Here at Modern Homebrew Emporium, it is not hyperbole when we say that we sell tons of grain. Over 23 tons last year alone. If only half of that passed through our mills, that’s still more than a ton a month. We’ve relied on our faithful JSP MaltMill for well over a decade in various[…]
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QBC 2016Q1 Update: The Unveiling
Back in the first quarter of this year we had our inaugural Quarterly Brewing Challenge. The idea was that we’d explore the excellent variety of limited-edition English yeasts being released by both White Labs and Wyeast. Our winner, Tyler McSorley, used the White Labs 022 Essex Ale to great effect in brewing an English Golden[…]
Results of the 2016 Q2 Quarterly Brewing Challenge
For our second Challenge of 2016 we wanted to explore the world of hops a bit. What’s the hoppiest beer style? Why, American Pale Ales and IPAs, of course! Rather than having your brew your go-to IPA recipe, we changed things up a bit by requiring that whatever hops you chose came from Europe. No[…]
Making Wine and Beer from Fruit Bases
Vintner’s Harvest has a marvelous selection of Fruit Wine Bases. Fruit Wine Bases use only premium quality pure fruit, packed in it’s own juice, with no sugars and no artificial preservatives added. Prepared especially for wine makers, these products offer the home wine maker year round supply of premium quality fruit. Equipment & Supplies Primary fermenter, a minimum[…]
Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 3822-PC Belgian Dark Strong Ale™
This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 3822-PC Belgian Dark Strong Ale™ “[A] unique Saccharomyces strain which produces spicy, phenolic and distinctly tart aromas and flavors, which can be increased through warmer fermentation temperatures. Very tart and dry on the[…]
Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 3739-PC Flanders Golden Ale™
This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 3739-PC Flanders Golden Ale™ “[A] well-balanced strain, producing moderate levels of both fruity esters and spicy phenols while finishing dry with a hint of malt. Robust alcohol and temperature tolerance plus strong attenuation[…]
African Bronze Honey Special Buy
Honey is the heart and soul of the ancient art of mead making. The higher the quality of the honey, the more interesting the final result. We’ve recently partnered with the African Bronze Honey Project of Ottowa, Canada to bring you a traditionally harvested, raw, unpasteurized organic honey from a remote miombo woodland forest preserve[…]
Announcing the 2015 Special Grain Buy!
The Homebrew Emporium will once again be organizing a bulk grain purchase on behalf of our customers. To participate, call or stop in to your local Homebrew Emporium. We are accepting orders through Wednesday, June 10th and expect to have all of the grain delivered by Friday, June 19th, just in time for Father’s Day.[…]
2014 Best of Boston Homebrew Competition Results
The people have spoken and Andrew Starsiak has won the inaugural Best of Boston Homebrew Competition with his Paterbier! His beer emerged as the best our of the 132 homebrewed entries, coming through nine entries for Belgian beers, surviving the twenty-four beer Best of Show round, then dominating the Championship Round with an impressive showing[…]
Announcing the Best of Boston Homebrew Competition
The Homebrew Emporium is proud to announce the Brewer registration is now OPEN! This competition welcomes all homebrewers who live within the I-495 loop around the Boston metropolitan area to submit up to two entries. Beer registration and drop-off opens 18 October 2014. There is a $7 entry fee per entry. Any revenue in excess[…]