Archive for March, 2009
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Consistency is the Virtue of Homebrewing
Part 3: Process improvements
To brew a consistent beer from one batch to the next, it helps to have clean, sanitary equipment each and every time. This is discussed in depth in Part 1 of this series. If you’ve just stumbled upon this article, I recommend ...
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Saturday, March 28th, 2009
It pays to listen to your grist, it can tell you a lot about your brew day before you ever mash in, if you look and listen to what it is telling you. Do not underestimate the importance of a good crush and the pitfalls of a bad crush ...
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Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
One variable that all-grain brewers may not consider is mash thickness and how it affects efficiency and wort quality. It turns out adjusting the water to grain ratio in the mash might help. Increasing efficiency in all-grain brewing reduces the amount of grain required to reach your target OG, ...
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Planting hops is a straight forward process. This article will walk you through what to consider when planting your hops. If you have not done so already, see our article on planning out your hops yard. You will need an area that is sunny, has good drainage, ...
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Growing hops at home is a great way to expand the brewing hobby, practice a green thumb, and have fun in general. It is cheap to get started, and also saves money on each batch, though it does take up time like everything else in brewing.
Hops is a perennial and ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
All our calculators were overhauled today, some bugs were fixed (thanks to those of you who pointed them out).
The main thrust of the technical work for the last month or so has been the water chemistry calculator. We just launched that today and a related article that ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Understanding water chemistry in brewing is an important step to refining home brewing skills. It turns out less than a teaspoon of a couple key brewing salts can make a big impact in a batch of beer. This is applicable only to all grain brewing where full ...
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Consistency is the Virtue of Homebrewing
Part 2: Record Keeping
It’s no good to brew a great beer once, only to fail to recapture that glory every other time. In the last article, I discussed the importance of good hygiene procedures in brewing consistent beer. Good hygiene practices mean your beer contains ...
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Dear fellow brewmeisters and brewmistresses,
We have just posted a new PDF file for download. It is a checklist of steps in the beer brewing process for extract based recipes. You can find it by linking to it in the upper right corner of the site or clicking on this ...
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
This year I am planting some new hop varieties out front of the house. The rhizomes for my new Hallertau and Kent Goldings arrived last week. I'll be posting more information about planting them, designing the trellis, caring for them, harvesting, and using them!
Here is what hops rhizomes look ...
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