When it comes to micro-brewery setup costs it’s like “how long is a piece of string”? It depends on: How big will the brewery be?Where is the brewery to be…
When using brewing salts, there are several that are commonly used by pro-brewers and homebrewers alike. In this third article in our water treatment/brewing salts series we look at these…
This article brewing with salts is the second in our series looking at water treatment. If you haven’t already; please read the first in the part ”What Brewing Salts do…
Asking yourself what brewing salts do I need; is a question every brewer should ask. Brewing water is extremely important to how your final beer will turn out. In all…
Home brewer to pro brewer; I get asked about making the jump all the time. I have been in the trade for 25 years; so, people like to ask me…
Today’s we will discuss brewery building requirements. Currently I’m finishing up a consult for another brewery installation. So; I thought it was good time to review buildings and breweries. Here…
Today we are going to talk about how to get into the brewing industry. I have put together a handy guide which you can download by clicking here. I have…
Today we are going to answer the question "What Does A Brewing Consultant Do?". This is a quick article to breaking the role. In short they use knowledge gained over…
Today’s article is about “how to brew like a pro”. I’ve been brewing for 25 years now on various systems and in different countries. I still don’t like being called…
I am currently in the middle of helping a client set up a new 20HL brewery. I decided to write down my thoughts as and then distill those in to…
I get asked about “buying good Chinese brewing equipment” all time. The price point makes Chinese brewing equipment attractive. However, Chinese manufacturing suffers from pre-conceived notions of making poor quality…
Hey I was doing a search and found this old interview I did for Radio Van in Armenia. It was myself Neil Playfoot on brewing. I had completely forgotten about…
Today’s article is how to design a beer recipe. I’m not sure how I haven’t written this article before. It really should have been one of the first I wrote…
Please download our Brewing Glossary for free today. We have put together this PDF to reflect the ever-developing brewing industry. I know I need to update it again soon too!…
In today’s article we ask “what equipment do I need to start a brewery?” looking at costs too. As a brewing consultant I get asked about this subject a lot.…
Today we are going to look at the most common types of breweries that exist. It’s a follow-up to our article how to start a brewery. However works as a…
We have a variety of PDF's and other downloadable free resources. We will add to this page as we go along. I hope you find these resources useful. If you…
In today’s article on how to start a brewery; we are going to discuss some of the key points to help you on your way. Today, we will start with…
In today's article we are going to look at some Chinese beer stats. In the hope we predict some trends as to what might happen in the coming years. China…
Today we are going to talk a bout the health benefits of beer. We will preface the article by saying that this is with low to moderate drinking. If you…