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                                                                      So you've tried extract brewing and want to take your brewing to the next step. This is where you can really start adding your own flair to your beer by adding grain and hops. What is partial mash brewing?  A partial mash is a brewing system where a part of your wort (pre-fermented beer) is made from grain and the other from extract (this can be liquid of dry malt extract)  The small amount of grain you add to your beer adds flavour and colour while the malt extract makes up for the the rest of...

Making your own beer is one of the most rewarding things you will ever do. Your first beer is the beginning of a journey, before you even finish bottling your first beer you'll be dreaming of all the things you could tweak, ingredients you could add etc. Beer is truly where art and science meet. Your first brew can be daunting, but it doesn't need to be. There's a lot of new terminology but nothing more complicated than baking a cake. Beer is made from four basic ingredients Malted Barley (a grain similar to wheat)    Yeast         Water    ...

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A recently brewed Blueberry Blonde Ale Hi Internets! This is my first post, mostly to tell you what kind of thing I'm going to be blogging about.  You can expect: Brewing Tutorials Recipes New Products Hints and Tips BeerLab News and more! Cheers, Lynnae