When it comes to drinking alcohol, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer choice you have. There are so many options, so many categories, and so much pressure to make sure you choose the right drink. Okay, arguably that last one is not true. There’s not that much pressure! The stakes aren’t that high, but you still want to know what to choose before you spend too long thinking. If you’re thinking about choosing a nice cold beer or a delicious strong whiskey, you might want to know which is better before you buy.

Whiskey is made from a variety of ingredients that all play an important part in how the drink turns out. Some of these ingredients are fermented grains that help with the flavor of the whiskey as well as its color and strength of it. Barley is the most popular ingredient and is used to add a sweeter flavor to the drink similar to that of toffee, caramel, or brown sugar. Barley is heavily used for Scotch, Irish Whiskey, and Japanese whiskey and can come in both malted and unmalted forms. So let’s find out the difference between malted vs unmalted barley.

When you start looking into older recipes from the UK and Europe, you may notice that those recipes call for the same ingredient: torrified wheat. Usually, the amount is quite small, almost negligible, so do you really need torrified wheat for those English Ales? The answer is yes. In fact, there are plenty of reasons why you should consider adding torrified wheat to your next home brew. This torrified wheat buyer’s guide will tell you everything you need to know about this ingredient, including how and where to buy it.

Whiskey is an iconic drink and is seen as the go-to choice for a lot of rich people in films, shows, and media in general. While the rise in popularity of whiskey is another conversation, let’s discuss how you can drink it without your mouth and throat feeling like you have drank liquid sandpaper.

You have gotten through the whole process of brewing up a new batch of beer when—oh no—you have forgotten about measuring the original gravity of the beer. Now how are you supposed to figure out how strong your beer has become? If you are curious, then you need to know how to measure alcohol content without original gravity. While getting the original gravity after the fact can be challenging, there are a couple of ways to get a close estimation.