Four Tips To Better Home Brewing

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Four tips to better Home Brewing          
There is no doubt that the craft beer revolution is in full swing not only in bars on the Gold Coast but all over Australia. Breweries of all shapes and sizes are popping up everywhere and the team at Backbone Bar in Tugun are taking advantage of this love of craft beer. Providing a huge range of craft beers both on tap and canned or bottled, Backbone Bar is setting the standard for craft beer offerings in Tugun.
Craft beer essentially began with homebrewers taking a chance and developing their own taste profiles. These risks taken by the groundbreakers of beer have now seen craft beer the go to drop for many Australians. For so long people were used to finding their favourite tipple and sticking to it, with craft beer it’s quite the opposite with so many different flavours available. People can now buy their own “tasting 6 packs” where you are given 6 different beers to try, in the old days (ok probably the 80s/90s) this would have been unheard of. There are still many beer lovers who homebrew, the ...
... delicate art of the perfect home is like the holy grail to some and below we will discuss four tips for better home brewing.
The Bigger the better
Many men will tell you that size doesn’t matter but let me tell you when it comes to the art of homebrewing, it does. Most novice homebrewers will make the mistake of buying a small kettle, to begin with, and realise all too soon they should have dreamed bigger. If you are giving home brewing a go, don't start with a small 5L kettle, get a bigger one first up, not only will you be able to brew more beer but you will save yourself money in the long run.
Keep it, Chill
To ensure that your brew stays safe and free from contamination you will need to chill your wort. This can be done in the bathtub with bags of ice, but this will also take time and expense every time you need to chill your brew down. Do yourself a favour and purchase a chiller for your wort. With a designated immersion chiller you can keep your beer contaminant free and it only takes 10 minutes to do the job. Easy to clean an immersion chiller will be the difference between and good and a great beer.
DIY Yeast starter
Experienced homebrewers will testify that a good yeast starter is the key to successful home brewing. To get the best start to the fermentation process a good yeast starter is the key ingredient. Reducing the risk of contamination as sugar will convert to alcohol more rapidly is the main purpose of a good yeast starter.
Help it breathe
Oxygen is key in the fermentation process once you have completed your chilling phase there is very little oxygen left in your wort. You must oxygenate your wort to get the fermenting working. An aeration stone, like the ones used in aquariums, will do the trick. An affordable option that will keep your wort oxygenated.
If you follow these 4 tips you will be well underway to becoming a great home brewer. To get some inspiration, visit Backbone Bar in Tugun and try some of the great craft offerings on tap.