Temperature control is a fundamental aspect of the brewing process, and it plays a critical role in ensuring the quality and consistency of the final product.

Have you ever just wanted to to just let loose, relax and have a beer, while also having a craving to humiliate your friends in skilled based bar games? Welcome to the beer olympics. This for when you want destroy your friends in some friendly recreational beer related physical activities. That’s right, it’s Beer Olympics season baby. Time to drink copious amounts of beer and get insanely competitive over fun drinking games with friends!

Mashing is a brewing term for steeping. The grain is hydrated and activates the malt enzymes and converts the starches into fermentable sugars. Different temperatures will result in different outcomes and flavor profiles of the final beer.

The Irish Red Ale: An easy-drinking pint, often with subtle flavors. Slightly malty in the balance sometimes with an initial soft toffee/caramel sweetness, a slightly grainy-biscuity palate, and a touch of roasted dryness in the finish.

You’ve brewed your beer, waited 14 days for fermentation to complete, cold crashed for 48 hrs and waited for the beer to clear with gelatin for another 48 hrs. It’s been almost 3 weeks since you brewed and you are ready for the taste of success. The only problem is, you still have to carbonate your brew.

We have all started out by making beer that not only taste bad but looks bad. Although you may have improved the taste of your brew, it didn’t improve the appearance. Follow along as we take the necessary steps to turn that great tasting beer into a great looking beer.

Both new and experienced brewers are always looking for ways to improve the process and make a tasty brew. There are a lot of different ways that the brewing process can be improved. I have put together my top 5 most important and easiest ways to help make better beer.

Dan and I decided to co-brew a Dunkelweizen for the 2023 Bluebonnet Brew Off competition.

All brewers have a different level of brewing knowledge, creativity, equipment and processes. With an open mind, collaborating with another brewer can be very a enlightening and fun experience.