Malting is broken down into three steps in order to help to release the starches in the barley:...

The Oxford Companion to Beer Heat Exchanger, a piece of brewery equipment designed to quickly raise or lower the temperature of wort or beer....

Once you have your water’s information, you can use the calculations in my book, How To Brew, and/or use brewing software to calculate how much of what to add. A common practice is to start with a low hardness, low al...

Mashing In brewing and distilling, mashing is the process of combining a mix of grain (typically malted barley with supplementary grains such as corn, sorghum, rye, or wheat), known as the "grain bill", and water, known ...

Usually, the water should be of moderate hardness and low-to-moderate alkalinity, but it depends... The answers will depend on what type of beer you want to brew and the mineral character of the water that you have to sta...