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                One of my favourite styles of beer is Saison – particularly those with funky Belgian tendencies.  I had only brewed one Saison prior [...]

1. Entering Your First Homebrew Competition 2. The Local Homebrew Club 3. Brewing With Cooler Mash Tuns 4. Your First IPA 5. Relying On An Airlock 6. Using Stale Hops 7. Pediococcus 8. Not Using [...]

I’d been brewing beer for a few years, kegging right from the go.  My serving method was to keep my kegs in a temperature controlled keezer, dispensing from plastic picnic taps.  I usually [...]

The sexiest title we’ve ever had. I recently had the opportunity to try out Calgary’s CRAFT Beer Market for a Sunday brunch.  It seemed like a great idea – take the family out for a [...]

Ah, yeast: the final stage of a brew day; those crazy chunks of crud swirling in my wort, eager little TIE fighters taking on the hazy, brown universe; the funky-looking sludge in the bottom of [...]

The Horror… I was on Twitter the other day (sue me), and I noticed a blog posting from someone (let’s keep it anonymous…I love to be cryptic…I also love parentheses) on [...]

You’ve heard about the importance of cleaning your brewing equipment – it is the first stage in helping to ensure healthy, infection-free beer.  However, you are certainly not [...]

Yeah, I said it. Bottling your beer sucks. There are several reasons this is the case. First off, it takes time. You need to ensure your bottles are totally clean – set up a hot date with a dose [...]

Be it a home brewer or a commercial brewery, we’re all looking to reduce the costs of our craft brewing. Here are some things to think about that can help reduce your brewing costs. 1 – [...]

If there’s anything you can expect in the next year, it’s for your brewing costs to go up. This might not be a huge issue for the average home brewer but, for the commercial breweries, this might [...]