http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Homebrew-blog.html Mob Barley's Homebrew Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the Winning-Homebrew.com website. Subscribe Here. en-us Homebrew Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:23:23 GMT Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:23:23 GMT winning-homebrew.com http://www.winning-homebrew.com/starter.html A yeast starter is one of the most important things you can do to improve your beer's quality. Learn how much yeast you need then make a starter. Don't underpitch your yeast. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:23:22 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/cereal-mash.html If you want to brew with adjuncts and you don't want to buy flaked grains, learn how to do a cereal mash to gelatinize the starches. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:47:49 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/brewing-books.html Here is a list of brewing books you should own. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:39:36 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/homebrew-competitions.html For many homebrewers, homebrew competitions are a way to get great feedback on their beers. They can be frustrating at times but overall it is worth the effort of entering. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:53:07 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/esters.html Beer esters are both desired and despised, depending on the beer style. Learn how to control their production and bring your beers closer to the style guidelines. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:51:40 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/brewing-terms.html Brewing terms intended for anyone interested in brewing science. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:45:15 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/BJCP-Styles.html This section (work in progress) is written to help learn the BJCP Styles. There are many reasons to learn the styles, the BJCP exam being just one. Learning them will also make you a better brewer. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:43:20 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/diacetyl.html Most people have tasted diacetyl and don't even know it. Learn ways to prevent or reduce diacetyl in your beer and hone your skills at discerning the buttery flavors and aromas. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:40:32 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Advanced-Homebrew-Systems.html Advanced homebrew systems are every homebrewer's dream. More beer has some of the best systems money can buy. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:32:03 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/specific-gravity-to-brix.html Table 1 - Specific Gravity to Brix Correction Table Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:30:57 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/off-flavors.html Off flavors in beer can be frustrating. Learn what cause them and what you can do to prevent them in your homebrewed beers. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:29:13 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/evaluating-beer.html Develop your skills of evaluating beer's characteristics such as appearance, aroma, flavor, and mouthfeel to determine if it is a good example of a particular beer style. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:28:19 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/how-to-make-beer.html How to make beer, not just beer but great award-winning beer. If you would like some insight on the procedures involved, check out this page. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:27:08 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/brewing-water.html Your brewing water should be analyzed first. Adjustments can be made to optimize mash pH and accentuate certain beer flavors. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:26:04 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/refractometer.html The refractometer is an instrument that is growing in popularity among advanced brewers. Learn about it here. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:21:50 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/beer-labels.html Beer labels are your way of adding more interest to your homebrewed beer. Some bigger breweries even believe that a crazy name and wild label will even make the beer taste better. You be the judge. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:19:57 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/testing.html Testing as you brew should be part of your brewing process. Start testing and you will begin to make better beer and become a better brewer. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:18:49 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/All-Grain.html All grain homebrewing requires some technical knowledge of the brewing process. I'll give you all the information here. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:17:23 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/mead.html Making mead is just like wine making, but not. Follow along and I'll show you how to make award winning mead. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:15:21 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Plato-to-specific-gravity.html Here's how to use the Plato to specific gravity conversion formulas or rule of thumb in your recipe formulation. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:12:48 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/beer-calories.html Beer calories are getting a bad rap in the diet books. Using common sense will prevent the infamous Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:11:26 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/washing-yeast.html Washing Yeast Saves Money - Learn How To Reuse Your Yeast. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:09:54 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/All-Grain-Systems.html All Grain Systems, Here's What You Need To Brew All Grain Beer. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:06:08 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/kegging.html Eventually all homebrewers contemplate kegging their home brewed beers. Here is everything you ever wanted to know about kegging. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:45 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/brewing-knowledge.html Brewing Knowledge - everything you need to know to make award-winning homebrew. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:59:33 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/force-carbonate.html Learn how to force carbonate your homebrew. Why wait for your beer to carbonate naturally when you can drink it today? Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:56:52 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/index.html Interested in making your own homebrew? It's not difficult to make award winning beer. I'll show you how. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:48:48 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/recipe-database.html Finally, a recipe database for the book, Brewing Classic Styles by Jamil Zainasheff and John J. Palmer. Download the spreadsheet now. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:38:17 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/beer-recipes.html Eventually every brewer will want to build their own homebrew beer recipes. I'll give you the process here. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:34:42 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Stan-Hieronymus.html Stan Hieronymus -Stan was gratious enough to answer a few questions through email. Check out the Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:33:59 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/diy.html DIY projects will go here as I can gather pictures Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:32:27 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/temperature-control.html Temperature control is critical to brewing the best beers possible. The problems of not controlling temperature are discussed along with several solutions. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:31:22 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/clarity.html Since the first pilseners arrived, beer clarity has become an issue. There are many things you can do to improve the clarity of your homebrew. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:17:44 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/hops.html Hops profiles, substitutions, typical beer styles, and origin of the hops used by most homebrewers. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:11:14 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Extract-Tips.html Try some of these extract tips and techniques and it will improve your beers. Who knows, it could be the trick that puts your beers in the winner's circle. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:30:56 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/enzymes.html Enzymes can be manipulated to produce predictable results in your beer. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:24:32 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/wort.html Wort production involves the work of two main enzymes, alpha and beta amylase. When using a large percentage of raw grains, other rests can be employed to utilize different enzymes for various result Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:08:46 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Homebrew-blog.html#Internet-Explorer-Issues-Fixed All problems with Internet Explorer have been fixed. No one should have any issues with formatting again. Cheers! Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:47:48 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/about-me.html This is just a little information about me, the author of the website: www.winning-homebrew.com Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:42:41 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/brew-knowledge.html Great brew knowledge comes from great sources, that's what you'll find here. We can never learn all there is to know about brewing. I learn something new every day and make better beer. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:45:24 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/yeast.html Liquid and dry yeast guide for the homebrewer. This is a good reference guide with comparison charts. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:42:15 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/carbonate-reduction.html Sometimes it may be necessary to perform carbonate reduction on your brewing water. Here's how it is done. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:38:40 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/the-boil.html The boil does quite a few things to your wort. Find out exactly what here. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:36:54 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/dms.html DMS - Dimethyl Sulfide is a volatile sulfur-based compound which if noticed, will be perceived as cooked can corn, or possibly celery. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:27:56 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Extract-Systems.html Extract systems are simple, you may have much of the equipment already. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:39:54 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Cream-Ale.html Cream Ale is the American ale brewer's version of a German lager using American ingredients and a lot of adjuncts. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:28:44 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Stout.html A stout was originally nothing more than a stronger version of porter. Mostly thanks to Guinness, it has become a separate style that has eclipsed the porters in popularity. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:27:32 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Sweet-Stout.html Sweet Stout, or milk stout, is a stout containing lactose, a sugar derived from milk. Lactose is unfermentable by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, it adds sweetness, body, and calories to the finished beer. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:21:11 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/Dry-Stout.html Dry Stout is a very dark, roasty, bitter, creamy ale. It shares its history with porter and the most common example is brewed by the Guinness brewery. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:53:44 GMT http://www.winning-homebrew.com/fermenting-in-a-keg.html Many homebrewers are fermenting in a keg. Learn about it here. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:31:34 GMT