Category: Craft beer NZ

Extract Brewing vs. All-Grain Brewing: Which Is Right for You? Homebrewing is more than a hobby—it’s a creative science that turns simple ingredients into something truly enjoyable. If you’re just getting started, one of the first decisions you’ll face is whether to brew using malt extract or dive into all-grain brewing. Both have their strengths,… Continue reading

In recent months we have seen a handful of craft breweries go in to liquidation. Speculation around reasons for this happening has come through the media and people supposedly in the know. But is this really any surprise? In New Zealand two years ago their is over 300 registered breweries, which is a huge number… Continue reading Is this the decline of craft beer in New Zealand?

I was recently what we do at the Brewing Institute and why do people come to our brewery. Do we help fledging home brewers realise their potential to kick start a hobby for life? Are we delivering a form of entertainment? Or is it a place were people can gather socially with a group of… Continue reading Brewing for life or entertainment?

I have lost count of how many times people have said “extract brewing isn’t real brewing”. Apparently if you don’t spend the best part of your day milling, mashing, lautering and sparging to produce your wort then you are cheating. I say if the beer you produce taste great then who cares how you make… Continue reading What is Extract Brewing?

What is a cold beer? For many years I believed that beer should be served cold and in my eyes that meant in a beer fridge set at 3°C. Why, because I always kept my beer in our kitchen fridge at home like most people around the world do and your typical domestic fridge setting… Continue reading What’s the best beer serving temperature?