The question of which is better, home brewing beer or homemade wine can probably bring about some responses as heated and emotional as asking someone which of two football teams are better, or if they prefer Angelina Jolie over Jennifer Aniston. Chances are you’re going to get some heated responses either way. But if you’re interested in making your own beverages, you might be wondering about the differences in home brewing beer versus homemade wine; not that you don’t know the difference between the two finished products of course, but why anyone would choose one over the other More

Most people who want to start brewing their own beer at home probably go online and find the cheapest website retailer that sells home brew supplies, and just load up their cart with some basic equipment.
If you do this, you’re well on your way to brewing some very tasty homemade beer. However, there is more to brewing beer than just the basics, and there’s really no fun to the hobby of homemade beer if you don’t experiment a little and learn some new ways to make your brew. When you’re ready to get away from the everyday More

Fermentation is one of the last steps in the brewing process. As a matter of fact, it is the last step of the beer making process besides the bottling process. Fermentation is the process in brewing by which yeast will convert the glucose in the wort to ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide. This will give the beer both its alcohol content and the carbonation in the drink. So, this is indeed one of the most important steps in the brewing of beer.
When beginning the fermentation process, the cooled wort is put into a fermentation vessel that the More

If you’ve been making your own homemade beer and wine for some time now, you may have found just the right mix of ingredients and fermenting time to produce the perfect brew for you. However, part of the fun of making your own beer or wine at home is being able to adjust your recipes and add some zing or zest to whatever you’re making; after all, this is the only way that you’ll never get bored! So just how can you “kick it up a notch” when it comes to your home brew recipes? There are actually More

Boiling your mash to make the wort, or the liquid that will eventually become your beer, is an important part of your home brewing process. Some wonder however if a home brew generator does just as good of a job as boiling this mixture in a pot on your stove, and if there are any drawbacks to using it. It’s true that sometimes a home brew generator will cut your boiling time in half or reduce it somewhat, but there are some cautions you should be aware of before opting for this piece of equipment.
Remember that boiling More

Sometimes when you hear of someone doing something a bit “shady” out of their home, your first question might be whether or not what they’re doing is actually legal. For instance, when you hear of someone exploring hydroponics gardening, or growing vegetation indoors in a water solution rather than outdoors in soil, you may immediately wonder if they’re growing something illegal. When you hear of someone interested in home brewing, you might ask the same types of questions. As it is, there are many people who use hydroponics gardening for just a hobby, or for homeschool projects. There’s More