Making beer with a beer kit called “Mr. Beer”. I have no affiliation with Mr. Beer, and claim no ownership of trademarks etc. Just wanted to make me some beer!!
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Some of the most frequent questions I receive on BeerSmith software are about how to properly set up and dial in your equipment profile. This is an important first step as the equipment you are using drives all of the critical recipe estimates like color, bitterness and original gravity. I’ve composed many articles and videos […] While perennial award winners BentSpoke, Lion and Brick Lane all won medals for their beers.
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Tis’ the season for some craft-beer delight and gathering ‘round a table full of holiday cheer as celebrations begin with family and friends from far and near. Ooof. OK. Let’s pause here for a minute on the Hallmark movies, whole nut displays no one ever eats, and fruit cake. Let’s talk beer. And let’s make […]
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With the growing popularity of small tabletop all-grain brewing systems I decided to take a look this week at how to set up and use these systems in BeerSmith. Tabletop All-in-one Brewing Systems There has been an explosion in the popularity of small all-in-one all grain electric brewing systems. These include systems like the DigiMash, […] Headed south to the Gulf Coast? Interstate 65 offers up several great craft beer cities to quench your thirst as you stop for the night.
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Multi-million dollar Perth venue will swing open its doors next week in a phased unveiling.
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If you want to know who Averie Swanson is, read her beer labels. “I Am Because We Are.” “The Grace of Maybe.” “At the Still Point of the Turning World.” They point toward a philosophy that has guided her through nearly a decade in mixed-culture fermentation. Her newest venture, Keeping Together, isn’t just her brewery’s […]
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This week I look at how to create layers of flavor in your darker beers by mixing grains from different groups and judicious use of harsh zone malts. Depth in Beer Flavor I want to first introduce the concept of depth in beer flavor. Depth refers to a beer that has layers of flavor and […] 
This week I cover some of the basic concepts of using fruit in BeerSmith for making beer, wine, cider or meads. Fruit Basics BeerSmith 3 supports the use of fruit juice, purees, honey and whole fruits natively when making beer, mead, wine and cider recipes. Typically most fruits are added during primary or secondary fermentation. […] 
Today I focus on some of the principles of good beer recipe design, and how they can help improve your beer. As many of you know I’ve been doing presentations and classes on the topic of beer recipe design for some time now, and thought it best to summarize some of the key elements below: […] The Geoghegan family follow in the founders footsteps with accessible traditional cider.
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New beer designed to pair with the restaurant group’s contemporary Chinese dishes.
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Brewery is in the midst of a multi-stage expansion across all areas of operations.
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Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery joins me this week to discuss honey varieties and mead making. Michael is owner and founder of the award winning Moonlight Meadery. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. […] Seven Latino men gathered on a Hacienda Heights driveway on a warm Southern California night. Shiny homebrewing equipment filled the garage so the fledgling craft brewers stood in the car port—pint glasses in hand—sharing names, hometowns and brewing experiences. The SoCal Cerveceros homebrew club was born. “We didn’t really know what it was going to […]
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“Break even” Helios Brewing now eyeing growth and profitability come July 1.
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This week I take a look at homebrewing in the modern era, how it has developed and the impact of technology on brewing. A Quick History of Modern Homebrewing While brewing beer at home has been done for many thousands of years, the modern history of homebrewing in the US has some clearly defined dates: […] Non-alcoholic craft brewery to ‘raise their goals’ after snaring Amazon grant
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This month marks 50 years in brewing for one of Australia’s true icons of beer.
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American craft beers find their way into Japanese and Korean restaurants.
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This week I wanted to share a more detailed look at the upcoming Web based version of BeerSmith which is scheduled for release in June of 2021. It will be available to all Gold+ license holders of BeerSmith 3. When released, you can simply log into your existing BeerSmithRecipes.com account and edit recipes in your […] Malt Shovel Brewers & BentSpoke come together for the third year in a row to […]
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BentSpoke and Malt Shovel combine again but release comes in cans for first time.
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Tekapō’s Burkes Brewing’s hazy rates among the top New Zealand beers in 2021.
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Brewery plans to build production facility and restaurant on rural land north of Sydney.
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The exclusive line-up of beers and ciders for this weekend’s GABS Sydney event.
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Bright Brewery release the DoggoBrau XPA, N.E.V IPA and Fun Socks Talus IPA.
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A brewery and a winery have found validation in harnessing smoke tainted grapes.
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Sydney brewery planning major expansion as target figure fast approaches.
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