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What Is Humulus Lupulus?

Despite the sound of its name, Humulus lupulus has nothing to do with wolves, ghostly beings or forest soil. It is the Latin name for "hops," a necessary ingredient in modern beers. First appearing in Western ...Read More

 
 

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SoYouWanna bottle your home-made beer? 1. You must clean the bottles thoroughly, so be sure to use your bottling brush and get all the crud out of your bottles. Afterwards, sanitize the following items: ...Read More

SoYouWanna know how to let a wort ferment properly? (for brewing home-made beer) Your wort will begin to ferment within the first day that you made it, and it will continue to do so for 5 to 10 days. You can ...Read More

Fermenting cereal grains with wild yeast to produce alcohol has been a part of our history for over 6,000 years. Though this brewing process has been modernized, the fundamentals of converting barley grain ...Read More

We know how it is. You can't be bothered to leave your home every time you want to drink eighteen or twenty beers. Or perhaps you find the (liquid-waste euphemism) they sell at your local booze purveyor ...Read More

We know how it is. You can't be bothered to leave your home every time you want to drink 18 or 20 beers. Or perhaps you find the (liquid-waste euphemism) they sell at your local booze purveyor unpalatable and ...Read More

Brewing beer at home can be as easy or as difficult as you make it. With about $100 and a little patience, however, you can be brewing beer in just a couple of days and be ready to drink it in a few weeks....Read More

Brewed in March, Marzen beer is a rich amber lager mostly associated with Germany's Oktoberfest. This brew holds a much richer malty taste and aroma, as well as a sharp, hoppy finish. Unlike an IPA (India Pale ...Read More

Beer making is a time-honored craft, practiced in one form or another in many parts of the world. Considered an art by many, the basic processes, which have been occurring since antiquity, are based on a ...Read More

What determines the perfect glass of draft beer? It's not like turning on the sink and getting a quick glass of tap water. Following proper techniques will make your draft beer taste better. If you aspire to ...Read More

Before the days of modern farming and water sanitation, food could be hard to come by and difficult to store, and water could often be contaminated. It was during this time that beer rose to prominence as a ...Read More

Brewing your own beer requires time, patience and care. There are a number of recipes to be found, both in books and online. On one hand, they're all similar and describe the home brewing process. On the ...Read More