How To Brew Beer

Brewing Your First Beer

To brew your first batch of beer you’ll need several inexpensive gadgets. We supply everything you’ll need in our True Brew Equipment Kit , which includes: Primary fermenter, 6.5 gal., food grade… [ read more ]

Brewing Methods

There are three basic ways to make beer at home, extract brewing, partial mash brewing, and all-grain brewing. EXTRACT BREWING Most beginners start off with quick and easy extract brewing. Extracts come… [ read more ]

Farmer’s Cabinet & Keystone Homebrew Present De Struise Brewer Urbain Coutteau

Keystone, in partnership with the Farmer’s Cabinet, is bringing a unique opportunity to regional homebrewers and beer enthusiasts: an intimate interactive seminar with the legendary Belgian Brewer Urbain Coutteau from De Struise.… [ read more ]

Brewing Classes

Keystone Homebrew offers three brewing classes, one for first-time brewers, one for intermediate-level brewers, and an all-grain brewing class (coming again soon). Each class will be limited to 12 participants. Please call… [ read more ]

The Various Forms of Hops

by Al Folsom When buying hops for their next beer, homebrewers are often confused by the forms in which they are found. At Keystone Homebrew, we carry hops as whole (sometimes mistakenly… [ read more ]

Secondary Fermentation, Pros and Cons

by Al Folsom When we start new brewers off at Keystone, the process includes fermenting the beer in a plastic bucket, siphoning (racking) to the bottling bucket, and bottling. The process is… [ read more ]