The unbearable lightness of hop chemistry

The unbearable lightness of hop chemistry

Usually homebrewers know hops are what makes your beer bitter, and provides the beer with antimicrobial properties.  Some might know the difference between alpha-acids and beta-acids, but like most, their eye’s glaze over if you go into too much more detail. ...

Review: Coopers homebrew kit

The Coopers home brew kit Coopers is a home brew kit company in Australia, but you can find their kits pretty much anywhere.  MakeBeer.Net has all the Coopers kits available online too. This isn’t a extract brew kit in the traditional sense.  This kit...
Giant Cosmic Space Clouds of Beer

Giant Cosmic Space Clouds of Beer

Every now and then you hear something which grabs your attention.  This captured my attention: There is a cloud of alcohol (ethyl alcohol – the happy juice found in beer, wine, and spirits) floating in space.  This isn’t a small cloud either.  There is...
How to build strong bones: Drink beer

How to build strong bones: Drink beer

A new study to be published in the April 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows moderate consumption of beer or wine increases bone density.  As you get older your bone density shrinks, so causation or a strong correlation with moderate...
How to get beat up on St. Patrick’s Day

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

St. Patrick the Englishman St. Patrick was born and raised in England.  Just mentioning this will raise the dander of at least one drunk Irishman on St. Paddy’s day.  Patrick wasn’t what you’d call British, he was a Celtic Briton.  Calling him...