Q. When is Craft Beer not Craft Beer?
A. When a large brewer takes over brewing a “craft beer?”
Are you repulsed and offended by the big brewers offering of what they call Craft beer? There are always 2 sides to a story and we discuss them here.
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Is beer reaching the consumer in its most pristine condition and served the right way?
Are we being served beer at a pub or restaurant that is of inferior quality due to the ill-informed publican or restaurateur?
See the answers below if you are at all a concerned drinker.
A brewer goes to great lengths to make good quality and good tasting beer only to find that once it leaves the brewery it often is out of the hands of the brewer in how it’s handled and served.
Just what is the right way to handle and store beer and how should it be served?
Do you push the boundaries in homebrewing? (and make funkie beers)
Making funky beers at home can be alot of fun and exciting. We will look at some funky beers that may even be pushing the boundaries and why you should still have a good grounding in the homebrewing beer making process.
Why Should You Filter Craft Beer? (does it not remove flavour?)
Filtration of Beer
In Australia and most of the western world the majority of beer has beer filtered for many decades to a crystal clear consistency. The consumer’s expectation was that cloudy beer was thought to be inferior in quality and so demanded clear beer.
However, with the advent of craft beers things are changing. There appears to be a movement to the exact opposite where beers are not filtered at all.
One of the driving forces to this is that it is believed that yeasty beer is far more flavoursome and natural. But is this all that is to the story?
Does filtering beer lead to high levels of Arsenic?
Filtration of beer has had the big stick in recent times. Now, a new study has show that there is twice the level of Arsenic in filtered beer than water. We’ll look at the issue of filtration here and try to piece it all together.
High Levels of Arsenic in Beer
Beer enthusiasts may be alarmed at hearing that crystal clear beer filtered using the most common method worldwide may have higher than normal arsenic levels.
A recent German study showed that many filtered beers have levels of arsenic twice that of drinking water.
How Should You Prepare For Homebrewing?
The foundation of good beer starts with good cleaning practices and good sanitisation. There is really no room for shortcuts or compromised hygiene. This short video will show you some of the important steps needed to start to make good beer. Watch this video below to learn about hygiene and why it is important and how to achieve it.
24 Things You Didn’t know About Beer
Think you know your beer? Think again! Beer appears throughout history and has shaped our lives in many different and surprising ways. This glorious infographic details the top 24 things that you most likely have never known. Prepare to be amazed.
Does Beer Really Get Better With Age?
Many brewers believe that home brewed beer gets better with age. Are you seeing the whole picture or is there more to the story?
Some people say that beer should be drunk fresh, others say that you should mature the beer weeks and even months before drinking it. Just what is going on and why is there such a divergence of opinion. Like astro-physics where there always seems to be a missing piece of information in our understanding of the Universe perhaps we are missing some vital piece of information in the debate to good tasting craft beer.
Should you use additives or preservatives in your beer
One way microbrewers make a distinction between themselves and mass produced commercial beers is that they insist they do not dilute malt flavours by using adjuncts (other sources of sugar apart from those derived from malt) and no preservatives are used. While that may be true and it a common marketing theme, and a good one apparently, there is always a risk to the viability of the business. How so? … Read more
The 5 steps you need to know when homebrewing for the first time
Congratulation for wanting to take up a new hobby and especially so HOMEBREWING! The rewards are many and include being able to make your very own beer at a fraction of the cost of commercial craft beer. You will gain a great deal of satisfaction that not many other hobbies can give especially when sharing the beer with mates and family over and over again. It is the elixir of … Read more