Category — Brew

There are many different steps to make in the brewing process, and there are some ingredients that are essential, and the most important ingredient to the entire process is patience! To complete the whole process it will take you at least three weeks, in some cases even longer for the beer to be in optimum condition and ready for consumption. Starting your own home brewing process takes some planning in order to ensure that all of the equipment is sanitized and ready for use by the time you need it in the process. The second part in this planning stage is gathering your ingredients for your favorite recipe in case you use beer making kits and beer kit packages you need to make sure they are ready to use.

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It is very important to take note of cleanliness and sanitation throughout the whole process. It is for this reason that you should properly sanitize your beer brewing supplies before and after you use them.

When all your beer brewing supplies are ready, you can start the fermentation process in the bucket with the airlock seal, making sure that the lid is tightly closed to keep carbon dioxide and bacteria out. It is also important to check on the temperature regularly until it is fully fermented.

Lastly, the fermented beer is siphoned on to the bucket with the priming sugar. While some brewing supply kits come with bottles and caps, most don’t. If you can’t find a complete set of supplies for brewing beer, you can purchase your own bottles that are either made of glass or food-grade plastic.

Some beer makers also use kegs for which to store their beer. Kegs are more traditional and some brewers find that kegs improve the taste of the beer after being stored for some time. When purchasing your beer brewing supplies, you should make sure that it comes with the bottle brush and sanitizer.

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The two most popular beverages all over the world, are beer and wine. it doesn’t matter where you go, all over the globe, people love one or both of these drinks. It is no wonder that home made beer brewing and wine making are very popular. It’s cost efficient and its fun to do, the feeling of achievement when you pour your own home made beer has no comparison.

One of the other great advantages of home made beer brewing is the opportunity to drink beer that is ‘live’. Almost every beer you buy has been pasteurized. Pasteurization requires the beer to be cooked, this kills the yeast and the beer tastes considerably dissimilar from ‘live’ beer (that is, beer containing live yeast). The beer will not age without live yeast. [Read more →]

If you are curious about home beer brewing kits you’ve arrived at the right place! A beer brewing kit is an investment and if you’re wondering how to pick one, read on..

When I decided to start making beer at home I did like most people do and I Googled beer brewing kits. When you do this you’ll most likely come across the Mr Beer kit, The Beer Machine kit, you’ll very likely come across several different versions of the Pale or bucket kits, and the Coopers Beer Brewing kit. I knew practically nothing about sanitation methods, how my beer was going to carbonate in the bottle, what wort was, or what I needed to do to get started.

After doing a fair bit of researching the brewing kits I mentioned I quickly found out some basic similarities and differences. I realized when selecting a kit you need [Read more →]

Las Vegas Bartender Captures U.S. Draught Master Title, Heads to Belgium for Finals

LAS VEGAS (Mar. 4, 2009) – It’s a competition that starts with a “Purification,” includes a “Sacrifice,” “Beheading” and “Judgment; and for Las Vegas bartender Greg Black, it ended with a “Championship.”  A bartender since 1997, Black, best mastered the nine-step Belgian beer pouring ritual Tuesday night to win the Stella Artois Draught Master Competition held at Lavo Nightclub.

Black will now represent the U.S. against more than 30 other countries at the World Draught Master Competition in Leuven, Belgium this October.

“Cracking open a can or popping the cap off a bottle is easy, but preparing a beer following the strict standards of the Belgian Pouring Ritual takes a lot more care and attention to detail,” said Black.  “At the Draught Master Competition you know every step of the pouring ritual will be highly scrutinized.  To be named champion and able to represent the U.S. in Belgium is incredible.”

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