Not content with attaining the "strongest beer in the world" title with it's Sink the Bismarck, the guys at BrewDog have taken things a step further with a new brew that comes in at a whopping 55 percent ABV and carries a princely $765 price tag: The End of History.
Now you may thinking what on earth warrants paying $765 for…
It's been a week now since I mixed up my beer and left it in a warm place to ferment (under my desk next to the boiler) so it's time to bottle and keg my brew.
Over the past few days I've been taking little peeks to check if fermentation was still taking place. This is done by checking to see…
I thought I'd document the process for all those that are interested to show you just how easy it is to make your own beer at home.
First, I sterilized the fermentation vessel (bucket to you and me), stirring spoon, hydrometer, a glass and teaspoon in about 10 litres of hot water with 3 generous teaspoons of Young's Steriliser & Cleaner.…
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Scientist have discovered that one or two beers a day is actually good for your memory. That's right, beer can actually make you smarter.
They speculate that this is due to some sort of receptor being blocked by the low dose of alcohol. This in turn apparently results in a compensatory response from the part of the brain responsible for cognition,…