The holidays are right around the corner! We’ve made shopping for the brewers in your life easier than ever with a new homebrewer holiday gift guide. Whether they’re new to the brew scene or looking to hone in their skills with equipment upgrades, you’re guaranteed to find something for the beer enthusiast in your life. … Continued
With a history stretching over a millennium, it’s no secret why the Czech Republic has earned a top spot on any beer connoisseurs’ global beer tour. Czech beers quickly gained popularity and remain a worldwide favorite. Lagers, in particular, are rich, characterful with considerable malt and hop character–pairing perfectly with recipes categorized as fall-favorites. The complex … Continued
T-minus 23 days till 2021 NanoCon Online! Get a fresh notepad ready for this year’s interactive online conference on December 3rd and 4th. Packed more than ever before with knowledge covering brewery operations, business operations & sales, and start-ups. NanoCon is a place for small-scale breweries to interact with fellow brewers, get their questions answered … Continued
So good we had to share it twice. This Old Ale recipe was created by Travis Wallentine, head brewer at MAMMOTH BREWING COMPANY in Mammoth Lakes, CA. He combined malts with dark fruit flavors and aged it on French Oak chips for a few days before packaging. The result, a wonderful plum flavored ale with subtle cherry … Continued
Wyeast Laboratories pioneered pure direct pitch liquid yeast for craft brewing in 1986. With the most accurate, consistent, and reliable cell counts in the industry, you can utilize the guidelines below for different pitching methods and beer styles to achieve healthy and complete fermentations, batch after batch. For a pitch rate recommendation based on your … Continued
Harvesting and repitching yeast is a common practice in many breweries. Depending on the yeast strain, harvesting and storage practices, quality control monitoring, and brewery standards, yeast can be repitched for 5-10 generations. This brewing strategy can spread the cost of fresh pitching quantities of yeast, though the brewer must weigh the benefit of reduced … Continued
Straight from the field to the brewery — it’s fresh hop season! Fresh hops have a distinctive flavor profile unique from those brewed with dried or pelletized hops. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we produce a vast majority of American hops; you’ll quickly see breweries across the PNW adding fresh hop beers to their tap … Continued
The Wyeast Activator™ Smack-Pack System is the only product that “proofs” the yeast and shortens the lag time when it hits your wort. We often receive questions about our Smack-Packs. How do I store them? What temperature is best for storage? How long do they last? We’ve compiled the most important need-to-know information when it comes to … Continued
Calling all homebrewers! You’re invited to join us, and many other industry experts at Brew Your Own magazine’s Boot Camp in Denver, from November 4th through 6th. This is an incredible opportunity you won’t want to miss! Homebrewing has seen a significant rise in popularity over the past five years, especially in 2020 and 2021. … Continued
FALL 2021 | LIMITED RELEASE OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2021 New seasons, bring new opportunities to brew fun, seasonal styles. As we transition into fall, its common to explore double IPAs, crisp strong ales and balanced pale lagers intrinsic of our Q4 Private Collection: Harvest Cellar. This strain collection welcomes cooler temps with full-bodied complex strains like Wyeast … Continued