This week I take a look at the best practices for making hard seltzer at home. Seltzer has grown in
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This week I take a look at spontaneous fermentation for home brewers and what you might expect from using wild
This week I take a look at the yeast flocculation, what it means and how it affects your finished beer.
Tali Warnock from the South Australian Brewing Club shares the recipe to her Scottish Light. Tali Warnock from the South Australian Brewing Club shares the recipe to her Scottish Light. Tali Warnock from the South Australian Brewing Club shares the recipe to her Scottish Light. Tali Warnock from the South Australian Brewing Club shares the recipe to her Scottish Light. 
One of the classic styles, and one of the most fabulous beers steeped in history, Kölsch is often underrated and overlooked. 
John Keske, President of Melbourne Brewers, has been kind enough to share this mouthwatering recipe of his award winning Kölsch. John Keske, President of Melbourne Brewers, has been kind enough to share this mouthwatering recipe of his award winning Kölsch. This week I take a look at cold, short duration dry hopping which seems counter-intuitive but has been shown to
John Palmer guides you through brewing this delightful beer, that is widely praised but far too often poorly replicated. John Palmer guides you through brewing this delightful beer, that is widely praised but far too often poorly replicated. This week I take a look at some of the new no-boil beer kits that have entered the market and
This week I take a look at fermentation considerations when brewing a very high gravity beer such as an Imperial Stout or Barley Wine. Last week in Part 1, I covered several methods for achieving a very high starting gravity. Selecting Your Yeast Now that you have a high gravity wort, you need to consider […] 
This week I look at methods to reduce oxygen in your finished beer. Oxygen is known to negatively impact beer flavor and long term stability. While oxygen is widely used at the beginning of fermentation to aid in yeast growth, the yeast effectively scrubs virtually all of the oxygen out of the beer during fermentation. […] 
This week in part 4, I cover common beer infections including wild yeast and bacteria as well as some equipment and material concerns related to cleaning and sanitation. In Part 1 I provided an introduction to cleaning and sanitation and explained why it is a two step process. Part 2 covered cleaners for home brewing […] 
This week I take a look at sanitizers to use for beer brewing. In part 1 I presented an introduction to cleaning and sanitation and the importance of separately cleaning and sanitizing. Part 2 featured the most common cleaners used for beer brewing and their strengths and weaknesses. Sanitizing Sanitizing is the process of reducing […] 
This week I cover the topic of osmotic shock in yeast, and how it can impact the fermentation performance of very high gravity beers, meads, wines, and concentrated seltzers. Osmotic Shock in Yeast Cells I had never heard of the term osmotic shock until I started making very high gravity meads. Some of my large […] Many of the qualities that make beer so deeply enjoyable and dear to us can be traced directly to an unsung role: the cellar person.
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This week I take a look at yeast autolysis which is the decomposition of yeast, and how it affects beer flavor as your beer ages. Yeast Autolysis The word autolysis literally means self-destruction, and yeast autolysis is the final stage for a yeast cell life where the yeast cell wall literally bursts open and releases […] **Hit that SUBSCRIBE button, you know you want to!!** BUY ME A BEER 🍺 Doing so will help support the channel and allow me bring you even more brewing content! thanks and Cheers! 🍻 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Cityscape In this video I talk about the importance of knowing your water profile, how to find it, and how to
This is a video of how I brew my beer on the cheap. To make a 5 gallon batch, pick up about 10 lbs of grain, a couple of ounces of hops and a pack of yeast and make your own beer! The whole thing takes 3 weeks to do but only costs like $0.35
In this video Rob & Jo take you through the differing ways to make cider at home, Turbo Cider, Fresh from Apple Juice & from Cider Kits. We sell all the equipment needed to brew cider at home as well a wide range of kits with Apple concentrate plus a lot of different cider yeasts.
I unbox the BrewDemon 1 Gallon Beer Kit, look at what’s in it, and how useful it is. I might also have a beer tasting, get off track, tell a few stories and actually give my opinion on it 😀 For more information on brewing check out web page https://www.backyardbrewer.com.au As an Amazon Associate I
We’re back with another video this week and this time we brewing a homage to London Pride! It’s an all grain recipe milled fresh to order and we’re using the BIAB (Brew in the bag) method. The system we using is our new 35l brew kettle with a 2.4kw element which, when coupled with a
This week I take a look at the process of lautering or sparging your all grain beer. What appears to be a simple process actually has some interesting complexities to it. Lautering Lautering would appear to be one of the simplest steps in all grain brewing. Hot water is run through the grain bed to […] Jerry Franck, an Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker, followed a few notable lambic breweries to help sustain what many see as an anachronistic approach to beer making.
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In this video we wanted to showcase how you an get started with all grain home brewing without the need to outlay a vast amount on equipment. The gear we use here came in at well under £200 (April 2023 prices) and this also included the recipe kit we brewed! Here’s links to the equipment
This EPIC video shows you how to brew start to finish on a basic 3 vessel brewing system! Featuring high grade 304 stainless steel kettles for both boiling wort, mashing grains and heating liquor (brewing water) as well as electric pumps and plate chillers. This is a small scale version of the systems you might