Walk in the woods and enjoy a pine needle beer with spruce tips. This recipe is easy to follow and perfect for beginner brewers interested in natural ingredients! As a homebrewer, I love using herbs and natural ingredients to make beer and other fermented drinks. I have seen spruce beer ideas but have never experimented…
The Ultimate Guide to Bottling Homebrew for Beer, Cider, and Soda
Are you ready to learn about bottling homebrew? Look no further, this guide has all you need to know about bottling beer, cider, and soda! When I began homebrewing and learning the homebrew bottling process, I had no idea how to do it. After a turbulent learning curve, and lots of spilled beer, I refined…
11 Beautiful & Traditional Fermented Drinks for Gut Health From Across The Globe
Fermentation is far from a new advancement. Only now, do we realize fermented drinks for gut health have beneficial effects. Here are the top drinks from around the world that play a part in our happy gut’s microbiome! As a beer brewer, my fascination with fermentation lives in the evolution. Across the globe, civilizations have…
Apple Spiced Fermented Soda For a Nonalcoholic Drink Alternative
Fermented soda delivers a delicious nonalcoholic drink PLUS probiotic benefits. The method for making fermented soda is easy, cost-effective, and can be done anywhere. This apple-spiced soda is great for parties, gifts, or a refreshing tonic at night. As a homebrewer of beer, I love fermenting anything. The seasons are changing and it’s time for…
How to Make Vermouth with Leftover Wine
For wine lovers and last-minute gifters, learning how to make vermouth with leftover wine (or any bottle of wine!) is a perfect creative project. Making vermouth is pretty simple, and you can work with some amazing flavors everyone will love! I am a homebrewer who makes wild sodas, beers, and the occasional un-labeled ferment. I…
How I Made a Homemade Beer Recipe with Lion’s Mane for Increased Cognitive Function
A homemade beer recipe with Lion’s Mane delivers a new style of creativity in the home brewing world. Additionally, this basic beer recipe provides an increase in cognitive performance and uses only 6 ingredients. You can drink this mushroom brew anytime of the day and expect an increase in your brain function. Lion’s Mane mixed…
19+ Spectacular Beer Gift Ideas Guaranteed to Make Them Smile
Whether it’s your hubby or best friend the best beer gift ideas is anything between beer baskets, carbonated growlers, books, etc. The list is endless. As a beer drinker AND a home brewer myself, I love when people understand my love for beer and gift me something relatable to my beer practice (brewing or drinking!)….
How to Make a Yeast Starter in 8 Easy Steps for Unreal Fermented Drinks
Are you wondering how to make a yeast starter? These are the 8 easy steps to making your own wild yeast starter for sodas, wine, mead, cider, and also beer! Beginning to make your own drinks, or use any kind of yeast cultivation is such an exciting endeavor. As a home brewer myself, I swear…
How to Make a Homemade Soda Recipe (That Actually Has Health Benefits)
Are you looking for a homemade soda recipe that is easy, healthy, and quick to make? I break down the anatomy of a homemade soda so you can create delicious sodas that actually have health benefits! Homemade soda has various health benefits, unlike store-bought soda (Coke, Pepsi, etc). Most notably, it is a fermented beverage,…
21+ Incredible Home Brewing Essentials You Need to Try Right Now
Are you ready to start brewing home made beer? Here are the tried and true home brewing essentials everyone should have when starting to brew! Beginning to brew beer can be a daunting task. The equipment, the process, the flavor profiles, the ingredients, etc. is a lot to digest! When I started brewing beer, I…