Archive for the ‘Brewing’ Category
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
I find that the longer I brew, the more involved I become in the process and the mechanics of every detail. Learning new techniques and testing them on your own is part of the joy of having a hobby as vast as home brewing. Some new processes or ...
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Beer head formation and retention can tell you more about your brewing process than you could have imagined, as you will soon see. Shortfalls in your brewing practices can be robbing you of that long lasting head that you are seeking on your favorite pint.
So, what makes ...
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Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Beers are complex. They typically consist of several types of malt, some base, some specialty, and this lends to the complexity of the beer. In the same sense, many beers use more than one hop type, again adding to the complexity and dimension of the beer. Beer ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Oxidation is not the same as aeration. Aeration is the process by which oxygen is introduced to your beer or your wort, oxidation is the outcome, it is what happens to your wort or beer when exposed to oxygen at the wrong point in the process. Aeration of ...
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Whether you’re a novice home-brewer who has outgrown kits and all-extract limitations, or a long-time brewer looking for an easier day brewing, the partial-mash technique of brewing has several merits worth exploring. It is considerably less time- and labor-intensive than all-grain brewing, requiring fewer steps and less cleaning.
Process-wise, partial-mash brewing ...
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009
While hops can be added to the boiling wort for as little as fifteen, ten, or five minutes to impart aroma and flavor, true hop-heads know the best approach to really punch up the hop profile of a beer is dry-hopping. Because hops have gone up in price over the ...
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Saturday, July 4th, 2009
There are several ways to extract the sugars that we convert during the mash from the grain bed, they include, fly sparging, batch sparging and NO sparging.
Fly Sparging: When the mash is complete the brewer will vorlaugh and begin the sparge. With this method the brewer wants to ...
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
BIAB is an acronym for Brew In A Bag. It is a dead simple all grain brewing technique. All it requires is a large grain straining bag, 15 gallon kettle and a propane burner. This method is excellent for brewers who are wishing to convert from extract brewing to ...
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Saturday, June 6th, 2009
“No Chill” is a term used for the Aussie method of transferring HOT wort into a sealed container and letting it cool gradually, over a period of time. Aussie brewers generally pitch the yeast when they see fit to do so, sometimes days or even weeks later. This ...
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
If you happen to over prime your bottled home brew beer, this is what you will get:
“Huston We Have A Problem”
This beer was very excited to see me! It had a texture more like soda at least until it settled down.
Over priming creates a veritable fountain of fizz, and if ...
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