As fall approaches, many people begin to turn their attention to cool nights, changing leaves, and bonfires, but others start thinking about Oktoberfest, and as Oktoberfest Celebrations begin, People often associate Oktoberfest with beer and many people wonder, why is beer so popular in Germany? Bee

Beer Brewing and TechnologyI often open my designing beer presentations with a description of the technical nature of brewing. Beer brewing is a much more technical hobby than wine, cider or mead making. Wine makers spend time discussing terrior, flavors and grape varieties, while beer brewers end u

The Kilned Malt GroupAs I explained in my earlier article on malting and malt groups, kilned malts are made using the same basic malting process as base barley malts, and then toasted at varying time and temperature to get the various colors. The group includes: Munich malts, amber malt, biscuit mal