Archive for September, 2008
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
The Homebewer's Answer Book – By Ashton Lewis
Solutions to Every Problem, Answers to Every Question
Pickup this book after you have been brewing for several months to fill in some gaps in your knowledge and open the door to new ideas. The book is compact in size but thick. ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
For dark beers or beers with a specific gravity greater than 1.060, in my experience, a blow off tube is need to keep from having an overflowing mess.
Here is a picture of a porter that is only 24 hours into fermentation. You can see the amount of gunk ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Brewing outside can be a really fun experience. It saves time for a number of reasons. First, there is is less cleanup to do before hand and afterward. Second, the water boils a lot faster than on a stove. I have waited 45 minutes to boil 3 ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Alpha Acids from hops contribute to the bitterness in beer. During the boil alpha acids are isomerized and increase international bittering units (IBUs). This site has an IBU calculator.
Hops also contain beta acids, which contribute to aroma only. The more alpha acids the more bittering potential per ounce. For ...
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008
After reading about the benefits of wort chillers and seeing the prices I took it upon myself to build an immersion wort chiller. It takes about 30 minutes and a trip to the hardware store. No special tools are needed beyond a crescent wrench.
An immersion chiller works ...
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
I wanted to try making something similar to the run of the mill beer in England. I found out from this batch, most of the flavor differences are due to the hops and yeast. Everyone who tried this beer really liked it.
Target Volume (Gallons)
5
Total Cost
$33.18
Yield (ounces)
630
Cost per 12 oz bottle
$0.63
Boil ...
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
The Eugene City Brewery has a honey orange wheat beer that inspired me to brew this. This beer is much heavier in flavor and body, which I ended up liking better. You can still drink a ton of it one setting, and it was perfect for my bachelor party. ...
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