EXPERT KNOWLEDGE BASE
Whether you're brewing your first batch of beer or your 50th, the brewmasters at Northern Brewer have created a complete knowledge base of articles to help you concoct the perfect homebrew!
BREWER'S PICKS
New To Brewing
How to Make Beer: Brewing 101
Are you ready to take the plunge into the incredible world of homebrewing? This comprehensive guide will teach you everything you need to know to make your very first batch of beer. If you can make mac and cheese from a box, you can make beer. So what are you waiting for? Let's brew this!
Wine, Cider & Mead Making
How to Make Hard Cider
Juice, yeast, sugar, & equipment. Making cider is easy!
Kegging & Bottling
11 Awesome Things You Can Keg Besides Beer
Ginger beer, hard seltzer, cider, kombucha and more.
Beer Recipes & Ingredients
Beer Grains: The Only Guide You'll Ever Need
Learn how to choose grains for the style of beer you want to make.
TRENDING NOW
NEW TO BREWING? START HERE!
WHAT NOW? BEYOND THE STARTER KIT
So, you've brewed your first batch of homebrew. Maybe even your second o...
HOW TO MAKE BEER
Clean. Brew. Ferment. Bottle. It's as easy as that. If you can make mac ...
STARTER KIT VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS
Your beer starter kit just arrived on your doorstep. Now what? Watch the...
BREWING TECHNIQUES
ALL-GRAIN KITS: BEER RECIPES & BREWING INSTRUCTIONS
Northern Brewer has hundreds of recipe kits available for homebrewers. H...
WHY SHOULD I USE A CONICAL FERMENTER?
Conical fermenters are the gold standard of beer-making. You know those ...
COLD CRASHING BEER FOR CRYSTAL CLEAR HOMEBREW
Achieve crystal clear beer by using the method of cold crashing. C...
BEER RECIPES & INGREDIENTS
BEER GRAINS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR HOMEBREWERS
From base malts to roasted malts, Northern Brewer has it all. Learn abou...
5 EASY TRICKS FOR BOOSTING YEAST HEALTH
Taking care of your yeast is one of the best ways to make better beer. A...
EXTRACT KITS: BEER RECIPES & BREWING INSTRUCTIONS
Full list of brewing instructions for extract versions of Northern Brewe...
BOTTLING & KEGGING
HOW TO KEG BEER
Want to know how to keg beer? Watch this video and you'll be ready for y...
11 AWESOME THINGS YOU CAN KEG (BESIDES BEER)
Trying to justify a kegging investment? You can use it for more than jus...
7 CRUCIAL REASONS TO KEG YOUR HOMEBREW
Kegging saves countless hours of time and frustration. Plus, you can dri...
WINE, CIDER, & MEAD MAKING
HOW TO MAKE HARD CIDER
Sparkling, still, sweet, dry, strong, or mild - make it how you like. Al...
6 SECRETS FOR MAKING BETTER MEAD
Hitting your desired sweetness takes both skill and practice, but there ...
MEAD KITS: RECIPES & INSTRUCTIONS
Recipes and instructions for the top 10 mead kits available on NorthernB...
KOMBUCHA & BEYOND
HOW TO MAKE KOMBUCHA TEA AT HOME
Kombucha can be made from a variety of different tea blends and SCOBY. T...
DOING YOUR HOMEWORK: COLD BREWED IRISH COFFEE
Warm up with a traditional or cold-brewed Irish coffee. Your soul will t...
JAVA JUNKIE BREWERS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU.
Northern Brewer reached out to one of our favorite local, fair-trade bea...
BREWER'S NOTES & NEWS
HOW TO BUILD A BREW CAVE
The Brew Cave: the crown jewel of the homebrewer's humble abode. In this...
BREWING WITH DAD
Sharing the homebrew experience with a parent or child can be one of the...
TURN YOUR SPENT GRAIN INTO SAVORY, HEART-HEALTHY PRETZELS
Not only does spent grain allow you to reuse your grain, but it also cre...
