Archives: 2007 October

It is a well known fact that Americans love their beer and desire nothing but the best from their beer. No doubt the large commercial beer manufacturers hold a considerable chunk of the beer making pie, but the number of home beer makers too has steadily been rising. In fact, the popularity of home brewed […]

Drinking home made brew is best done in small groups at home. The result of home beer making is typically a fresh tasting beer that is quite strong, with higher than the typical density than store bought beers of a similar style, which is easy to consume in large quantities. Home beer making is […]

You will be right in thinking that there must be an alternative to drinking commercial beer that large factories containing huge copper containers manned by white-coated employees are churning out and for which you end up paying more than you wish to pay. The answer is simple. You should think about buying home beer brewing […]

Beer has been brewed at home, more or less for the past several thousand years. There is not much said about the practice before the nineteenth century. At some point though, men figured out that CO2 (carbon dioxide) was needed for brewing beer at home. This most likely strengthened the fascination with home […]

Beer has been very prevalent through history, dating back to the time that ancient Egyptian and Sumerian cultures thrived. Beer recipes have even been recovered from Sumerian writings. Ancient Chinese history also shows references to beer many thousands of years ago.
Jump to the Middle Ages, when beer was quite […]

During the days of prohibition people used to head for hills, set up their own stills and brew their own alcoholic beverages. To this day, people still like to brew their own alcohol from beer, straight alcohol and wine and Hearts home brew in Florida is considered one of the leaders in home brewing supplies […]

Ginger beer is a great and refreshing drink, and if you are interested in making your own ginger beer home brew, then you can really rest assured in knowing that there are only a few steps that are involved here and so the process overall is quite fast and easy.
How To Make The […]

There are a number of different home brew brands that you have to choose from when it comes to brewing your own coffee, beer or ice tea at home, however one of the best brews by far is that of Cooper’s home brew, and there are several reasons of particular importance for this.
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Raising the temperature of mash can be a slow, yet necessary process and using a home brew steam generator can cut the time. However, using steam to heat the mash can also be dangerous as steam can cause sever burns, quickly. While water heated to boiling at 212-degrees Fahrenheit is hot, steam heated to the […]

Beer has been a part of American history and culture since those first ships docked on the new shores.  What the colonists tossed back in the quaint taverns is probably quite different from the beer you drink during Super Bowl and at cook-outs today.  Although actually quite simple in its process, there is still much […]