The Beer Borg archive
Author: Leigh McBain
January 10, 2013
Review: BrewDemon Conical Fermenter (3 gallon)
I was finally able to get one of these new 2 3 gallon conical fermenters that BrewDemon is producing. There has been a lot of speculation and anticipation from much of the home brew community, at least the ones that I frequent about this new fermenter. There seems to be a lot of questions and hopefully I will be able to answer most of them here! Does Size Really Matter? One of the first thing I noticed about this thing was it’s size! It really seemed to be quite a bit larger then the Mr. Beer LBK, and there is a […]
January 6, 2013
A Closer Look At BrewDemon
After many months of delays for a variety of reasons BrewDemon finally launched it’s product line on December 11th and started accepting orders! This is a bigger deal then you might think since they are basically re-introducing the beloved malts that were abandoned by Mr. Beer when Australia based Coopers bought out the company. The BrewDemon Malts are produced by Maltexo in New Zealand and are for the most part the same as what was once offered by Mr. Beer. There are however a few changes that make these products unique to The Demon Brewing Company. The obvious change of […]
November 14, 2012
Complete BrewDemon Line Up
Wow, things are really heating up with BrewDemon! We have received exclusive information about their offerings. We still don’t have an availability date when these malts and kits will be available for purchase but the product line up indicates that it won’t be long now! Notice that both 2 gallon and 6 gallon kits will be available starting out which could prove to be a very attractive option for the Signature Series recipes as well as a hard cider offering! 2 GALLON CRAFT SERIES MALTS 1. Hellfire Deep Red Ale – (Bewitched Red Ale) 2. Dante’s Delight Weizenbier – (Whispering Wheat Weizenbier) […]
November 9, 2012
BrewDemon Coming This Month!
Well, according to BrewDemon’s website and FaceBook page “It’s time to release the Demon”! Yes that’s right they are actually “committing” to an actual time that they will be releasing product for people to purchase. Although we have all heard this story before. First it was “Coming this Summer”, that came and went! Then was “Coming Soon”, not soon enough, obviously! Then “Coming this Fall and now “Coming this Month” which is technically still fall! The point is that this might be just another missed deadline judging from what we have seen so far, however it’s not all BrewDemon’s fault! […]
October 13, 2012
Beer Tasting – A quick guide!
For a lot of new homebrewers making their own beer is really the first time that they have ever really thought about the actual taste of beer. When I started I had very little idea where the different flavors were coming from. What is a hoppy taste? What is a malty taste? Why do some beer have the flavor and smell of pine needles while others were fruity, flowery or citrusy tasting? It really was an eye opener to me when I discovered that different hops, malts and yeasts could impact the flavor of a beer so much and that […]
June 8, 2012
Why Mr Beer?
It’s kind of funny to hear the different responses you get when you mention Mr. Beer! Many old-school home brewers tend to have a less then favorable view on the “novelty” beer kit. I’ve heard things like “You can’t brew real beer with that.” and “It’s a waste of time and effort when you only get 2 gallons of beer…”. But there are others that look at these simple beer making kits as a starting point or gateway into an obsession , umm, eer a hobby, yeah hobby, that’s it!
