Home Brewing Hops – What are Hops? Hops are the flowers of the climbing hop plant found growing wild across the countryside but now cultivated around the world. The plant part used in brewing beer is the hop flower which comes from the female cone-shaped delicate, pale green, papery flower. Hops are also known by its scientific […]
What is Maltose Maltose is also known as maltobiose or malt sugar. One of the ingredients in beer making is Malted Barley. As this is cooked in the brewing process the liquid produced is Maltose which is a sugar. Beer Brewing is about working with sugars like glucose (dextrose), fructose, sucrose, maltose, verbose and all the rest. How […]
Home Brewing Malt – What is Malt? Malt is an essential ingredient in your beer making ingredients. Malt is brewers name for barley that has undergone a process called malting. Beer is brewed from malted barley. Malt comes from germinated cereal grains like Barley which is the preferred grain for many beer makers. The starch in barley isn’t ready to be […]
Home Brewing Ingredients comes down to 4 simple things that if by magic creates beer. Only three are essential Home Brewing Ingredients, malted barley, yeast, and water but without hops, it will be sweet and dull as it gives beer balance and depth. Water An important ingredient as it constitutes roughly 90% of your finished beer. Malt […]
Home brewing beer varieties and styles of which there are hundreds from all over the World. The development of different flavors over the ages has made the choices huge and so varied. IPA – India Pale Ale India pale ale is a stronger and more bitter hoppy beer Lager Lagers are a relatively modern creation. An effervescent beer […]
Home Brewing Glossary It’s important to know your beer Beer & Brewing Terminology. The first thing a new brewer asks is”What does that word mean?” We have created a growing list of common Home Brewing Glossary beer and brewing terms to help you in your homebrew adventure. Fermentation Fermentation process which turns your sugary liquid into alcoholic beer. Yeast converts any fermentable sugar […]
Home Brewing Beer is an age-old process dating back thousands of years. Home Brewing beer can be as simple, or as complicated, as you want to make it but understand the process first. A great starting point can be craft beer kit which was my first expedition into beer making and remember as a child my father doing the same. […]
Home Brewing Courses to learn the skills in beer making. We have gathered a selection of brewing schools and courses available in the United Kingdom. Brew-School Brew-School runs beer brewing courses with expert brewing tutors in Bakewell in the Peak District. Dedicated to the ancient art of brewing but with a fresh modern approach to the […]
