Jay's Brewing Blog

Before getting too deep into the waters, let’s first discuss what makes a specialty grain, well, special. Any brewer would probably admit that all malts are pretty special, given they are usually beer by the time we finish with them. However, when you want to branch out into certain styles, you need something a little […]

Alternate Title: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year I’m sure by now you’ve figured out where this is headed. We have entered Autumn and with that comes a new array of beers. I’m sure we all noticed that pumpkin beers no longer seem to be coming out in September and October and are instead […]

Like many beer styles, saisons originated out of purpose. Saison, meaning season in French, was originally brewed during the cooler months of the farming season in Wallonia, Belgium. They were often created from ingredients grown on the farm and brewed by many of the same people who worked the fields, looking to keep busy during the […]

I don’t know why I never know about these competitions.  Every year I want to do one, but every I have nothing ready for ones.  Maybe you guys have something ready for it; not so much for me.  Honestly I need to find a website that has national as well as local competition’s so I can […]

On days where I am on the blog it usually starts off with looking for great finds on the internet.  Today I found something that is worth sharing for sure.   This is an e-book that is for homebrewing, it is 300 home brew tips for free.  The catch is that you need to have a kindle […]

I wanted to write-up this opinion piece specifically for those that are thinking about homebrewing.  For those that are already homebrewing this post will just confirm that you have chosen an amazing hobby. I love homebrewing, in fact it is one of my favorite hobbies.  I have a ton of hobbies,  I enjoy fishing, bee […]

In the world of all-grain when it comes to sparging there are two main ways to do it: 1) Fly sparge 2) Batch sparge. Well there is a 3rd way to do it, it’s called no sparge.  The way that this is done is, you add all of the water you need to your mash […]

You know you’re dating a homebrewer when the Pale Ale has priority in the front seat.