Are you passionate about beer or wine? Have you always thought about how cool it would be to make beer (or wine) at home, but thought it was to complicated? With a starter kit and the help of the [...]
Due to our original supplier selling out of whites, we have secured a another source. With plenty of varieties to choose from, some even come in a 6 gallon bucket of juice. These arrive chilled [...]
Here is how we will make it: 1. Harvest Day, Read Brix (Specific Gravity or sugar content), Titratable Acidity (TA), and pH of a grape sample, and decide to harvest. (this will be done [...]
Toma Ossolana… Things just do not get more handmade than this. Just watching this man work is a thing of beauty and a tradition that has been passed on from generation to generation. No [...]
As of 8/19 all red wine varieties are 19-20 Brix, so we are getting close. Additionally, we will not be able to acquire white grapes from this source but we are looking at the same source as last [...]
Style Profile: Oktoberfest/Marzen Brewery: The Rockyard Bar and grill, Castle Rock Brewer Name: Jim Stinson How Many Years Have You Been Brewing? My brewing hobby started with [...]
In our constant effort of supplying the home brewer’s, wine aficionado & the home cheese maker every need we have in stock some specialty items that will come in handy. We also can [...]
Better Beer Scores introduces you to the world’s most interesting beer culture through The World of Belgian Beers this Friday (August 15) from 7-9 PM. If Germany is “Beer Heaven” then Belgium is [...]
Lodi AVA is located in the Central Vallley, at the northern edge of the San Joaquin Valley and east of San Francisco Bay This year we have selected a source in the Lodi American Viticultural Area [...]
Brown ales are made from a base of English pale malt. Crystal malt is almost always used in brown ale, averaging about 10-15% of the total grain bill. Chocolate malt, too, is used but sparingly – [...]
