St. Patrick's Day | Making a Festive Brew
Making beer green for St. Patrick's Day is a fun and festive way to celebrate the holiday. Here are a few ways to make beer green Food coloring: T...
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Guinness Inspired Recipes
5 gallons of Guinness beer: Ingredients: 9 lbs. Maris Otter Malt 1 lb. Roasted Barley 8 oz. Flaked Barley 8 oz. Chocolate Malt 1 oz. Target Hops (...
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The History of Irish Beer
Ireland is a land of many traditions and customs, and one of the most enduring of these is the art of brewing beer. For centuries, the Irish have b...
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Raspberry Red
Ingredients: 10 lbs of Maris Otter pale malt 1 lbs of crystal malt 1 lbs of Munich malt 1 oz of Fuggle hops 1 oz of Cascade hops 1/2 oz of Centenn...
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Thermometer vs. The InkBird - Q & A
We recently received a question from a Brewer who was using an InkBird for Temperature Control who noted the temperature differences between the I...
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The Essence of Extracts (Kits)
Essence of Extracts (Kits) About to embark on a new Hobby in Brewing? The first question you will want to answer is are you going to be brewing wi...
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Pitching Yeast
Once you have the wort or juice in place and at the right Pitching Temperature, unscrew the lid and pitch the yeast into the Fermenter. Fermentati...
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Yeast Propagation & The Racking Port
The racking port has a another use besides racking. The Port location (the smooth circle on the side of the cone, is placed so the finished be can ...
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A Little MiniBrew History and Tribute to John S. Thomas
During the later part of 1996, it became clear to John that his Hobby was about to really come to life. It was in those formative months that John...
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MiniBrew Over Stainless Steel?
Recent eMail from an Old Customer I purchased an SS Brewtech Brew Bucket as an upgrade, but took it back opting to go with a MiniBrew fermenter in...
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Plastic or Stainless Steel
The first thermoplastic, celluloid, was developed over 120+ years ago. The first serious use was by German researchers in the early 1930s. Their ne...
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Sweet Stout - An Update!
For those looking for something extremely mild & soft on the tastebuds, something like this is it! Known for their Medium to Full Body and Low...
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It's been great participating in the development of new beer taste and styles. I feel a huge factor in our success is because of the quality of our small batch brewing equipment and our wonderful customers.
~ John