Beer Brewing Equipment: Because Who Needs a Gym Membership?
Unleash your inner brewer with essential beer brewing equipment that doubles as a workout. Skip the gym and craft your perfect pint at home!
Homebrewing
Honey Beers and a Few to Braggot About!
Honey beer is no new phenomenon. This drink, historically classified as braggot, is believed to have been around since the 12th century. Honey has been used in a myriad of beer styles to introduce a new realm of flavor, aroma, and mouthfeel into styles like the India Pale Ale, Kolsch, Blonde Ale, Saison, and more. […]
Craft A Brew Home Beer Brewing Kit Review
Making your first brew a one-gallon batch is the perfect way to find out if homebrewing is right for you and luckily there’s lots of kits out there for just this purpose. Is Craft A Brew’s Home Beer Brewing Kit the perfect starting kit for the new home brewer? Let’s find out!
PakHacking! Customizing PicoBrew Packs
I did a little experiment recently where I basically hacked the Picobrew Packs to add my own ingredients to the boil. This is a short guide for anyone who’d like to do the same.
Hey, Thirsty Bastards, Do I Need a Wort Chiller?
Now that you are a boss-brewer, you have to decide what gadgets are worth the investment and whether they will actually improve your brewing experience. We doubt we need to convince you to buy a wort chiller. Armed with our unassailable list, you’ll be chillin’ in no time.
Why Homebrewing Hopheads Need a Hopback
In the quest for the perfect IPA, there is likely a weapon that is missing from your arsenal, the hopback. Hopbacks help you introduce and retain more of the wonderful flavors and aromas of hops in your finished beer.
The Definitive Thirsty Bastards Guide to Getting Started Homebrewing
Everyone starts somewhere. By its very nature, homebrewing is an amateur niche. If you’re a denizen of the internet and you’ve done even a little research, you’re either a trigger pull away from brewing today or so scared you want to switch to Malort for the rest of your life. Luckily, Thirsty Bastards has you […]
Why We Love Fermentation (And You Should, Too!)
Humans have been practicing the art of fermentation since the beginning of civilization itself. Fermentation may have even caused civilization to arise; when our hunter-gatherer ancestors discovered fermentation, they started to settle down, to ensure a steady supply of grain for fermentation.
Eliminate Your Fears and Doubts About the Hydrometer
Brewing beer, whether at home or professionally, is all about results. We can use an agreed upon set of words to describe the flavor, aroma, and appearance of our beer. We can use the information provided hop producers to estimate the IBUs a beer might contain. However, when it comes to the alcohol content in […]
