Beer and Brewer Magazine

As a kid they told you not to piddle in the pool. Life's different when you pee beer, as Luke Scott explains.

If you want to make the best beer possible, you need the freshest ingredients. So don't grab that supermarket can - Gerard Meares says, get yourself a wort kit.

Jesus made water into wine. Keith Grice prefers beer, and so offers this easy-to-follow beginner's guide to brewing your own holy water from home.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced brewer with years of experience and hundreds of homebrews behind you, the fundamentals always remain the same. Here they are, as defined by Coopers Brewery's home brew expert, Paul Burge.