How to Bottle Beer
There are several options when it comes to packaging beer. In this article, we look at bottle selection, how to bottle, how long to bottle condition.
Serving the perfect pint – Bottles, Cans & Growlers
Bottles, Cans & Growlers are much more common around the home than a draught system, however, pouring these requires just as much finesse as pouring from a draught system… Bottles There are two types of bottle tops for individual bottles: cork-and-cage tops, and the more familiar bottle cap. Both types should be presented to the […]
Serving the perfect pint – Draught Beer
Over the festive season, our resident brewer spent a lot of his holiday trying different beers at different venues. He noticed a number of people (family, friends and pub staff) couldn’t serve a pint of beer correctly. This lead us to write a series of weekly mashes that will talk about ‘serving the perfect pint’. Draught Beer […]
Serving the perfect pint – Glassware
Over the festive season, our resident brewer spent a lot of his holiday trying different beers at different venues. He noticed a number of people (family, friends and pub staff) couldn’t serve a pint of beer correctly. This lead us to write a series of weekly mashes that will talk about ‘serving the perfect pint’. Our first […]
Bottle Conditioning and Carbonating With Brettanomyces
Bottle conditioning with brettanomyces strains can be extremely difficult for homebrewers due to the unpredictable nature of Brett refermentation. We caught up with JK in the UK for his advice on how to safely approach this technique; Having had some previous experience with Brettanomyces refermentation in an imperial stout I’ve been keen to experiment and […]
Cold Conditioning – Fermenter vs Bottle vs Keg
This week Dave from our UK office, tried to settle the age old debate about cold conditioning – should it be done on or off the yeast? And are bottles or kegs the preferred option for your beer? Read about his experiment and findings below. There seems to be quite a lot of debate about […]
