Kettle souring has revolutionized sour beer production as a modern, controlled technique that delivers a pronounced acidic profile in far less time than traditional fermentation methods.
Irish moss, or carrageenan, is a red seaweed used to clarify and stabilize beer during the boil. Learn how it works, how to use it, and how it compares to other fining agents.
Chill haze is a widely studied phenomenon in brewing science and presents itself as one of the main challenges in the production of clear beers.
Enzymes are defined as complex biological catalysts of a protein nature, which trigger reactions without being modified by them or appearing in the final product.
Beer foam (collar or head) is one of those things that has a specific name that most people are unaware of: ‘Giste’, a word that comes from the German ‘Gischt’, which precisely means foam.
Beer lovers usually own a collection of beer glasses, yet many may not realize that several of their pieces are “nucleated” glassware, or may not know what that even means.
The brewing of the Gose style was established during the 16th century in the then-prosperous mining city of Goslar, in the north-central region of Germany (present-day Lower Saxony), which had built its wealth through silver extraction.
Two men have mainly been proposed as the primary inspirations for the appearance of Gambrinus: Jan Primus (John I), Duke of Brabant, and Jean Sans Peur (John the Fearless), Duke of Burgundy.
Its composition was subject to local variations and in many cases a jealously guarded secret, but the general consensus reveals that the gruit blend is historically linked to 3 herbs.
25 beer quotes from Churchill, Bukowski, Murakami and Homer Simpson, with the fake quotes attributed to Franklin, Jefferson and Plato corrected.
Stange (German for “rod” or “stick”) is a tall, narrow, cylindrical glass traditionally used to serve Kölsch-style beers from Cologne, Germany — full of history and tradition.
Chimay Bleue is an iconic beer from the Belgian abbey of the same name that, with its wealth of flavors and complexity, has earned a special place in the hearts of beer lovers around the world.
