8 reasons you should brew your own beer

If you have ever thought it might be cool to brew your own beer, or even if you’ve never considered it, here are 8 good reasons you should be brewing your own. 1. It saves money This is the big one. With the sorry state of the economy, gas prices out of control, and the [...]

Brewing an American Brown Ale

For my second attempt at home brewing, I decided to try an American Brown Ale. Instead of using a beer kit like last time, I used a combination of malt extract and specialty grains. I also invested in some equipment to make the process a little easier. What follows is a step-by-step description of the [...]

The cost of beer is going up

Life is too short for cheap beer, but higher beer prices won’t make your life any longer, it just seems that way. The cost of malt and hops is going up, forcing brewers to raise their prices. The distributors pass the increased cost on to stores which then pass it on to you and me. [...]

Beer Utopia Ep#004

We taste Joel’s first home brew.

Is home brewing legal in your state?

A man in Alabama recently got in trouble for home brewing beer. You see, home brewing is illegal in Bama. This guy was trying to raise awareness of this lunacy in order to get the law changed and made some enemies in the process. Isn’t also illegal to sell sex toys in Alabama? Why the [...]

Tasting my first home brew

If you have been following my inaugural foray into home brewing, you know that I was trying to spend as little money as possible while keeping the process as idiot-proof as possible. After tasting the fruits of my labor, I have to say that having better equipment probably would have resulted in a better end [...]

Brewing Beer

Brew beer with your Mac.

I am an Apple fan. From my Macbook and iPod to my Mac mini and iPhone, there is nothing I can’t do with my Mac, at least that is what I say when I am spreading the gospel. But now I am truly a believer, since I found BeerAlchemy from Kent Place Software This great [...]

Bottling my homebrew beer

I finally bottled my first home brewed beer. If you have been following this little experiment, you know that my first experience with home brewing has been a little bumpy. The bottling process didn’t go exactly smoothly but it wasn’t too bad. I did not bother taking the specific gravity of the beer since I [...]

My first home brewing experience

After much research and preparation and a little improvisation, I finally brewed my first batch of beer. I made some mistakes but I learned a lot. I apologize for the lack of photos but I was so intent on doing everything correctly that I forgot to take pics of the process. Here’s the blow-by-blow from [...]