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!
Beer Recipes & Ingredients
Guide to Kveik Yeast
watch our video as our Head Development Brewer covers the popular strains carried here at Northern Brewer.
Beer Recipes & Ingredients
Pumpkin Ale: The Perfect Brew for Fall
We're often asked for pumpkin beer recipes at this time of year! Watch our video >
Beer Recipes & Ingredients
Introducing Cosmic Punch
Omega Yeast's Cosmic Punch™: A Thiol-Boosting Version of British V. Read More >
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21 HOMEBREWING LESSONS I WISH I’D LEARNED SOONER
Whether it’s something that saves you time, money, or even space in your...
NORTHERN BREWER HOMEBREWING STARTER KIT BUYER GUIDE
Whether you’re looking for yourself or for a friend wanting to get into ...
HOMEBREWING GLOSSARY
Glossary definitions for homebrewing terms from A to Z
BREWING TECHNIQUES
AERATING YOUR WORT
Aerating, or adding oxygen, to your wort is perhaps the easiest way to i...
CENTER OF GRAVITY BREWING SCULPTURE INSTRUCTIONS
HOW TO BREW IN A BAG
Brew In A Bag, or as it’s commonly abbreviated BIAB, is an easy homebrew...
BEER RECIPES & INGREDIENTS
INTRODUCING OMEGA YEAST'S COSMIC PUNCH™: A THIOL-BOOSTING VERSION OF BRITISH V
Cosmic Punch™ (OYL-402) is the first strain released as a part of a Thio...
SAFALE™ BE-134: THE MULTI-PURPOSE SAISON DRY YEAST
The SafAle™ BE-134 is most often presented on forums and magazines as th...
WELCOME SPRING WITH A MAIBOCK
While Oktoberfest may reign as the popular occasion to drink German beer...
BOTTLING & KEGGING
HOW TO KEG BEER
Want to know how to keg beer? Watch this video and you'll be ready for y...
HOW TO CARBONATE BEER IN BOTTLES AND KEGS
Learn how to carbonate your beer in bottles and kegs using priming sugar...
SUGARS USED FOR CARBONATING BEER
A list of various sugars that can be used to carbonate your beer.
WINE, CIDER, & MEAD MAKING
EXPLORING DIVERSITY OF CIDER PROFILES THROUGH THE SELECTION OF NEW YEAST STRAINS
Yeast strains have a huge impact on cider profiles, not only in terms of...
HOW TO MAKE MEAD LIKE A VIKING
Drank by Vikings and their Norse Gods, sometimes even referred to as Nec...
HOW TO MAKE MEAD AT HOME
If you make your own wine, the transition to making Mead is easy, and th...
KOMBUCHA & BEYOND
HOW TO MAKE HARD SELTZER
At a time when hard seltzer is taking over the world, we thought we'd cr...
HOW TO MAKE BOOZY KOMBUCHA
Give you're kombucha an extra kick and learn how to make alcoholic kombu...
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS: KOMBUCHA RECIPE
Once you have all the necessary [ingredients and supplies,] you can get ...
BREWER'S NOTES & NEWS
24TH ANNUAL BIG BREW DAY 2021
Go Big Brew or Go Home May 1, 2021 is National Homebrew Day! And what be...
WITCH HUNT: CRAFT BEER’S COVEN
International Women’s Day has been celebrating the social, economic, cul...
TURN YOUR SPENT GRAIN INTO SAVORY, HEART-HEALTHY PRETZELS
Not only does spent grain allow you to reuse your grain, but it also cre...
