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Firestone Walker – Barrelworks Q & A: The Origins
As a long time homebrewer, I sometimes think this whole brewing thing is pretty easy. That’s until you run into guys as passionate and knowledgable as Firestone Walker’s Jeffers Richardson,...
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I’ll Take My Father’s Root Beer, Actually
Not Your Fathers Root Beer exploded onto the beer scene earlier this year. To me the whole thing seemed very strange. Here was this little brewery (Small Town Brewery, Illinois) I had never heard of,...
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My Wife’s Pumpkin Ale
Last year’s pumpkin ale One of the two beer-drinking adults in my household really loves pumpkin spice beers. I mean she is really over-the-top, embarrassingly-excited, can’t-say-enough-about-them,...
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Poll: How do you feel about Big Beer buying craft breweries?
Have you heard the news? AB-InBev bought L.A.’s Golden Road Brewing. As expected, some GRB customers are OK with, and even happy about the deal. From the GRB Facebook page: And even more people (or...
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Craft Beer Lovers Split Over the Influence of Big Beer
Last week I ran a poll that asked this question: How do you feel about Big Beer buying craft breweries? Here’s how Homebrew Academy readers responded: The first thing that jumps out at me is the...
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Brew It: Extra-Chocolatey Coffee Stout
I’m not one of these people that have a favorite season. Rather there’s something about each season that’s uniquely pleasant. With fall officially upon us brings cooler evenings (in the Midwest...
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Barrel Tips from the Pros at Firestone Walker Barrelworks
Welcome to part two of my conversation with Jeffers Richardson and Jim Crooks of Firestone-Walker Barrelworks (Read Part 1 here). In this post we discuss picking the right barrel and how to prepare it...
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My Journey from Home Brewer to Home Distiller (and how you can do it too)
The following is a guest post from Homebrew Academy reader David from New Orleans. David is a true DIY’er, making beer, spirits, wine, cheese, kombucha, and many more homemade treats. Most craft beer...
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The Wine Book Every Beer Drinker Should Read (or…Sniff)
Stick your nose in this wine book and I guarantee you’ll surface a more skilled beer connoisseur. No, seriously. Stick your nose in there and take a big whiff. Because this is a very unique book: a...
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Keg Cap Tap Review
My wife is always asking me, “What’s on tap?” As a homebrewer who kegs most of his beer, I usually have between 2 and 4 kegs at least partially full of beer at any one time. My keggerator, however,...
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Review: Spike Brew Kettle V3
Disclaimer: The kettle featured below was provided compliments of Spike Brewing. Watch the video above for my review of the Spike V3 10-Gallon Brew Kettle. The Spike Brewing kettles also come in 15,...
View ArticleBeer Glass Types: Best Glassware for Each Unique Style of Delicous Hand...
Drinking from the bottle may look cool for some, but if you want to enjoy the taste without filling yourself with gas, get used to using glass. Surely it has happened to you that after having a beer...
View ArticleHow to Brew 5 Day IPA
5 Day IPA Recipe: 9 lbs Maris Otter 4 lbs Munich II 1.00 oz Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus (CTZ) [15.50 %] – Boil 30 min 1.00 oz El Dorado [15.00 %] – Boil 10.0 min 1.00 oz Wai-iti [3.00 %] – Boil 10.0 min 1.0...
View ArticleHow To Brew London Brown Ale | Homebrew Challenge
London Brown Ale is a part of a beer style that has been around since the beginning of brewing beer. Mostly this was in large part due to malt being dried over open flames prior to the kilning...
View ArticleHow To Brew Piwo Grodziskie | Homebrew Challenge
Piwo Grodziskie (pronounced Grow-Jees-K’Ya) is a Polish smoked wheat beer. Poland’s contribution to the brewing world began in the sixth or seventh century as tribes setted in the region. This beer...
View ArticleHow To Brew Pre-Prohibition Lager | Homebrew Challenge
Pre-Prohibition Lager is a clean, refreshing, bitter pale lager. Often it showcases a grainy sweetness that comes from corn. The high bitterness level is what differentiates this style from the modern...
View ArticleDoes Beer Expire? What You Should Know & Do
The Beer that You Bought – When Does it Expire? Did you know that in 2018, U.S. beer industry saw sales of over 202.2 million barrels of beer? Beer’s popular the world over – however, how do you store...
View ArticleBrew in a Bag (BIAB) Review and Process
Brew in a bag (BIAB) is an unstoppable force. What started out as a brewing technique that was scoffed at and criticized has become a legitimate homebrewing movement. Below, I’ll tell you about my...
View ArticleHow to Brew HAZY Session IPA
If you love IPA’s and are looking for a hazy and fruity session IPA, then look no further. Today, I’m going to show you how to make this easy juicy session IPA. It has a tropical flavor with notes of...
View ArticleHow To Brew Pre-Prohibition Porter | Homebrew Challenge
Pre-Prohibition Porter, like so many, was a beer style brought over by English colonists during the early days of the Uniteds States. Sometimes called a “Pennsylvania Porter,” “Philadelphia Porter”, or...
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