Making beer is our passion...and you can make it yours, too!
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Getting started
Don't know your lager from your stout? Wondering if you should try brewing an IPA or a Hefeweizen? Or just not sure where to start? Get started with homebrew here.
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Home brew equipment
Yes, you'll need bottles and caps, but that's not all that goes into bottling your favourite homebrew. We'll show you all the equipment that you'll need to make tasty beer.
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Homebrew beer ingredients
Learn about the key ingredients that go into making beer at home and the ways that each ingredient helps make your homebrew beer taste great.
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Learn about the history of beer
Beer has been around for thousands of years. It's been uniting people in fellowship and tipsy happiness since before you or I were born. Learn more about it's history here.
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Which beer is easiest to make?
So you know you want to try your hand at homebrew, but you're not what you want to try first: an ale, a stout, a lager, or something else altogether. We can help.
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Hops: what are they?
You know that hops are an essential beer ingredient, but what are they, where do they come from, and how do you get them into your homebrew beer?