A very cool hop chart!

I posted this earlier on twitter and it was very popular. This is a very impressive hop chart. It looks like it was done by a designer named Zeke Shore. You can see more about him on his web page, after you’re done drooling over the pretty hop chart. Enjoy!...

How to make a Key Lime Wit beer

How to make a Key Lime Wit beer If you’re paying attention at all to the beer world you’ve probably heard the lawsuit InBev and Labatts has brought against Ontario-based Brick Brewing for copyright infringement.  Here’s how Brick Brewing has...

How to connect multiple kegs to one CO2 tank

A reader from Chapel Hill Homebrew asked, “What additional equipment is required to run multiple kegs off of a single CO2 tank?” Use a gas distributor The easiest way to add more kegs to one CO2 tank is to add additional gas lines via a gas distributor. ...

What do you need to start kegging beer?

You need a keg to keg beer Obviously when you want to keg beer, you’ll need a keg.  The best type of keg for homebrewers is the old Pepsi style 5 gallon kegs.  They are also referred to as Cornelius kegs (after one of the manufacturers) or Corny keg.  I’m...

My Big Brew Day

Since 1988, the United States has recognized May 7th as National Homebrew Day.  Big Brew Day is the day homebrewers get together to make beer and celebrate National Homebrew Day.  It is an annual event held on the first Saturday of May.  I decided to start making it...