A Hidden Gem in the Yarra Valley: Watts River Brewing Experience Hidden among the wine-growing…
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Hix Beer Review: Pale & Brown Ales
Today we had the pleasure of sampling two Hix beer brews from Hickinbotham of Dromana, a winery, brewery, and restaurant on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Andrew Hickinbotham was kind enough to send us a few sample bottles of the Hix beer pale and brown ales.
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The Key Elements of Beer Styles
Since there are so many varieties of beer around the world, it has become necessary to set certain guidelines on the styles of beer that help classify similar beers. A beer style is basically just a classification assigned to beers based on their appearance, aroma, flavor and point of origin. To broaden your knowledge about…
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The Beer Brewing Process Step 6 : Filtering
The final step in the beer brewing process for most mass produced beers is filtering. Filtering is polishing up the finished beer and making sure that it remains stable so that when it reaches the shelves and the stores and is exposed to light and other environmental factors, it doesn’t change in taste, color and…
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The Beer Brewing Process Step 5 : Conditioning
You have reached the final process that most home brew and craft beer will undergo before it is completed, packed and ready to ship to stores. After all the changes that it has undergone, from malt to mash to wort and then finally to the beer that you’re familiar with, micro breweries will still want…
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The Beer Brewing Process Step 4 : Fermenting
From regular barley cereal, your initial ingredient has undergone several changes by the time you reach step 4, Fermentation. Your barley has been changed into malt (Malting), then into mash (Mashing) and then into liquid wort (Lautering). For fermenting, you will use the sterile, flavored wort that’s the result of the previous step, Boiling.
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The Beer Brewing Process Step 3: Boiling
To give a quick run down on the previous steps of the home brewing. Related posts: Helios Brewing Co. Precinct Brewing Co Hop Nation Brewing Co. Wayward Brewing Co. Whitfords Brewing Co. Sauce Brewing Co
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The Beer Brewing Process Step 2: Lautering
Just to give you a brief background, you need malt to create beer and it’s crafted from cereal grain like barley (usually), wheat or rye. When you steep, germinate and kiln the grain, they now are transformed into malt which is then turned into mash, which is the first step in the beer brewing process. …
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The Beer Brewing Process Step 1: Mashing
Brewing beer is a lengthy process. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing a regular-flavored beer or a special handcrafted artisan beer. You will all have to pass through the same brewing process and it all starts with Mashing. Well, it actually starts with Malting which is the actual process to germinate a cereal grain, like…
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The Beer Brewing Process An Introduction
Beer is a very popular drink for both men and women and has been the case for many years. Different countries have their specialty beers, to be able to taste them all is a challenge and an adventure in itself. Some people brew their own beers at home, while others enjoy craft beer from microbreweries. …
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The 4 essential ingredients for making beer
It doesn’t really matter whether you’re making beer as an experiment in your home or you’re a micro brewery and brewing beer is your business. When making beer you will need four (4) essential ingredients. With the manipulation of these 4 key ingredients you will be able to create a variety of different beers. Related…
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Getting started in Home Brewing
It is a fact that most people love beer and if you look into the refrigerator of most homes, you’ll find a couple of bottles of beer for relaxation after a hard day’s work. But if you have the time and the inclination to start a new hobby, have you wondered if you can make…
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7 reasons to start home brewing now
Beer is undoubtedly a favorite beverage among regular people. You drink beer to relax after a hectic day at work. You drink beer with your buddies watching your favorite movies or games on TV. You drink beer as part of your special occasion. But, of all the times that you’ve drunk beer, it probably hasn’t…
