According to this article, a nice beer or ale is the best drink to go with your meal, not wine. Yorkshire's Ilkley brewery has come up with a guide to help you find the ideal pint to go with your dish. The article also goes on to mention how real ale drinkers have increased by 11 per cent in the past five years. With real ale making a comeback, now is the ideal time to take up brewing as a hobby!
Read the full article here...
Thursday 29 September 2011
Thursday 8 September 2011
4 common home brewing mistakes to avoid
Although home brewing is relatively easy there are some common mistakes that most beginners make and, if you avoid them, you will be well on your way to a great home brew beer.
1 Improper sanitisation
This is probably the most important aspect of home brewing. If you do not thoroughly sanitise all your equipment you are asking for trouble. Use a sanitisation kit to ensure there is no bacteria present to infect your brew, resulting in an awful taste or, worse still, food poisoning.
2 Wrong fermentation temperature
In order for the beer to ferment properly, it is important the brew is kept at a steady temperature between about 60 and 70 fahrenheit. If the temperature is not kept constant and deviates widely from the recommended fermentation temperature of the yeast your brew will be ruined.
3 Dead brewing yeast
If your yeast is out of date (no more than a year old for dry yeast and only a 2 months or so for liquid ) then the yeast won't ferment properly. As with anything, the fresher the ingredients the better.
4 Bottling your brew too soon
No doubt you will be desperate to get your first home brew bottled and ready to drink but you must not let your impatience get the better of you. Under no circumstances should you bottle your brew too early. The result will be messy due to the continual build-up of gas in the bottle and the dreaded bottle bomb!
If you avoid the 4 common home brewing mistakes above, you won't go far wrong with your brew.
1 Improper sanitisation
This is probably the most important aspect of home brewing. If you do not thoroughly sanitise all your equipment you are asking for trouble. Use a sanitisation kit to ensure there is no bacteria present to infect your brew, resulting in an awful taste or, worse still, food poisoning.
2 Wrong fermentation temperature
In order for the beer to ferment properly, it is important the brew is kept at a steady temperature between about 60 and 70 fahrenheit. If the temperature is not kept constant and deviates widely from the recommended fermentation temperature of the yeast your brew will be ruined.
3 Dead brewing yeast
If your yeast is out of date (no more than a year old for dry yeast and only a 2 months or so for liquid ) then the yeast won't ferment properly. As with anything, the fresher the ingredients the better.
4 Bottling your brew too soon
No doubt you will be desperate to get your first home brew bottled and ready to drink but you must not let your impatience get the better of you. Under no circumstances should you bottle your brew too early. The result will be messy due to the continual build-up of gas in the bottle and the dreaded bottle bomb!
If you avoid the 4 common home brewing mistakes above, you won't go far wrong with your brew.
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