Just Home Brew Tips

A chef in America came up with the crazy idea of making some Deep-Fried Beer, and spent three years perfecting the technique!

Some people may have better things to do with their time, but I suppose that if you are dedicated enough you can find a solution to anything in time!

The 39 year-old chef, Mark Zable, said: “My wife and I were sitting at a bar looking at the appetizer menu… We saw Nachos, Wings, Chips & Salsa… Bor-ing… I said, someone should come up with Fried Beer. Read the full post

Now, we know that this can be accomplished by heading to our favorite fancy coffee house. But can you achieve the perfect cup of espresso at home? You certainly can. Simply follow the tips below and you will be on your way.

First of all, you must use fresh espresso. It is often said that the espresso should be brewed within the first four days after it is roasted. Care must be taken that the grounds are not over roasted, meaning too dark, as this will result in a bitter taste. A light roast is sufficient enough to preserve taste and aroma. Read the full post

Doesn’t that sound too good to be true? I will bet you are very interested to know how home brew beer can actually improve your health. Of course we are not talking about drinking a case a night or anything like that, but there is evidence that having one or two is good for you.

Let’s first start with the fact that your home brew beer contains quite a lot of vitamin B6 which comes from the grains in the recipe. Having enough B6 is important because it is instrumental in decreasing homocysteine levels which, in turn, helps decrease occurrences of heart disease. Read the full post

Before we started please smile with the next joke:

What does a drunk walrus have in common with a woman at a Tupperware party?
A: They are both out looking for a tight seal.

Jajaja. I am sorry, that is no so funny, lets go back to business.

If you are interested in starting a home microbrewery and concocting your own beer recipe, I would recommend not starting from scratch. Although an experienced brewer would prefer to have the freedom of choosing their own ingredients, someone who has never ventured down the road before will be better off purchasing a pre-packaged set. This guarantees that you won’t miss anything on the shopping list, and you will have quality products to start with. Read the full post

Certainly beer is not a new commodity around the world. The process of brewing beer has been around for thousands of years, ever since early people learned to make it on a small scale. While you might be thinking that home brew beer doesn’t sound as easy as purchasing beer from the convenience store, it really is very easy and has plenty of other benefits.

When setting up a home brewery to make your own beer, you are really taking the process of producing beer out of the commercial brewery and back to your home. The whole process is much less hassle than you think. This is, in large part, because of the ease of obtaining all the correct materials for starting your home brew beer experience online. Read the full post

Do you and your friends drink a case or more each weekend? Do you find yourself buying the less expensive brands other than what you really want to save some money? If this is the case then why wouldn’t you be looking for a low cost option to still get the better brews at more reasonable prices? Relax; I’m not talking about finding beer that has “fallen off the back of the truck”! I’m referring to brewing your own beer at home. Becoming a home brewer is not all that difficult, (if you can boil water, you can make beer}, and it is actually a fun and legal hobby. Read the full post

If you have been doing research about beer brewing kits and checking out the online beer sites you have probably noticed that most of the starter beer making kits supply you with food grade plastic brewing containers. Then, when you go to the store all the beer is in either glass or aluminum. Does that mean that the beer kits are wrong and we should not use the plastic bottles? Read the full post

Think about your home brewery beer making activities like you do when making a really good meal.

When you are trying to make the best meal possible you would not use ingredients of lesser quality. For the very same reason it is important not to use less than highest grade ingredients in your home brew beer. When you make sure that all the ingredients you are using are the best they can be, you will find that you will produce a brew to be proud of. Read the full post

It’s that time of year again! St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, March 17th actually. This year that falls on a Wednesday so you should probably decide pretty quickly if you’re going to celebrate the “wearing of the green” on the 13th or the 20th. Regardless, you certainly don’t have to be Irish to enjoy the festivities. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world in cities big and small with music, parades, and a host of people wearing all sorts of green stuff and eating and drinking in honor of the Irish. And none of the parties are ever complete without the famous green brew! Read the full post

If you are starting to explore the world of brewing beer at home I am sure you have many questions, not the least of which is how much equipment does it take to set up a home brewery and how costly is it? Just like most things, when you home brew beer you can start very inexpensively and with just a basic equipment list. Or, if you prefer, you can spend quite a bit more, load up on a lot more equipment and devote a lot of space to your hobby. Both will provide you with very excellent beer so, really, the choice is yours alone. Read the full post