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BBQ with Beer: Tips from the Pros
Two expert chefs offer advice on incorporating beer into barbecue recipes.
Top 5 Ways for a Nano Brewer to Get Started in Quality Control
Starting a quality program can be overwhelming. There are so many different directions you can go in, and then there’s the training and cost of equipment. Luckily, getting started doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. Here are the top five things a nano brewer can do to get started with quality control and quality assurance.
Rebel Yell: Keep your brewery scintillating
From an early age, rebellion seemed to run through my veins. I was never the girly girl who dressed in frills and pink, hosted stuffed animal tea parties, and daydreamed about her
Feeling the Craftfluenza?
Visiting the grocery cooler used to be so easy. Reach in and grab a six pack of Long Trail and be off, glad to have my hands on some tasty fresh ale
Setting Up a Homebrew Laboratory
Everyone has their own reasons for homebrewing. Some do it for the creativity, others to be able to drink something they can’t find in a store. Some enjoy making things themselves, or
Experiment with Yeast
In the beginning, fermentation was a mystery. We now know that the conversion of fermentable carbohydrates into ethanol and carbon dioxide is accomplished by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (or Saccharomyces pastorianus if we’re talking
The Little Things: What Separates the Best from the Rest
What’s your secret?” It’s a question we get asked all the time and even more often since winning the National Homebrew Competition’s Ninkasi Award in 2017. But even before that, when we
Beer Cocktails
Whether you find the idea of a beer cocktail exciting and brilliant, or if you haven’t quite jumped on the bandwagon yet, there is no denying that beer cocktails are gaining steam.
Hold the Gluten
There is more to brewing gluten-free beer than substituting the gluten-containing grains with ones that don’t contain gluten. Explore the gluten-free brewing techniques and three recipes that can be enjoyed by anyone.
The Hardest Styles to Brew
We at Brew Your Own recently posed a question to the readership on social media asking what styles they find hardest to brew, and why. The answers, as you’ll see, varied from
Pre-Prohibition Lager
Can you believe there was a time before Budweiser? It may be a ubiquitous presence in the US (and around the world) today, but Budweiser has a long history. In fact, the
Enraptured in the Rye: A team effort to fill a rye whiskey barrel
Follow the story of a group of homebrewers (and a professional brewer) as they take a used rye whiskey barrel and make a concerted effort to fill and then empty its contents.
