In a way, mashing is the natural progression of malting. Both act to take a raw ingredient (barley or malt) and through enzymatic processes reduce the material into sugars that are consumable by yeast. You may be surprised to think of malting as producing sugars, but this is exactly what occurs in t

LagersCrisp, clean, refined. The perfect balance of malt and hop. By definition, a lager is a beer made with bottom-fermenting yeast that prefer to work at a cooler, slower pace. Think: Pilsner, Oktoberfest, the coveted Bocks brewed by German monks for centuries. Of course, most homebrewers begin wi

Browsing the topic requires a curious mind, or you have to do some research on beer color. Either way, it's pretty interesting how the beer takes on its color. There are several variables that affect the color of beer. In this article, we highlight and explain these factors.Beer coloring is the subj