Strawberry Lemon Saison Homebrew Recipe

May 28, 2021

We recently put out a post on YouTube asking people for their favorite springtime beer recipes and Saison was definitely a popular response. To spice things up, we decided to incorporate a classic flavor combo - Strawberries & Lemons. Follow along with the recipe below in order to make a seasonal beer with seasonal ingredients!This... Read more

India Pale Lager Homebrew Recipe

May 9, 2021

Love a crisp lager? Love a hoppy IPA? Kyle and Ross combine both beer styles to brew up a deliciously refreshing India Pale Lager (or IPL). This essentially means that the beer is brewed like a traditional IPA, but fermented like a lager - which can get a little tricky (but is well worth it).... Read more

Foeder Smith Unboxing

April 19, 2021

Made out of American white oak, The Foeder Smith .5BBL Foeder is the perfect size barrel for homebrewers. This foeder comes with everything you need to make it work right out of the box. The Foeder Smith .5BBL Foeder uses the same high quality parts and fittings as our homebrew system. The staves are air-dried for at... Read more

CHOCOLATE LAGER HOMEBREW RECIPE

April 7, 2021

In this video, Luis brews up a delicious chocolate lager in his NYC apartment. It’s a crisp, light beer with subtle notes of chocolate from fresh cacao nibs (which you can tweak to your liking). However, what really makes this brew day special is Luis’ fermentation method, which is done at an extremely high temperature. This means... Read more

How to Build a Beer Engine | Homebrew Set Up

April 2, 2021

How to set up and use a Beer Engine.These days draft beer is typically poured from a keg, which uses co2 or beer gas to pressurize the keg and push the beer through the tap. But it wasn't always done this way, back in the old days beer was pulled from a cask using a... Read more

Irish Red Ale Served on a Beer Engine | Homebrew Recipe

March 19, 2021

In the craft beer world, it seems like beers keep getting more hoppy with IPAs still having the spotlight among most consumers. There’s nothing wrong with that, but sometimes its nice to make a throwback beer, and by throwback we mean the old world, when beer was poured from casks using beer engines. With St.... Read more

Split Batch Smash Ale - White Labs Collaboration

February 26, 2021

If you’re a homebrewer, then you’ve definitely heard of White Labs, a premium liquid yeast company that’s been around since 1995. If you watch our videos or read these articles, you may notice how often we use their yeast, almost for every beer. When they reached out and asked to do a collaboration beer project... Read more

Tripel IPA Homebrew Recipe

February 12, 2021

Looking for a big, boozy beer? You've come to the right place. The Tripel IPA is one of the highest gravity beers we've ever made with a ton of hops. The best part is you can't even taste the booze! Kyle and Ross put their skills to the test against Martin Keen, professional brewer and creator... Read more

Belgian IPA Homebrew Recipe

January 18, 2021

This Belgian Style IPA recipe is the second recipe our friends Luis & Sarah have made for us, make sure to check out their first recipe if you haven’t! A Belgian Style IPA is a unique kind of beer that combines the funkiness of a Belgian beer with the crispness of an IPA. If you’re... Read more

English Bitter Homebrew Recipe

December 31, 2020

An English Bitter, otherwise known as an Ordinary Bitter, is a historic, flavorful, and sessionable beer style that’s unfortunately not too popular in the modern craft beer world. Here at Clawhammer, we love bitters and it’s always a treat when we find one at a local spot that’s poured using a beer engine from a... Read more