What is Yeast? Since ancient times, people have cultivated yeast for both fermentation and baking. At its base, yeast is a single-celled miracle organism that turns sweet wort into delicious beer and adds wonderful complexities to your favorite sudsy beverage. It works by taking in sugars and converting them into carbonation (in the form of
When talking about grain used to make beer it makes sense to start with barley. While other grains are also used to make beer, barley is by far the most common. Before we can use barley to brew beer, it must first be put through a process called malting, which triggers the formation of enzymes
Hops are the female flower cones of Humulus lupulus, a bine plant from the same family as cannabis. Don’t get too exited though, hops contain zero mood-altering properties – other than perhaps beery joy. As one of the four main ingredients used to brew beer, hops are imperative for providing balance to an otherwise sweet, and somewhat one dimensional
Beer tastings are a great way to gather some friends, discover new beers, and gain knowledge & insight into the world of beer. Tastings range from a few casual samples at the pub to highly structured and seriously judged competitions. Below we’ve outlined what you’ll need and how to conduct a tasting at home. Supplies Needed Beer
It is our belief that lovingly crafted, great tasting beer deserves to be treated with respect; simply cracking open a bottle or can and throwing it down your neck just doesn’t cut it! You need to get that beer into a glass, and preferably – the right glass. The importance of glassware I can’t underestimate
Picking your favorite beer can be a bit like choosing a favorite son or daughter: You’ve nurtured those babies, gone through a lot together, and you’re proud of each and every single one. Well, alright, it’s not quite the same, but you get the picture – it’s tricky. Beer is incredibly diverse; there are so
As beer enthusiasts, it’s one of those defining moments we remember for a very long time – the point at which we graduated from mass market industrialised fizz, to something a little more gratifying. If you’re anything like me, your first experiences of beer were probably pretty underwhelming; you sipped samples from your dad’s lager,
We started this blog to celebrate a carft-brewing renaissance in North American & the UK. However, I feel it might also be useful to cover some of the basics, which are often the subject of much ambiguity and debate. One of the most common areas for confusion is beer styles and their terminology. To the majority of
IPA’s or India Pale Ales have been the focus of much press in recent years; mainly due to the revolutionary craft brewing scene in the US. The origins of this iconic beer style lay at the heart of the British Empire, and it was first brewed between 1780s and 1823 in London. India Pale Ale was the
