Just Home Brew Tips

Do both you and your friends drink a case or even more every weekend? Do you find yourself settling for the inexpensive brands other than what you really want to save some cash? If this describes the situation then why wouldn’t you be trying to find an affordable choice to still get the better brews at much more reasonable prices? Relax; I’m not referring to finding beer which has “dropped off the back of the truck”! I’m talking about brewing your own beer at home. Becoming a home brewer is not all that hard, (if you are able to boil water, you can make beer), and it is actually a fun and legal hobby. Read the full post

If you’re just getting started in home beer brewing you probably don’t have much experience on shopping for brewing supplies and materials. Before you spend money finding out what things you don’t like or don’t need it’s probably best for you to start with a good home beer brewing kit. The right kit will enable you to begin the right way and will help you appreciate the art of home beer brewing. Read the full post

In recent times the low calorie beer has gotten a lot of attention. The main reason is that people are trying to be healthier but they don’t want to give up drinking beer. Beers that are low calories usually have fewer calories and give up some flavor. By brewing your own low calorie beer, you can have a healthy drink without sacrificing the flavor too much. Read the full post

There are several words that you will be introduced to when brewing beer. Some of them are probably things that you have heard before such as pH, Ale, and Lager. This article will give a more in depth description of these terms as well as give you a variety of new homebrewing vocabulary that you may not have heard yet.

ABV – Alcohol by volume

ABW – Alcohol by weight

Airlock – a plastic top that lets carbon dioxide be released during fermentation without contaminating your brew.

Ale – top fermented beer Read the full post

The history of making alcoholic beverages is essentially the history of home brewing. Historians believe that beer was originally discovered by people of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Barley was a staple grain of this area and it was soon learned that if the barley got wet and was allowed to germinate, it would become sweet and could be used in foods like bread. This process is known as malting.

It didn’t take much time after the discovery of malting to discover beer. Someone probably allowed their malted barley to get wet and remain exposed to the elements. Perhaps wild yeast contaminated the exposed liquid. The yeast then took hold and multiplied generating a bubbly liquid of alcohol and barley that soon became the first beer.

If you’re like many of us, you may enjoy a nice cold beer when you get home from work or just after a long day. Unfortunately it can be hard to find a good tasting beer that suits your needs, not to mention the amount of GMO products used in them (even the organic beers). Have you ever wished you could take matters into your own hands and make a beer that you know will taste excellent and be made with only the best ingredients? Well there’s never been a better time to start! Read the full post

If you’re like many of us, you may enjoy a nice cold beer when you get home from work or just after a long day. Unfortunately it can be hard to find a good tasting beer that suits your needs, not to mention the amount of GMO products used in them (even the organic beers). Have you ever wished you could take matters into your own hands and make a beer that you know will taste excellent and be made with only the best ingredients? Well there’s never been a better time to start! Read the full post

Lots of people are growing interest in brewing their own beer as they discover the fun that involves in brewing beer and just how a fresh beer tastes. Also it’ll be much more proud moment for the brewer when he/she serves his/her own home made beer to guests and friends and when they rave that it’s better than the beer than they bought from stores. Read the full post

Beer brewing is a hobby for some people, but this hobby will not benefit anyone in the absence of proper beer brewing supplies. Because beer brewing is a delicate affair that involves careful calculation and the proper combination of ingredients, the necessity of having the proper beer brewing supplies on hand is magnified. Brewing projects will not go anywhere without them.

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In 1920 the United States outlawed the manufacture and consumption of alcoholic beverages “for beverage purposes”. When prohibition was repealed, home wine-making was legalized, however a clerical error omitted the words “and/or beer” from the document which was eventually passed into law so home brewing remained illegal until 1978 when Congress passed a bill repealing Federal restrictions on the home brewing of small amounts of beer.

Coopers Brewing Beer Kit Read the full post