Articles
Pitching Enough Yeast
“I used the packet of yeast that came with the kit.” “How old was that?” “A couple of years I think. It seemed to work okay.” The above exchange was part of
Speeding Up Your All-Grain Brew Day
A key aspect of improving your beers is to brew more often. Unfortunately, since homebrewing is just a hobby, many brewers struggle to fit additional brewing sessions into their busy lives. Of
Debunking Bitterness, Mystery Fermentation, No Chill Brewing
The Wiz lays down the cold, hard facts on wort chilling and gives a a sweet answer to a bitter question.
A Pure Michigan Beer
A Michigan homebrewer sets out to brew an India pale lager with 100% Michigan ingredients.
Prohibition Porter
A couple homebrewers brewed a real Prohibition-era beer with malt extract from the 1920s.
Does Homebrew Matter?
Does homebrewing really matter in the grand scheme of things? BYO’s Associate Publisher ponders that question.
Operation Strain
A Colorado homebrew club crowdsourced to find the best yeast strains for brewing a club member’s German Pils.
Single-Varietal Cider: Tips from the Pros
Three cidermakers discuss single-varietal hard ciders.
Kegs Revisited: Turning Pro Part 26
Float is that portion of your kegs that are out in the market. Generally, the number of kegs you need for every tap handle you want to support is somewhere around three or four.
It Makes Cents: Turning Pro Part 28
Before we sold our first kegs of beer, I spent a tremendous amount of time investigating what similar products were selling for in our markets. I wrote about this in an earlier post, about the need to be careful
about under or overpricing your product for a given market.
Hard Work, Karma, or Just Dumb Luck?: Turning Pro Part 3
I’ve always been lucky. Ask my wife. Ask anybody that knows me. Things just work out well for me.
Batch #2: The Adventure Continues: Turning Pro Part 14
We nearly didn’t get to brew out a second batch of beer.
