The Beer Borg archive
Category: guide
January 2, 2013
Harvesting that expensive yeast
Have you noticed how expensive yeast has gotten? I did. Ouch. So I got into harvesting that gold in a tube. There are a few things you need for this. 1: Nerve Wait, no, that’s not it. It’s easy. I stressed more then hot yeast over this until I pulled the trigger and gave it a go. What you need is a container for the unwashed yeast. (I could insert a baptismal joke here about the unwashed, but won’t) You’ll need to do a wee bit of pre-planning though. You’ll need the container. I got a few quart plastic containers […]
October 13, 2012
Beer Tasting – A quick guide!
For a lot of new homebrewers making their own beer is really the first time that they have ever really thought about the actual taste of beer. When I started I had very little idea where the different flavors were coming from. What is a hoppy taste? What is a malty taste? Why do some beer have the flavor and smell of pine needles while others were fruity, flowery or citrusy tasting? It really was an eye opener to me when I discovered that different hops, malts and yeasts could impact the flavor of a beer so much and that […]
