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Fermenting Your First Lager  

By chrisApril 25, 2018April 25, 2018 Categories: Educational, Member article Tags: Beginner, Brewing, Fermentation, Lager, Process, Simplification

Many brewers will at some point dream of making a perfect pilsner or other lager style, and many more will be apprehensive about straying from their reliable favourite ale yeasts. It doesn’t have to be daunting or even that different from fermenting ales. In this post Chris writes about how easy it is to start brewing your own lagers at home.

A Beginner’s Thoughts on Homebrewing

By DrunkCanuckApril 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Categories: Member article Tags: Beginner, BJCP, Simplification, Styles

When I was younger, a crazy old guy who used to run a jazz band that I was in gave me some pretty simple advice. ‘Keep it simple, stupid’. As a brewer, I cannot stress enough how important this is in the early going.

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