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How To: Open a bottle of beer with a piece of paper
Amazing Bar trick! All you need is a beer and piece of paper. Fold the paper as shown. And voila! Open your beer, easy as pie.
How To: Make a three way beer bong
Ever get that lonely feeling while drinking from a beer bong, like you're in this magical moment and there's no one else there to share it with you? It's the greatest tragedy of the beer bong, until now. The three way beer bong allows up to three people to drink the sweet beer-y nectar of the gods at the same time. Beautiful. Watch this enlightening video and learn how to build a three way beer bong.
How To: Open your bottle of beer with a piece of paper
Any idiot can open a beer with a lighter. The beer is European, no sissy twist cap. Here's an easy two-step video manual on how to open a bottle with a piece of paper. Watch and make easy money betting with you friends who thinks you can't. Or just enjoy drinking a beer when you can't find a bottle opener and only have this how-to video to help you.
How To: Infuse a beer with lime flavor
Mexican beers go great with lime. This simple trick shows how to add a lime twist to a bottle of beer. Follow along with beer connoisseur Greg as he shows you how to infuse the taste of lime into that beer. Just because you're Christian doesn't mean you can't enjoy a beer, just do it the way God intended!
How To: Make your own homemade novelty beer hat
The big games coming up and you need a way to get that great tasting beer into your mouth without too much work... a beer hat.
News: This May Be the Most Meticulous Home-Brewing System Ever Built
You can brew your own beer on the stove, in a keg, or even inside a pumpkin, but those all look boring next to The Wobbly Boot Pico Brewery, the most sophisticated home-brewing system you'll ever see. Built by Ben_B, an engineer at National Instruments, the brewery sits on a steel frame with two incredibly shiny kegs. There's an LCD touch-panel PC, and Ben even made his own app to make it fully automated. The app lets him save recipes and also monitors the temperature of the beer. It keeps tr...
News: The Science Behind a Good Beer Head
Beer foam is a wonderful thing. It's what makes the scent of barley and hops waft up into your nostrils and starts your guzzling experience off right. Unless you think of foam as just wasted space that could have been more beer. To each his own.
How To: Open a Bottle of Beer Using a Sheet of Paper
Got a couple of buddies coming over for the big game and not a beer opener in sight? Not a problem. All you need, quite miraculously, is a sheet of plain 8 1/2 X 11 paper. With a few folds, you can turn that wobbly printer paper into a sturdy hard edge that easily opens any beer bottle.
How To: Open a Beer with Your Forearm
If you can't always crack open a cold one with the usual twisting motion, you might want to try it like shown in this instructional video. It keeps your t-shirts intact, and saves the humiliation of asking for a bottle opener for that twist-off cap. Follow along with this how-to video to learn how to open a beer bottle with your forearm.
How To: Make a Redneck Bottle Opener Out of a Nail & Scrap Wood
There are many, many ways to open a beer. You can use a piece of paper, a water bottle, or, if you're feeling tough, you can even use your forearm. But why do that when you can make your own bottle opener for nothing?
How To: Make beer in your own garage
Beer can be pretty expensive, especially the good stuff. But, with a small investment and time, you could actually brew your own and make it just to your taste! In this great video series you will learn exactly what the process is to making your very own home brew right in your garage! Everything from the actual brewing all the way down to the fermentation.
How To: Do trick shots in beer pong
Learn to do tricks shots in beer pong with these easy tips. You Will Need
How To: Open a Beer with a Lighter
Want to impress your friends at a party? Show them your survival skills by opening a beer with a lighter.
How To: Make Beer Hats
Making your own beer hat is easier than you think – and wearing one makes it a lot easier to clap for the home team. Follow these steps to sport a handmade beer cap at the next big game.
News: Crack open a beer with only your forearm
Over the past year we have amassed quite a plethora of beer opening methods. Everything from a dollar bill to a carabiner can be finagled into a makeshift opener.
How To: Shotgun a beer can & get drunk quick
This is a College 101 course as a "How To" guide for college freshmen. This is the tutorial on shotgunning beers. Find out this classic frat boy trick of shotgun. To shotgun is to stab a can with a key and then cracking open the top so that the beer pours quickly down your throat.
How To: Open a beer bottle with another beer bottle
Need to know how to open a beer bottle with another beer bottle? We thought so. It's pretty easy. Leverage the bottle cap with the cap edge of the other beer. This will lead you to consume too much beer. Beware. The Irish handcuffs will disable you.
How To: Convert a keg into a kettle for homebrewing beer
Instead of purchasing a kettle for homemade beer brewing, learn how to convert a keg for this purpose by watching this instructional video series. Turn your home into a microbrewery. Watch the simple conversion process and make a beer-brewing kettle out of a keg in no time.
How To: Chug a beer like an outdoorsman
Learn how to chug beer in the wild like a true outdoorsman. Of course, this trick should amaze anyone, anywhere so try it next time you're out with friends.
How To: Pour beer
Do you always get too much foam when you pour beer? Does your Guinness never have enough head? Then you should watch this video in which you learn how to pour beer the right way.
How To: Use a sparge arm
The use of a sparge arm in all grain brewing makes it easier to "wash" the grains of their sugars. Watch this how to video to learn how to use one.
How To: Pour the perfect draft pint of beer
The people from watchmojo.com teach you how to pour the perfect pint of beer from a draft tap.
How To: Make homemade India pale ale beer
In this home brewing video series, learn how to brew your own India Pale Ale (IPA) beer from home brewing expert Mark Emiley. Mark will teach you a free IPA recipe, and what ingredients and equipment you will need to brew your own beer at home.
How To: Make mash
Watch this instructional video to learn how to make mash. At the right temperature, grain and water make the perfect food for yeast. This step is very important for the taste of the beer.
How To: Brew an All Grain Beer with Decoction
Shiloh Branigan from Amarillo Brewing Supply brings you another how to brew instructional with her complete step-by-step All Grain brewday.
How To: Brew a Christmas Ale! ESB (Extra Special Bitter) + Spices. All Grain
Great ESB recipe without the spices, but add some fresh spices for a great Christmas beer!
How To: Brew an All Grain Black IPA
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How To: Know if Beer Is Vegan
Watch the video below to learn about what can make beer non vegan. Also, head on over to Barnivore and search for your favorite beer, they'll tell you if it's vegan or not.
Get Drunk LOTR Style: How to Make Your Own Medieval Gimli Beer Helmet
Not a sports fan, but still want to get your hands-free drink on? Instructables user DucttapeNinja has just the thing for you—a beer helmet inspired by Gimli from Lord of the Rings. So, now you can double the time between trips to the fridge during your next LOTR marathon. One helmet to intoxicate them all! You'll need a cheap drink helmet (with straws already attached), two matching tankards or steins, some craft foam, and acrylic paint.
How To: Turn a Pumpkin into a Beer-Dispensing Keg (Perfect for Oktoberfest)
Despite the name, Oktoberfest is in full effect worldwide with its huge festivals and specially brewed beers drawing in brewski lovers of all shapes and sizes. If the festivals are out of reach, maybe you should bring the festival to you before it's too late. By taking advantage of the same watermelon keg idea that everyone knows all to well, you can easily turn a pumpkin into a beer-dispensing fruit.
How To: Home Brew Like the Commander-in-Chief: How to Make President Obama's White House Honey Ale and Porter
There's a lot of firsts that President Barack Obama can claim, like being the first POTUS from Hawaii, the first to publicly support same-sex marriage, and of course, the first African American to hold office. One of his coolest firsts, though, is that he's the first American president to ever brew his own beer in the White House. And thanks to a Redditor who filed a Freedom of Information Act request, two recipes have been released so that home brewers everywhere can give them a try.
How To: Brew your own beer at home
Did you know that you can brew delicious beer in your own home? Don't let bar tabs get you down. Watch these videos to learn how to brew beer in the comfort of your own kitchen. It's a simple process and you'll definitely enjoy the results!
How To: Make the Maldonado beer cocktail
Another beer cocktail recipe! For this delicious Mexican cocktail, you will need: 1 ounce Milagro Blanco tequila, 1/2 ounce agave nectar, 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice, Negra Modelo dark ale, a dash of Tabasco sauce and a lime wedge to garnish. Make the Maldonado beer cocktail.
How To: Serve beer in the appropriate glassware
It's not just the difference between a half pint and full pint glass. Just like wines and cocktails, the glasses you choose to serve your beer in will affect how it is received. Make sure you pick the best glassware to truly show off your favorite beer or home brew. Serve beer in the appropriate glassware.
How To: Open a bottle of beer using another beer
Chances are you're not always going to have a beer bottle opener in your house. For times when you have a huge party waiting to get their social lubrication on, make use of what's lying around the house. Check out this tip video to learn how to open a bottle of beer using something you'll definitely have around - another beer.
News: HI-YA! DIY Karate Chop Bottle Opener
There are many ways to open a bottle, but you have to admire the simplicity and karate-esque action required in Instructable member Carleyy's scrap wood method. Don't be deterred by the use of power tools in the video below. All you really need is a piece of scrap wood, one nut, and one bolt.
UPDATE: How the Gravity-Defying Beer Machine Works
Ok, so the BottomsUp beer dispenser isn't magic. Special cups (to seal the hole) + rising magnets, and voilà: Previously, Bottoms Up! Gravity-Defying Beer Machine.
News: Bottoms Up! Gravity-Defying Beer Machine
It's magic! #1. How does it work? #2. How can I get one? (The BottomsUp Beer System supposedly fills at the speedy rate of "nine times that of traditional beer taps". More videos.)
How To: Make home-brewed pumpkin beer inside a pumpkin (aka Cask'O'Lantern)
There's something about the month of October that elicits the drinking of beer, and no— it's not because of Oktoberfest, which is a misnomer, because Oktoberfest traditionally ends on the first weekend in October.
HowTo: Make Beer Popsicles
A little over a week ago, we featured the Hopsicle, a drunken summer "beer push pop" being served at Diablo Royale Este (a Mexican saloon in NYC's east village). We speculated the HowTo behind it seemed simple enough, but lucky for us Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn have gone ahead and posted full instructions.