Getting More Body in Beer – Tips From The Pros
Just having a conversation with a good friend about getting more body in beer. He was homebrewing and commented, his wheat beer didn’t have enough body. So, he felt more…
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,…
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…
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…
FV's were 7,000 liters
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…
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…
Hyper Local Brewing – Small Can Be Profitable
Have you heard the term “hyper local brewing”? I’m seeing the term discussed more and more in brewing circles. I was lucky enough to be on the Build Me A…
Wort gaining color through Maillard reaction during a 12 hours boil taken from Reddit/TheBrewery
Why Do We Boil Wort? The Processes Taking Place
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…
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…
Fermo Brew Acid – Levulia Alcomeno’s New Name
I wanted to give a quick update about Levulia alcomeno (a.k.a. Fermo Brew Acid). A yeast I spoke about in my previous article “Brewing Beer with Wine Yeast”. AEB have…
My 10 Brewing Commandments
So here are my personal 10 Brewing Commandments. Firstly, a little about how this article came about... I am currently helping on a brewing installation as a brewing consultant. I…
This is me brewing on a DME system in Wuxi, China
Neil Playfoot on Brewing – On the Radio
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…