Beer: What is it?

Beer: What is it?

Jul 5, 2018 | How-To & Education

What is beer exactly? The staple ingredients from which most beers are produced are Malted Barley, Water, Hops, and Yeast. The German purity law decreed that beer must be made from these materials ALONE, and many of the world greatest beers are still made according to...
New Wort Kits for June

New Wort Kits for June

Jun 18, 2018 | CHB News

We’re well and truly in to June now and our beer styles are certainly reflecting it! We’ve been working on some of our regulars and crowd favourites as well as some of our more seasonal beers & special one-off experimental beers! We’re still...
Grainfather Brewery Setup Specials

Grainfather Brewery Setup Specials

Jun 15, 2018 | CHB News

We have some great in store specials on the Grainfather Advanced Brewery System Setup including the Grainfather Connect All Grain Brewing System, the Grainfather Glycol Chiller, and the Grainfather Conical Fermentor Pro Edition. We’re currently offering 10% off...

What Makes Beer Develop ‘Off-Flavors’?


What Makes Beer Develop ‘Off-Flavors’?

Jun 14, 2018 | How-To & Education

Introduction To Off Flavours Before you begin your investigation into the realm of off flavour beers, it is critical that you understand that these qualities are sometimes the actual characteristics of a beer’s style or signature. 

Whether you are a home-brewer or a...
Water Chemistry for Brewing

Water Chemistry for Brewing

May 30, 2018 | How-To & Education

Introduction to Water chemistry for brewers Water chemistry is arguably more important when all grain mashing than it is for extract brewers. Extract brewers may need to make adjustments to unsuitable water, or even “build” water chemistry from scratch, to...