Beer Recipes & Ingredients

Harvesting Hops

A first look into knowing if your hops are ready. It’s a pretty sensory skill to learn, from how the hops look and feel, to how the smell and even sound.

Beer Recipes & Ingredients

Upgrade Your Pumpkin Beer

If you’re looking to give your Smashing Pumpkin something extra this year: make it bigger, make it into a pumpkin porter, or go all out with a pumpkin spice pastry stout.

Wine, Cider, & Mead Making

How to Make Hard Cider

If you are already making beer or make wine at home, the jump to cider making is simple. The equipment is exactly the same!