Short & Shoddy: Wee Heavy

Once the mash rest is complete, brewers are often taught to perform a vorlauf, which involves recirculating sweet wort until it flows clear so as not to transfer spent grain bits to the brew kettle. I...

5 Maj 20201h 5min

Lagers are amazing, but a lot of people refrain from brewing them because of all the "required" steps involved. However, over the last few years, some of us have approached lager brewing from a differ...

28 Apr 20201h 23min

Back in the early days of homebrewing, it was customary for brewers to transfer their beer out of the primary fermentation vessel into a secondary vessel for a period of conditioning before packaging,...

21 Apr 20201h 8min

With roots in 18th century England, English Porter is a traditional style of beer that's evolved a bit since it was first conceived. In this episode, contributor Malcolm Frazer chats with Marshall abo...

14 Apr 20201h 19min

Brewing isn't the cheapest hobby, and one way brewers can save some money is by harvesting yeast that was previously used to ferment one beer and pitching it into a new batch of wort. When doing this,...

7 Apr 20201h 4min

Over the last few years, the numbers of homebrewers opting to use electricity as their energy source has rapidly grown. In this episode, contributor Matt Del Fiacco joins Marshall to discuss their exp...

31 Mars 20201h 17min

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the beer and brewing industry. In this brief message, Marshall talks about some things we can all do to help during these trying times. Spons...

24 Mars 20204min

The easiest and presumably most common method for adding spices to beer involves tossing them directly in at some point in the process, usually during the boil and/or fermentation. However, this metho...

17 Mars 20201h 6min