Brewery Heating Options: Electric Steam & Direct Fire
In the final part of our brewery heating options series, we’ll roundup the information from the previous three parts and draw some conclusions. With the aim of helping, you decide…
Direct Fire Kettle Side View
Direct Fire Brewing – Pros and Cons
We’re discussing direct fire brewing today, looking at the pros and cons of this heating method. It’s the third our series of articles about brewhouse heating. Following on from the…
Brewing with Steam – The Pros and Cons
Now on to brewing with steam, the second option is our brewery heating series. Steam is a popular heating method in craft brewing, especially for brewhouses 10bbl (11.75HL) and over.…
What Are Hops? How Are Hops Used in Beer?
I realized I'd never actually wrote about, what are hops and how they’re used in beer. Well, that changes today. When you make beer, you use four main ingredients: WaterMaltHopsYeast…
Brewing with Electric Pros and Cons – Right for Me?
I would like to thank Nicolas, a connection on LinkedIn for todays article “brewing with electric pros and cons”. I was suffering from writer’s block, and asked online, for topic…
Cooling Wort with A CLT – Pros & Cons
Decided to write an article about cooling wort with a CLT today, because it came up in a discussion on a “wash” project I’m working on. Wash is the base,…
Exhibition Brewhouse for Sale – Ready to Ship
I’ve another ex-exhibition brewhouse for sale (reduced price). The brewhouse is complete and ready to ship. It’s currently in China. 4-Vessel Brewhouse The system was originally built for the beer…
Serving Tanks Cold Room or Jacketed
I’m seeing a lot of debate online, over the whole “serving tanks cold room or jacketed” argument. It seems brewers are split as to which option is better. So, today…
BrewDog Brewhouse Finished
Visualization When Brewing – Being More Productive
Wanted to talk about Visualization when brewing today. To share some of the tools which have helped me travel the world making beer. Brewing, can be a complex job. More…
Unitanks Pros and Cons – The Right Choice?
I wanted to look at unitanks pros and cons today, as I’ve come to realize they aren’t universally understood. When I'm working as a consultant; speaking to people about their…
Carbonation Levels for Beer Styles
Today I’d like to talk about carbonation levels for beer styles, which for a British brewer might seem odd. As British brewing heritage is “making flat warm beer” to a…
5 Tips to Get A Brewing Job: Get the Lowdown today
I wanted to write a quick article today offering my 5 tips to get a brewing job, it’s for those new to the industry. The motivation for this article being,…
Chinese Canning Line for Beer
So, today let’s look at sourcing a Chinese canning line for beer. It came up in a discussion I was having today. I was speaking with a client looking to…
Spunding Beer During Fermentation
Today I want to talk about spunding beer during fermentation. Reason being; it’s discussed amongst brewers regularly online. Especially when lagers are the topic of discussion… So, What Is Spunding?…
Craft Beer Predictions For 2021
I thought it might be fun to make some craft beer predictions for 2021. It’d be great if people shared their thoughts too…so, please feel free to comment below. I…
Sizing A Brewery When Starting and Cellaring
Today we are going to talk about sizing a brewery when starting up. You can download my free brewery sizing guide buy clicking here. However, to make best use of…
Typical Questions When Ordering A Brewery
What are some typical questions when ordering a brewery? That's our topic for discussion today, looking more closely at equipment needs. Brewhouses are all different, but certain questions can be…
Opening a Brewery Start of 2022
Are you planning opening a brewery at the start of 2022? If you are then you might want to think about ordering soon. It came to my attention today because…
BrewDog Brewhouse Finished
Opening A Taproom Tips – Go Bigger
This post is offering "opening a taproom tips". Well kind of anyway. All will be revealed... Furthermore, playing round with the format today. I'm doing a lot of travelling for…
What are Catharina Sour Beers – A Brazilian Beer
I recently did a post on pastry stouts and mentioned Catharina Sour beers. It led to people asking about them so, I thought I’d write another post. Catharina Sour is…