Beer Recipes Building a "balanced" beer using the BU/GU ratio The BU/GU Ratio of a beer stands for bitterness units (IBUs) divided by the gravity units. As a brewer, it helps you determine the amount of bitterness balanced with the sweetness of your beer.
Beer Recipes Brewing a Hazy IPA with only British hops In this article, I'll take you through a recipe to brew a Hazy IPA using only English Hops (Harlequin, U.K. Chinook & U.K. Cascade)
Beer Recipes Elderflower Saison - Homebrew Recipe I absolutely love this hobby! There are so many amazing beer styles out there and the best thing about homebrewing is that you get to constantly experiment and try new things. One of my favourite beers is my Elderflower Saison - it's easy drinking, fun to make and is accessible
Beer Recipes How to brew a Low Alcohol Beer - Cryo Pop™ Recipe In this article, I go through the steps I used to brew a low alcohol beer using Cryo Pop Hops from Yakima Chief.
Beer Recipes Devon White Ale - A Homebrew Recipe This beer recipe is based on a Devon White Ale which originates from he South Hams area in Devon. The recipe below is for the all-grain Brew in a Bag method, but it can be scaled to suit your needs depending on your setup.
Beer Recipes Brewing Malt Substitution List As a homebrewer, I am always looking for new recipes and ingredients to add to my brews. I often come across recipes online (or in magazines) that are from US based homebrewers. In Europe, some of the malts in my local homebrew store don't always match up with these recipes
Beer Recipes Philly Sour - Blueberry Sour Recipe I recently purchased a pack of Philly Sour yeast from Lallemand brewing and wanted to give it a test run in a batch of homebrew. If you aren't familiar with Philly Sour, the Lallemand website gives the following description: Philly Sour produces moderate amounts of lactic acid in addition to
Beer Recipes Burning Sky - New Alliance Homebrew Recipe I recently bought a mixed pack of their beers and was impressed with all them. Of those beers, one in particular stuck out to me - it was their beer New Alliance .Like any good homebrewer, I thought I'd have a go at brewing this myself.
Neomexicanus Hops Brewing with Neomexicanus Hops - Zappa & Medusa If you aren't familiar with Neomexicanus Hops, they are a genetically distinct sub-species of hop that has been growing wild in the dry mountain regions of New Mexico for many, many years. These hops is that they are considered pure "American hops".
Beer Recipes 100% Brettanomyces IPA - Recipe I am a big fan of Michael Tonsmeire's book American Sour Beers. In his book, he mentions a 100% Brettanomyces IPA recipe that he brewed in collaboration with Modern Times brewery. After reading the descriptors of this beer - tropical fruit and pineapple - I was super interested to brew
Beer Recipes Black IPA Recipe - Blackalicious This Black IPA recipe below is for an all-grain Brew in a Bag method, but it can be scaled to suit your needs depending on your setup.
Beer Recipes Free homebrew recipes from commercial breweries The list below contains the details of commercial breweries that offer homebrew recipes of their beers. I am always looking for inspiration when it comes to brewing, especially for beers that I've tried and really liked, or beers that are produced in other countries and I can't get hold of.
Saison Saison Dupont - Harvesting Bottle Yeast Lately I've been working on brewing the perfect Saison. I am a big fan of Saison Dupont which, in my opinion, is one of the finest examples of Saison out there today. With this in mind, I wanted to see if I could harvest the yeast from the dregs of a bottle of Dupont and produce a decent beer.
IPA Brewing with South African Hops With this in mind, I wanted to brew an IPA that took advantage of these great hops from my home country and allowed me to learn more about them at the same time. In this recipe, I use African Queen and Southern Passion - two hops that provide a unique flavour and aroma.
IPA Experimenting with Hop Aroma Oils Off the top of my head, I can think of a few benefits that Hop Aroma Oils might offer such as consistent performance, an instant flavour impact and some pretty cool flavour and aroma combinations!
Beer Recipes American Wheat Beer - Homebrew Recipe I am a fan of lively American hops, so this seemed like a match made in heaven for my palate. This is definitely a beer I've been eager to brew! In this article, we look at the recipe for an American Wheat beer as well as the different steps I took along the way to create this great beer.
Homebrewing Brewing the perfect New England IPA For a while now, I have been obsessed with brewing the perfect New England IPA (NEIPA). If you’ve ever cracked open a can of this style of beer, you are immediately hit with the smell of fruity hop goodness which is then followed by a hazy appearance once it
