Jay's Brewing Blog

Spring is in full swing and you might want something other than an ale to drink, maybe a lager?  If you have had your doubts on your abilities to make a lager this is the guide you want to read. It’s time to make a lager and get your line wet. (Fishing + Beer = Good Time) […]

The quest continues for  Belgium beers.  This will be the last of the Belgium beer recipe for a little bit because I don’t want you to get bored or burnt out with one style of beer – leave that up to me, no need to torture yourself over doing one style of beer over and […]

With the farmers market about to open fresh local fruit is going to be abundant.   One wine that is pretty easy to make and is pretty good is strawberry wine.  When I’ve made this one in the past I thought it was going to be sweet but it really isn’t.  It’s surprisingly dry.  This wine […]

You might have seen in recipes the use of rice hulls. And when you see rice hull in a recipe you might be asking your self, “What are rice hulls and how do I use them?” The Answer To Your Question… Rice hulls are the protection covering of rice.  For homebrewers these can be a […]

We got a taste of warm weather, and we all know what means – it’s Belgian time! With warm weather coming in, it really makes me itch for Belgian beers.  When Pinocchio said, Anything is possible if you just believe, I’m pretty sure he was referring to the world of Belgian brews. (Got to love the Disney […]

I wanted to put something up for this windy Wednesday that might bring a smile and found this. So you’ve made a few batches of beer and they have turned out pretty good.  How do you really know if you are a homebrewer yet?  Well I found this which may help: # votes You know […]

When it comes to kegging homebrew, the topic is a little up in the air.  Everyone has an opinion (like everything with homebrewing). Sometimes it can feel as if the blind are leading the blind and the information well,  sucks.  At the end of your quest for knowledge you still have no idea what you are doing, […]

To me brewing is fun and relaxing but one thing that is not, is when you start brewing and all of a sudden you forget something that is pretty important to the brew.  When brewing beer things can happen and it’s good to have an, “emergency kit”.  What I mean by an emergency kit is, having […]

For what ever reason I find videos and pictures of homebrewing gone wrong to be hysterical. I don’t know the percentage but, to make it seem dramatic we’ll say 99% of the time your home brew explodes is because what ever you are using (if it’s either a blow off tube or an air lock) gets […]

The one aspect of making your own beer and or wine that so unique to this hobby versus other ones is customization.  You can literally do what ever you would like to do when making your own beer and wine. A personal favorite for me with making beer and wine is having your own fictitious company and calling your recipes what ever […]