History The Amber Ale is quite popular in America. It’s definitely not spoken about as much as IPAs, but it’s a good substitute if you are looking for more of a dark and caramelized body than a Pale Ale. Even though Amber Ale’s ancestor is the English Bitter, it became popular in Northern California. According […]
The Brown Ale has a notably different taste to it than other beers. Usually dark but sweet, this ale is usually low in alcohol content. American and English brown ales have their differences, but both of these beers give you the same distinct Brown Ale taste. The English Brown Ale The English Brown Ale became […]
The fermentation of my Oak Aged IPA was a little intense the first couple of days. Over the first 24 hours after brewing my beer, the amount of bubbles and fluid that came out of the beer into the cup of water was a handful. Overflowing!… The beer had slightly overflowed, and a small […]
Don’t Be Overwhelmed! As we embark on this journey together, I want everyone to know just how many different types of beer there are. Don’t feel overwhelmed by this. These beers are all subcategories. You can easily learn how to brew any of these beers. As long as you know the basics of how to […]
Continuing from How to Brew an Oak Aged IPA Part 1, about half an hour into the 60 minutes, it’s time to add the flavoring hops to the mixture. Keep in mind that you put the hops in while the mixture is still boiling. Lastly, time to add in the aroma hops in the last […]
Continuing from Brewing Beer at Home – Craft a Brew, it’s time for me to brew my own beer. Brewing the Oak Aged IPA If you use my instructions, please review all of the steps before starting. The steps can be different depending on which beer you have. Mine is the Oak Aged IPA. […]
Craft a Brew Continuing with what I said I was going to do in Brewing Beer at Home Part 1, what is great about the time we live in is that finding a starter brewing kit is easy to obtain. I was able to get mine from a company called “Craft a Brew.” It’s a […]
History The Blonde Ale, also called the Golden Ale, has no hoppy bitterness or strong malty taste. This is possibly the cleanest beer you will have. So how did the Blonde Ale come to be such a popular brew? According to Nick Carr, “Its birth was likely a lighter version of the pale ale, which […]
The Pale Ale is a popular style for microbreweries. Since all ales are top-fermented, it takes less time to make than lagers. Brewing ales are also less expensive to make. The fruity flavors, bitterness from the hops, and complexity give this lighter, robust beer a perfect name for itself. The American Pale Ale (APA) The […]
A porter is very similar to a stout. They both use top-fermenting ale yeast. Yet, porters are made from malted barley. Stouts are made from unmalted, roasted barley. As a result, the porter doesn’t have a full-body complexity as stouts do. A big difference with porter is the hop bitterness. This is in stark […]
