A Braggot recipe at its core is a harmonious blend of beer and mead resulting in a delicious fusion of malt and honey. Many confuse this unique beverage as being either a beer with honey added or a mead with some malt included in the recipe; both interpretations are incorrect as a Braggot is a … Read more
The fermentation process although exciting at times can at the same time be concerning for the novice brewer. Each fermentation can behave and look different from the last, as a result, one of the biggest concerns shared by many is whether or not they are dealing with a beer infection. Many a person starting out … Read more
A yeast nutrient substitute, although not guaranteed to do as good a job as a commercially produced yeast nutrient can be used if you find yourself in need of a nutrient during fermentation. The following is a list of some of the yeast nutrient substitutes that brewers use: Expired brewers yeast, hydrated, and then boiled … Read more
Most people when they think of brewing with honey don’t actually think of honey beer but rather the infamous alcoholic beverage consumed by the vikings that many mistakenly call mead but was actually a drink called grog (similar but not the same). However, thanks to adventurous brewers the popularity of honey beer is on the … Read more
Pitching yeast is simply the terminology used by brewers for adding yeast to your wort or unfermented beer, mead, cider, wine, etc. In the case of beer, after you have brewed your wort and chilled it, you add the yeast to the fermenter before putting the lid on and placing it into your fermentation chamber … Read more