The Impact of Milling on Mashing Efficiency
What is the Impact of Milling on mashing efficiency? To understand why I am asking this question it is perhaps worth starting by considering what is the purpose of …
Homebrew Mashing Techniques
There are a number of mashing techniques which we as home brewers can employ. But which one do we choose? As many of you who are regular readers of …
India Pale Ale – A Brief History of the Beer Style and Recipe
India Pale Ale (IPA) is a beer that defines an Empire and is perhaps one of the most imitated beers in the world. But what is the history behind …
The Home Brewers Guide to Coloured Malt
In this era of home brewing it often seems like the hop is the king and malt, seen as a poor relative, gets relatively little coverage. To redress the balance …
How do you calculate Hop Bitterness in Beer
How do you calculate hop bitterness in beer? This is the final question we need to answer in this short guide on how to create your own brewing recipes. …
How do you calculate beer colour?
How do you calculate beer colour? This is a key consideration especially when you are adding coloured malt into your home brew recipes. If you are not to over …
How Much Brewing Liquor do you use in Mashing?
The next thing we want to answer is how much brewing liquor do you use in mashing? Previously we have looked at how we calculate the grist recipe both for …
How do you Create a Brewing Recipe – Part 2: Using coloured malt.
In the last article in this series on how do you create a brewing recipe we looked at how to calculate the weight of malt that we would need …
How do you Create a Brewing Recipe – Part 1: Creating a basic recipe.
How do you create a brewing recipe? As home brewers the more we brew the more experience we gain and the more our confidence in our own ability to …
What is Munich Malt
What is Munich Malt? Amongst the range of malts that are available to the home brewer Munich malt is a versatile addition to the malt toolbox. With a colour …