The idea behind Beer Without Borders is to show the brewing industry stands together against racism. The brainchild of “Beer Without Borders” is Nick Clark, a brewer from New Zealand…
I wanted to highlight my favorite brewhouse installation case, completed recently in Kunming. I was approached by Humdinger Brewing, who wanted to expand their operations from their 5HL brewpub. The…
The Rambler is one of the newest craft spirits to hit the Chinese market and its gaining traction fast. The story of The Rambler interestingly though, starts in New Zealand…
Today we’re going to look at brewing with adjuncts. A subject maybe not for our German brewing brethren with their Reinheitsgebot Laws. These laws are a series of regulations, limiting…
As more brewery’s popup, the harder it becomes to enter the craft beer market, making strategic planning your brewery, key to a successful launch and long-term success. At a distance…
Hello my name is Neil; I’m a brewing consultant based in China, helping people around the world with their brewing projects. I help in a number of ways; from sourcing…
As an off-shoot of the direct fire heating article, people asked for more information on Lanemark’s TX burners for brewing. So… Here’s a little extra information about Lanemark Combustion Engineering’s…
I’ve already written some articles on boiling but, just realized I’d not written an article on “why do we boil wort”? So, let’s rectify this now; starting with the boiling…
I recently had a brewing acquaintance who wanted to source Castle Malt in SE Asia for a new brewing project there. He didn’t know who to reach out too. He…
I wanted to change of pace today and decided to write an article offering some brewery maintenance and safety tips. A brewery can be a dangerous place. You’re working with…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…