Beers and Brewing
How beer is made in one paragraph
Tue, 11/03/2008 - 22:38 — DMBarley is encouraged to begin germination to convert its starchy energy store into sugars ready for use. The barley is then ground up and steeped in hot water to extract the sugars.&nbs
Gravity and alcohol measurement at home
Thu, 03/04/2008 - 20:39 — DMThe alcohol content of beer needs to be measured for two prime reasons; The amount of tax paid on a beer is proportional to the alcohol content and so people can see how the beer they'r
Ice Beer
Sun, 23/03/2008 - 12:04 — DMIf you are a large brewery selling beer internationally and want to reduce the cost off shipping a product that is mostly water across the globe, there are several options. You can buil
Malt
Mon, 17/03/2008 - 18:34 — DMBarley has been around for about 20,000 years when it was bred from its ancestor into its more recogisable form in ancient Egypt. It belongs to the grass family and produces grains cont
The Hop Plant
Wed, 12/03/2008 - 20:44 — DMRecords of hops being used in ancient Egypt have been found but not as a flavouring for beer. The Germans have the longest recorded history of brewing with them, with mention of it almo
Where beer gets its flavour part 1: Yeast
Sun, 20/04/2008 - 17:24 — DMThe flavour of beer comes not just from the ingredients, but also the processes involved in brewing. Yeast's main task for the brewer is converting glucose into alcohol and carbon dioxi
Which country brews the best beer?
Sun, 30/03/2008 - 15:17 — DMWhich country brews the best beer? Since October 2006 I have kept a diary of every bottle of beer I've drunk on a spreadsheet and scored them out of five. There are a total
German Beer
Wed, 19/03/2008 - 21:00 — DMGerman beer is dominated by pale pilsner style lagers brewed to the ancient standard of the Rheinheitsgebot and are held in high regard the world over generally. The excellent German Be
Stout
Thu, 13/03/2008 - 22:52 — DM
Stout should be dark chocolate in colour to jet black. It may have the following flavours; roast malt,
Scottish Ales
Sun, 09/03/2008 - 23:09 — DMScotlandi can grow barley but not hops, whilst England can grow both1. This combined with the English historically putting a large tax on exported hops meant that the Scottish
Taste Test: German Style Wheat Beers
Sat, 19/04/2008 - 08:02 — DMI've bought seven different German style cloudy wheat beers to taste test - not all were German however. Rhian poured four of them in the kitchen and brought them through so I couldn't
Favourite ingredients
What's your favourite ingredients to brew beer with?
Adjuncts
Mon, 17/03/2008 - 20:50 — DMAdjuncts are sources of fermentable sugars that aren't from a malted source. Examples are rice, corn syrup, sucrose and molasses. Sometimes the sugars are readily available
Bitterness in differing beer styles
Thu, 13/03/2008 - 22:12 — DMIPAs have loads of hops and bitterness, whereas mild ales have hardly any.
Here is a list of traditional beer styles and their bitterness ranges: