Keeping The Wife Happy

The author responds to the previous post, with a homebrewers perspective. Over the years I have stumbled across some important lessons abou...

Life With A Homebrewer

This is a guest post by my wife on being married to a homebrewer and what that's like. You can read her blog at http://www.artpilgrim3....

The Ol' Factory Cafe In Sand City, Ca.

I recently made the short trek to the other side of the bay to meet up with a friend of mine and enjoy his company over a couple of beers. D...

Not A False Bottom

Let me begin by stating that I don't have a problem with using a false bottom in the mash tun. I used one successfully for many years wh...

Sudwerk By UC Davis

I was recently taken aback by an unpleasant experience with a professional brewer. After a short conversation about the business of brewing ...

3 Simple Homebrewing Tricks

If you don’t use or haven’t heard of these techniques, I highly recommend adding them to your regimen of brewing ideas. They sound primitive...

Mezcal Not Beer

We’re back from Mexico now and getting acclimated to the quite, cool coastal atmosphere of northern California again. As I sit here enjoyi...