorials
You've spent countless hours finding the right wheat barley or rye for
your brew and you’re absolutely sure that this batch will be the blue
ribbon envy of your fellow brewers. Just don’t get so excited about it
that you try to skip through the mashing process.
Published on December 13, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
Once you are ready to add the hops and begin the boil you must realize
the importance of the boiling process and what it does for your beer.
Boiling appears to be just boiling, right? Wrong, there are some pretty
important processes going on during this step that need to be
understood.
Published on December 12, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
Being invited over to try out someone's latest brew is an honor that
few people get to experience in their lifetime. Inviting someone over
to try your latest brew is part of what you work for. The thing is,
beyond “it's good” or “wow, did a skunk die in the keg” there are other
ways to describe your beer- or someone else's. Maybe, giving you some
terms to use when describing and evaluating beer is a good idea.
Published on December 11, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
Beer as a whole can be divided into two different schools, ales and
lagers. Beyond that there are literally hundreds of variations of each
that can range from international beer types, such as pale ale to very
localized styles. Here we will be discussing the main styles of both
ales and lagers.
Published on December 10, 2009 in Home Brewing Tutorials
Knowing the basic ingredients and what they do for your beer is
essential to being able to reach the goal of brewing your perfect beer.
Fermentable sugars, hops, water and yeast are the main ingredients and
will have to be used, regardless of anything else you might add to
affect taste, smell, color and mouth feel. The additives for those are
numerous and would require a dictionary sized book to describe the
processes and additives that can be used to change the properties of
your beer.
Published on December 9, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
You’ve brewed the perfect batch and waited long enough, it’s now time
for the unveiling of you latest creation! Here are some tips for
enjoying your beer and making sure others do as well..
Published on December 8, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
There are literally, thousands of things a brewer can use to flavor
their beer with. Really, the combinations of different ingredients can
be ranked in the millions. But is it healthy?
Published on December 7, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
At first it seems like a crazy concept. After all people have been
brewing beer for thousands of years without software, what’s the big
deal? A lot of it has to do with consistency. True, a brewing family
would pass the same recipe down from one generation to the next.
Published on December 6, 2009 in Home Brewing Tutorials
Long time brewmasters have long time connections and preferences for
buying their beer ingredients. This article is not out to change that.
Home kit brewers don’t have to worry about all of this as much, but
should they decide to move up to the next level, or are just curious as
to what it would take to find the ingredients they will need a clear
understanding of how to get what they need.
Published on December 5, 2009 in Understanding Home Brewing
Facts are facts, sometimes batches go bad. What happens when a good
beer goes bad? Understanding why those batches went bad (or never were
good) will keep you from making the same mistake again and wasting
hours on brewing an inferior brew. Being able to properly describe the
end product also allows you to discuss it with your fellow brewers on a
common ground.
