Beer Predictions for 2022 – What Can We Expect?
A new year so, time for my beer predictions for 2022. I like to make educated guesses on what’s in store for craft beer in the year ahead. Last year…
How to Add Fruit Puree to Beer – A Guide
I received a nice email recently from a reader David, asking how to add fruit puree to beer. Here’s the original email. Hi Neil, I enjoy your articles very much,…
Carbonating Beer in Small Breweries
Carbonating beer in small breweries comes up a lot, with people who reach out to me for brewing advice. Brewers wanting to know how to properly carbonate beer consistently. Well,…
Small Scale Canning for Breweries
As a brewing consultant one subject which comes up a lot, is small scale canning for breweries. See the email below I got this week, which is a typical email,…
Brewery Schedule Planning – Brewing Like a Pro
I often get asked by clients, about brewery schedule planning. It’s a great subject, which I’m happy to help with. It shows a person is on the ball and thinking…
Brewing Tanks for Sale in the US
This isn’t a brewing article, but about brewing tanks for sale in the US. They are housed in Baltimore right now. Below is a list of what’s available. I have…
Mash Thickness Tips – How Thick Should It Be?
We are going to look at some mash thickness tips I’ve picked up over the years as a brewer. We’ll take a deep dive into this subject; giving you better…
Bucket Brewer to Commercial Brewing – Pro Tips
This week I was literally asked about going from bucket brewer to commercial brewing. The guy who reached out, had bought some brewing equipment and was asking how he’d be…
Hop Pellets
Brewing A Balanced Beer – The Art of Bitterness
Today we’re going to look what goes into brewing a balanced beer. I have to admit I’ve been putting this article off, as it’s really nuanced. I’ll try my best…
Brewing Like a Pro – What You Need To Know
This article brewing like a pro, is the final part of the series. For the first part "A Pro-Brewers Brewing Day" please click the link. If you've not read the…
A Pro-Brewers Brewing Day – Tips from A Pro
There was a question on the Build Me A Brewery Facebook page asking about “A Pro-Brewers Brewing Day”. The exact wording was, “does anybody have examples of what a ‘Pro…
We Mixed the Hops into the Mash
Brewing A Raw Ale Tips – Notes from a Brew Day
I wanted to share some brewing raw ale tips, as I actually made one today with the team so, the experience is fresh. To begin though, let’s look at what…
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Brewing Consultant for Chinese Brewing Equipment
I’ve been a brewing consultant for Chinese brewing equipment for some time now. It was a natural progression for me, as I’d been part of the Chinese craft beer since…
Starting A Brewery Follow-Up Questions
I wanted to add a second article covering starting a brewery follow-up questions. After feedback on the original article, I wrote last week. Where I listed the 9 questions I…
Starting A Brewery Questions
I want to share with you the starting a brewery questions I asked my clients when I first chat with them. The answers to these 9 questions give me the…
Plate and Frame Filter How To
I was recently asked by a fellow brewer to put together a “Plate and Frame Filter How to”. I’ve been writing articles for about 18 months now, since the website…
Beer Cellaring Tips – Important as Your Brew Day
I wanted to share some of my beer cellaring tips, as I’ve been doing a lot of cellar work lately. I’m back in a brewhouse, after some time out, since…
Yeast Blending in Brewing and Co-Fermentation
I’ve been talking a fair bit about yeast blending in brewing with fellow brewers recently. Brewers reaching out to me on the back of my article on wine yeast and…
Yeast Krausen in an Open FV
Stages of Beer Fermentation – Fermentation Timeline
We are going to look at the 3 stages of beer fermentation today. It’s an article I’ve wanted to write for a while now. The typical 48 hours of anxiousness,…
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Buying A Commercial Fermenter
So, you plan on buying a commercial fermenter? But looking for some extra tips and advice before taking the plunge. Kudos, it’s always better to go in prepared, before making…