19th Jan 2023
Low Alcohol Brewing
Low alcohol brewing is one of the latest trends in brewing, and for good reason. Low alcohol beer is popular for people wanting to drive after a drink or two, or for those wanting the taste of a be…
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30th Nov 2022
Back to Basics: Building a Starter Brewery
By Greig McGill This article might not be for you. If you’re reading this, you’re likely well set up with your own system for brewing, and have lovingly tweaked it over time to be exactly the way…
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11th Oct 2022
Nobody Likes a (Hop) Creep
By Greig McGill There’s been a lot of buzz over the last few years about the supposedly newly discovered phenomenon of hop creep. In fact, hop creep has been a known factor since 1893! But now that…
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28th Jun 2022
How Do I Even Beervana
By Greig McGillAn old soak’s guide to NZ’s most iconic beer festival The huge and storied beer festival that takes place in Wellington each August (usually) began life as a way to get rid of excess…
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31st May 2022
Take Me to the Pilot
By Greig McGill Pilot brewing is a process that has undergone a bit of change in purpose over the last decade or so. While many breweries will still brew one (or several) pilot batches to really dia…
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3rd May 2022
Hot Enough For Ya?
By Greig McGill Fermentation temperature control is, in my opinion, one of the most critical yet most commonly neglected keys to brewing great beer. Having just come out of an unusually warm summer…
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28th Feb 2022
The Ins and Outs of Pressure Brewing
Following on from Greig’s previous pressure fermenting article, we thought we would give you a guide to getting started and some pointers. The information in this article may be helpful to…
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13th Dec 2021
Inspired to Brew?
By Greig McGill Despite “the never-ending events”, this year seems to have flown by, and I’m struggling to deal with the fact that the holiday season is almost upon us. My brain has turned to mush a…
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1st Dec 2021
Setting Up A Kegerator For Commercial Kegs
By Jordan Many of our customers are interested in getting a kegerator for work functions, staff rooms or the man cave but are unsure on the set up when they are not home brewers. By default, our…
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1st Nov 2021
Something’s Off 2: Electric Boogaloo
By Greig McGill Last time, in the Off Flavour Chronicles: <insert exciting montage of action shots and “eeww” faces here>. What do you mean there’s no budget for that? Bugger.Anyway, to refres…
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15th Sep 2021
Keezer Build
By Jordan We often get requests for assistance in building keezers, so I thought I'd put together a basic overview to give everyone a better understanding of how they're put together. Es…
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6th Jul 2021
Something’s Off - Off-Flavours in Beer
By Greig McGill Has anything been more talked about in brewing circles than off-flavours? There must be thousands of articles, videos, and brewing conference presentations about the subject. I’m sur…
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