Just like how no two humans are ever completely the same, no two strains of yeast have the exact same properties. This makes choosing a yeast strain a delicate process, and one that you want to invest a decent amount of time into. In general, you’ll want to understand the two main types of yeast used for beer brewing, ale yeast and lager yeast. We’ll go over these major kinds of yeast to give you a better idea of how they work.

When you get to the fermentation stage of brewing, you might think it’s smooth sailing from then on. Unfortunately, a lot of brewers make this mistake and don’t take fermentation as seriously as they should. There are plenty of reasons your beer can fail during its fermentation, and we want you to be able to avoid them. These are a few common mistakes made in beer fermentation that you don’t want to fall into.

Given the amount of time it takes to brew a beer to completion, it can be exceedingly frustrating when it doesn’t taste anything like what you were hoping for. The good news is that brewing beer is a process that's been around for a very long time, which means we’ve learned how to deal with a lot of these flavor issues. Use these tips for correcting off-flavors in your beer brewing when you can’t seem to get it right.

A good brewery knows that you can’t rely on the same old thing indefinitely. Innovation should be something you strive for as a brewer because it’s fun to expand your knowledge, and customers want to try new things from the breweries they enjoy. A great way to introduce a new beer into your lineup i