http://www.microbrewers.net Home Brew & Micro Brew for the masses Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:31:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For many people, food and beer matching means a pie and a Beer at the footy. As good of a match that is,it gets much better. With more flavoursome craft beers available than ever before, the possibilities and combinations are growing. And that can only be a good thing. When the ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/food-and-beer/ I was talking to one of our newer brew club members a few weeks ago. He and his pals have been brewing like crazy fools (in the good sense), and they've really been trying to upgrade their beers in terms of recipes and techniques. For the most part, they're making ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/how-not-to-brew/ Imperial is a term normally applied to beers that were brewed in Britain, then shipped to the court--the Imperial court--of the Russian Empire during the 19th century. Imperial pale ale is an obscure but delicious style has nothing to do with that bit of history. Instead, Imperial pale ale is a ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/imperial-pale-ale/ Bavaria is synonymous with great brewing tradition, and is best known for its smooth, clean, bottom-fermented lagerbiers. Golden pilsners and Munich helles, seasonal Marzen and bocks, and it's own indigenous brew, Munich dunkel are all brewed in copious quantities in Bavaria. But there is a family of beers that run ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/bavarian-wheat-beers/ Of the four ingredients of beer, water makes up the greatest portion of the physical product. By weight and by volume, plain old H2O constitutes more than 90 percent of the average beer. Thanks to advertising for the mass market beer brands, most Americans believe that water is a critically important ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/check-the-water-before-you-brew/ OK, so Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza are over and you didn't get that custom mega-bucko half-barrel brewery that you wanted for the basement. Not even one little stainless steel butterfly valve of it. Still, the brewing must go on. If you want to treat yourself to a little something to ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/10-great-home-brew-gadgets/ For Christmas or for your last birthday your wife/parents/kids bought you a homebrew kit. Maybe you treated yourself to that collection of the odd assortment of equipment: a bucket, a kettle, a thermometer, a hydrometer, maybe a couple of carboys. You want to brew a beer. You love beer. You especially ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/the-best-beer-to-start-brewing/ Money is a concern for just about everybody. While making beer is cheap, buying the initial equipment is not necessarily the cheapest part. This can run under $100, to over $500. That is a big chunk of money when you live on a budget. Here are some tips I have learned ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/brewing-on-a-budget/ There are many different processes and methods that homebrewers use to make a yeast starter so I am going to tell you my method and some of the reasons why it works well and other tidbits that may help you understand what you are doing and why you are doing ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2009/make-a-yeast-starter/ Drinking beer is very popular around the world. In Germany where the oldest and grandest beer festival is held in late September and the first week October, hundreds of home brewing enthusiasts bring their brews into the city Munich. Home brewing competitions are one of the highlights of Octoberfest. For ... http://www.microbrewers.net/2008/beer-brewing-at-home-for-a-great-tasting-beer/