Considering there are over 100 different styles of beer and thousands of different beer recipes it is no wonder that people become confused when trying to tell the differences between styles. One of the most common areas of confusion is when it comes to a pilsner vs lager. So what is the difference between Pilsner … Read more
Bottle conditioning beer is one of two methods used to carbonate beer, where the carbonation occurs in the bottle; the other is forced carbonation where CO2 gas is administered directly into the beer. Although more time-intensive bottling conditioning is a technique that produces an overall higher-quality beer. If done correctly it provides for a preferred … Read more
In this article, we are going to look at 2-row vs 6-row barley. What are their differences, the pros and cons of each as well as providing you with a recipe to compare these grains and see for yourself what characteristics they provide to beer. The facts are when it comes to making beer, especially … 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