May 2010

One perpetual debate among home brewers is the relative advantages of glass vs plastic fermenting vessels for making beer.  Most beginner home brew kits come with a large plastic pail with a plastic top.  However many advanced brewers swear by the advantages of the classic 5 gallon glass carboy.  So who is right?  This week [...]

More Famous Beer Quotes

by Brad Smith on May 18, 2010 · 5 comments

I was shocked at the reaction to the first set of beer quotes we published last year, which attracted 10′s of thousands of readers.  If you enjoyed our first set of Beer Quotes, you will also enjoy these… Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view. – Seneca The good Lord has [...]

Want to brew the biggest beers and barley wines? Looking for high gravity ales? This week we take a look at how to brew the biggest beers. I’m talking barley wines, imperials, high end scotch ale and other highly alcoholic brews.