Brewing Techniques and Advice


Make Your Best Munich Dunkel

Munich dunkel is an often-overlooked, but incredibly delicious beer that’s rich and dry, and tastes like molten toffee. Here, we have suggestions to make the best Munich dunkel possible.

All in for All-Grain?

Making the switch to all-grain might sound intimidating, but the result is more dialed-in beer that has much more refined results. For those who are on the fence, we have some guidelines to help you take the plunge!

Slow & Steady Wins the Race

…and ferments the beer. Here are some ways to give your yeast cells a steady and productive fermentation environment to ensure that your beer turns out great.

How to Inject Pure Oxygen into Wort

Using pure oxygen is actually quite simple. Here are the four things you really need.

Think Small: Ideas for Brewing Session Beers

Lower ABV doesn’t have to mean less enjoyment of your beer. We have some ideas for brewing—and enjoying—a killer session beer!

DIY: Making Your Own Cooler Mash Tun

Making your own mash tun out of a cooler is an easy process and ensures that your mash process is insulated and evenly heated. Here’s how to do it.

Hops: Homegrown For Homebrew

Homegrown hops are the easiest beer ingredient for a homebrewer to produce on his/her own, and with some know-how on your end, you can grow your own harvest year after year.

Make Your Best Northern English Brown Ale

The Northern English Brown Ale is the perfect brew for fall, and, if you’re so inclined, you can add that popular orange gourd nobody wants to admit to liking (you know the one we’re talking about).

DIY: Make a Yeast Starter Stir Plate

Yeast starters will jump-start your fermentation, but you can supercharge the process with a stir plate, which uses a spinning magnet to keep the liquid in constant motion. Here’s how to build your own.

Gear Test: Anton Paar EasyDens

This extract and density meter for homebrewers is on the pricey side but delivers fast and accurate readings for a fraction of the cost of higher end professional units, making it a great option for nano breweries.