DIY – Self Contained Efficient Immersion Cooler
A great DIY for building a water-saving, efficient recirculating immersion hot wort chiller.
Hefeweizen: The German Session Beer
If you’re seeking big flavor and bigger refreshment on a hot summer’s day, it’s hard to beat the southern German classic that is hefeweizen.
What Cellaring Does for Your Beer
Anybody that has brewed beer before will notice that time can have a huge impact on their brew’s quality. Your homebrew may seem watery for the first couple months. Your IPA’s will have the most hop aroma and flavor when they’re fresh. Your stronger beers have an alcoholic bite that seems to fade as months pass. See how cellaring your brews can make them even better!
Simplifying Your Bottling Day
Bottling can either be a pain or painless. Learning through the pain process, here are a few ideas to share so your brewing day experience will be something to enjoy.
How to Install A Ball Valve on Your Kettle
You have weighed the options, done the math, and made the decision that it is cheaper to modify your own brew kettle than to buy one with the ball valve already installed. Now the prospect of taking a drill to your pristine stainless steel kettle is a bit daunting. Hopefully I will be able to shed a bit of light to the process because it is not that difficult, but to be honest still a little scary because you don’t want to mess up a new kettle.
The Impact of Flaked Oats on New England IPA
A brewing experiment to evaluate the differences between a NE(New England)-Style IPA made with flaked oats and the same beer made without flaked oats but an otherwise similar recipe.
