Category Archives: Food and drink

Cream Ale is a distinctly American beer style that is refreshing and smooth. It has enjoyed a resurgence recently as many microbreweries have taken up the style and even improved upon commercial versions. Cream ale enjoyed broad popularity in the … Continue reading →

One of the hardest facets of beer flavor to achieve is balance. Balancing the different flavors of beer is absolutely necessary to create a complex but drinkable beer. A failure to balance flavors will make a beer seem one-dimensional or, … Continue reading →

Sure, you probably have beer to thank for helping you meet your girlfriend, spurring some of your greatest stories, and bringing out your worst dance moves. But it turns out there are tons of other awesome, scientifically proven reasons to … Continue reading →

This dual-stage temperature controller is perfect for managing temperatures of your kegerator, fermentation chamber or keezer. It allows for a hot and a cool trigger to be individually controlled, so you could have your fermentation refrigerator hooked up to the … Continue reading →

Grow your own Hops – Backyard Hops Trellis Design So you want to grow your own hops, huh? The long and short of it is that the things grow as fast as bamboo and need constant management from April to … Continue reading →

Just about everyone who enjoys beer has wondered if it is good or bad for their health. There is no simple answer to this question. But, the vast majority of beer aficionados are folks like you who Savor the Flavor … Continue reading →

Step 1: Primary Fermentation Chill wort to pitching temp of 48°-53°F (9°-12°C), pitch adequately sized starter (decanted), set regulator to initial fermentation temp between 50°-55°F (10°-13°C), and leave the beer to fermentuntil it is at least 50% attenuated. I’ve found … Continue reading →

Nitrogen in the beer (beer gas) The main reason the above beers taste creamy is how they are carbonated.  Instead of using regular CO2, these beers use nitrogen for “carbonation” (carbonation isn’t really the right word since you’re adding mostly … Continue reading →