Indie Beer Movement
Here in Austin, we’re nationally known for our live music and stellar craft beer scene. People come from all over the world to drink beer …
Train Yourself to be a Better Beer Taster
All you have to do is look around at the number of breweries in Austin to know that beer is a big deal around here. …
Why is grain milling so important?
The character and flavor profile of a finished brew is due to the presence of malted barley. The physical condition of the grains needs to …
What is Malt Extract?
If you have not read the information in the Malting Process article, follow this link, (Malting Process) to open a new page in your browser …
What is Beer?
beer [ bi(ə)r ] NOUN an alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavored with hops: “a pint of beer.” synonyms: ale · brew · brewski …
What is a specialty malt?
Which specialty malts the brewer adds to the recipe have the biggest impact on the perceived beer’s overall flavor while other factors support the overall …
What is a Base Malt?
Let’s get down to the basics of brewing with grain; all recipes will use a group of malts called “base malts.” Contents What is a …
How is malt beer made?
OK, so what is malt? Processed barley grain that had the grain starches converted to sugars when going through the malting process. Brewers have available …
How Do You Make Wort?
Pronounced “wert”, originating from the Old English wyrt. Do not give away that you are a newbie using the wrong enunciation. Contents Beer Before Fermentation Wort …
What is the Malting Process?
Before the brewer can use the barley, it must have the non-convertible starch converted to soluble starch. This process is called malting. Malting also reduces …
Is Extract Brewing better than All-Grain?
This method of brewing gets its name because it involves the use of concentrated Malt Extract in the brewing process. It is often the form …
Fruit Flavoring in Beer
Fruits have been used as a beer adjunct or flavoring for centuries. Cherry, raspberry, and, peach are common additions to Belgian lambic styles. Modern breweries …
What is All Grain Brewing?
All-grain brewing is covered extensively with a great deal of information in homebrew literature and online. As always, in life with anything we are doing, …
Why home brewing?
My reason for getting involved with the home brewing hobby was due to the many advantages of the hobby. A few of those advantages are …
Is Homebrewing Legal in Texas?
YES! Home brewing is small scale brewing for personal use only. Because the federal government taxes alcohol via excise taxes, home brewers are restricted from …