Archive for March, 2009

The unbearable lightness of hop chemistry

hops harvest

Everything you didn't know you wanted to know about hops

 

Review: Coopers homebrew kit

Review: Coopers homebrew kit

Here's a great kit for those of you looking to break into home brewing, but you're not ready to toss down a huge chunk of change for equipment.

Giant Cosmic Space Clouds of Beer

space nebula

If there ever was reason to explore space, this is it. There are huge clouds of booze floating out there!

How to build strong bones: Drink beer

bones

New research shows beer and wine can improve your bones.  What can't beer or wine do!

How to get beat up on St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick in a tube

Here are some interesting facts about St. Patrick and the Irish which are sure to get you beat up in an Irish bar if you repeat them.

Will beer make your boobies bigger?

cleavage

I read this in a comment and laughed.  They can't be serious, can they?

 

How to calculate the alcohol in your beer, wine, or mead

hydrometer

Unless you have access to lab equipment for a tedious distillation, you're usually estimating alcohol content using a hydrometer.  Here's how you calculate your alcohol content.