I can’t remember exactly what was going through my head when I called Bitter and Esters, a home brew shop in Brooklyn, asking about their starter beer-making kit, but it went something along the lines ...

In this phase, the yeast are doing all the work of turning your wort into beer. The yeast consume sugars in the wort, creating alcohol and CO2 in the process. The bubbling in the airlock is caused by ...

We’re almost at the finish line! All that’s left to do is bottle and carbonate your beer. The end is so close — we can almost taste it! If you brewed on May 30, your beer should be ready to bottle as ...

I can’t remember exactly what was going through my head when I called Bitter and Esters, a home brew shop in Brooklyn, asking about their starter beer-making kit, but it went something along the lines ...

If you enjoy having a cold brew on a hot summer day, you probably have International Beer Day on Aug. 6 circled on your calendar. But if you really want to get in the spirit this year, it may be time ...

Hello. I’m Emily. I’m super lucky because I get to sharpen my writing chops as an intern here at The Santa Barbara Independent while simultaneously developing a long-envied skill: beer making. Over ...

Winemaking is a centuries-old practice that many people now see as a way to use extra fruit, put a unique spin on entertaining or experiment with a new skill. Best of all, it doesn't take long to ...