There is one phrase that is commonly said in homebrewing, “99% of brewing is cleaning, 1% is following directions.” So what is clean? Well there is really 3 levels of cleanliness in my opinion. Taking a quick look at what it takes to clean and sanitize to make sure that you beer turns out the […]
December 1, 2011
1 Way To Lighten Your Beer In Color
There are a few tips and tricks make you tilt your head and say, “Ah yes, time to share this one and look really smart.” Well this is one of those. Fairly frequently, I hear about extract brewers getting darker color beers then what was intended. I still hold the notorious, “tang” flavor as a […]
November 30, 2011
7 Ways To Clear Your Beer
There is no reason why your beer can’t be clear when you pour it into your glass. While clarity does not affect the taste of the beer, some homebrewers feel that appearance is half the battle. Here are a few tricks that will help your beer clear up. Irish Moss This is an adjunct added at […]
November 29, 2011
What You Really Need To Know About Barley Wine
Barley Wines are a beer that are often looked over and usually are rarely conquered by homebrewers. It’s a shame though because they are a great style of beer and one of those that you can make for gifts or a special occasion if you know ahead of time. So really what is a barley wine? A barley wine […]
November 26, 2011
The Ultimate Brewing Calender
Sorry it’s been a while since the last post. We’ve been working on some major projects that will be revealed early in 2012, they are time-consuming to say at the least. Personally, I am very excited and can’t wait to show them but until then we’ll just leave it at that. I came across […]
November 17, 2011
Lazy Chart For Converting – DME – LME -GRAIN
A lot of times, you need a reference chart in order to help convert from DME, LME, Grain and back. This makes super fast work of converting LME and DME as well as grains. Honestly this is one of the better cheat sheets that I’ve seen. Really does make fast work when your in […]
November 16, 2011
Brewing With The Season
Most Belgian beers are funky yeast-driven flavorful beers and are perfect for high temperature fermentation (perfect for when you have a fermenter near a heating duct). I have read accounts of brewers in Belgium fermenting their beers at over 80 degrees! Even after they are bottled, these beers may like it hot. A customer of […]
November 15, 2011
Fundamentals On How To Make Small Brews
Have you ever been in a rush to get a brew made then be able to drink it quickly? Well, if you have been in situation you know that a lot of homebrew recipes will get thrown out. They are just too high of a gravity. That’s when small beers (pretty much session beers) […]
November 8, 2011
3 Piece Airlock Vs. S-Shape Airlock
When homebrewers are looking at starting there fermenting they need to consider an essential piece of equipment, the airlock. There are two different styles of airlocks. I get asked a lot, “Which one is better?”. It really depends on what you are looking at doing. The S-Shape Airlock This air lock is meant to show pressure. […]
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December 2, 2011
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