The National Prohibition, or 13-year ban on beer production started by the 18th Amendment, forced the greatest brewers in America to develop innovative new methods for their businesses to survive. From 1900 to 1913, America’s amount of beer produced increased from 1.2 billion to 2 billion gallons, a

Sanitizing agents (often called disinfectants) are used to reduce the number of microorganisms to acceptable levels in brewing. Sanitizing may be accomplished by physical methods or through the use chemical sanitizers. Physical methods include the use of either hot water or steam to kill bacteria. C

Traditionally, barley was the main grain used in brewing beer. And for the most part, it still is. However, many brewers use other grains along with barley to create their beer. Most of the beer sold in the world is made with rice or corn included in the grain variety.Beer purists accuse the big bee