Making beer is one of my biggest passions, but I like to mess around with other brewing projects when I get bored with beer though. The nice thing with brewing is a lot of the equipment is the same from beer to wine so you really don’t have to invest in a whole heck of […]
October 11, 2011
White Labs To Wyeast Chart
There’s a lot of recipes that you find on the internet or in books that either have white labs or wyeast yeast, but rarely does it have what the equivalent one is in the other brand. At Jay’s Brewing we sell White Labs yeast. I am partial to white labs because I’ve only had good experiences with […]
October 6, 2011
9 Off Flavors and Solutions
Sometimes you just don’t nail your brew when it comes to the tasting part. To your defense, there’s a lot of things that could have happened. It’s best not to have a camera around when tasting a bad batch of beer because your face will make some very odd expressions. Regardless there are off flavors that […]
October 5, 2011
Homebrewing On The Rise As A Hobby!
I found an article while looking on the internet about how more people are home brewing. I copy and pasted it below, found it to be very interesting as well as put in my two cents. I hope that you find it as interesting. Results Indicate Growth, Increased Diversity Boulder, CO • July 20, 2011—For the […]
October 5, 2011
1st Step To Making Best Stouts Ever
If your even thinking about making a stout this winter, this is a good one to make. The stout is actually going to be two different stouts 1) Whiskey Oak Aged Dry Stout 2) Rum Oak Aged Dry Stout. The thing with this stout, is that you need to plan it out in advance because […]
October 4, 2011
8 Steps Maple Syrup Amber
Since it’s fall and we have already done a Pumpkin Ale, it’s time to stay frosty and keep up with cool brews to show off to friends and family. This one is quite different, Maple Syrup Amber. In my opinion this is one that will ease you into the stout making season. This recipe is […]
September 29, 2011
The Ultimate Hop Profile Guide
Its a good thing to know the hop profiles that you put in your beer as well as the hop substitutes for that particular beer that you are making. So many times there are these weird out of the blue hop shortages that happen. The worst was just a few years back which homebrew shops […]
September 28, 2011
Adding Spices To Make A Pumpkin Pie Brew Like A Boss
It’s time to make the pumpkin ale brew taste like a pumpkin pie. If your totally lost on what you need to do to get up to this point or what I’m talking about, it may be a good idea to refresh yourself and reread the blog that this corresponds to this one. As a […]
September 27, 2011
The Answer Guide To 5 Base Malts
Many home brewers know of, or have heard of base malts. You’ve probably seen them in recipes but may not really know the major differences about them. There are quite a few different base malts: 2-Row, 6-Row, Pilsen Malt, Pale Malt, Wheat Malt, Maris Otter, just to name the ones that come to the top of my […]
September 22, 2011
No Bells or Whistles Hard Apple Cider
Hard apple cider is easy to make. Also as far as it goes, hard apple cider can be pretty cheap to make if you are going to be making a smaller batch. I just recently made a batch with a recipe that is from my great grandmothers recipe book. I have dubbed this recipe the, […]
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