Beer: The Basics - Speciality Grains
Of course all malt begins with grains, so let’s talk a little about them. There are 2 basic ways to use grain in your beer making process. First, you can use all grain to brew. This process will take you about 6-8 hours and involves quite a few more steps […]
Beer: The Basics - Malt
That wonderful beverage called beer, starts with just four basic ingredients. Malt, water, yeast and hops. Let’s first talk about malt. Malt comes from barley kernels that are partially germinated and then roasted. The longer the roasting, the darker the color. The best malt is made from 2 row barley. […]
Freezing my butt of here because the temperature has dipped down in the 30’s. I hate coldweather, with one exception. It’s a good time to make beer. So, I thought I would dust off one of my very first recipes and post it for you to enjoy. It is called Double Ale and it gets […]
I’ve had people ask me what is the best way for a novice to make wine. I tell them to go to the store and buy Welch’s 100% Frozen Grape Juice. Man the looks that I get. “Really,” they ask, “you can make wine from grape juice from the store?” I tell them it is […]
