Easy All-Grain Series: Mash Tun
In this short video I describe the basics of all grain brewing and talk briefly about a round cooler mash tun and how to make one with a few pricing options.
Oh yeah, sorry about the sirens in the background.
During this past summer I switched up to an all-grain set-up which made me really think about getting a larger brew kettle than I already had. Truth be told, my ‘brew kettle’ was a 7 gallon turkey fry pot that served me well for the first 6 months of my brewing. Please note, the price…
This past Sunday marked a year since I’ve been brewing. I just want to tell you first and foremost it has been a great year. Homebrewing beer has been so rewarding for me on so many levels.
So here I am, sitting at my computer, creating a blog and thinking…what they hell do I write for my first post? In my About page I’ve already discussed my intentions. So I figured I’d jot down what started me on this brewing adventure. To put it simple, Mr. Beer. I have been drinking beer for…
As I’ve mentioned before this blog is set up for more my purposes to document how I’ve brewed so this way I can use it as a reference. If you enjoy reading this…great. OK, let’s go: About an hour ago I tested the beer inside of my Mr. Beer kit (see entry here) and all…
Today I started off the new year with a few things that, over the long haul. will make my homebrewing more cost-effective and more flexible. I bought some items in bulk. Buying in bulk will save money and also provide me with the chance to brew when I want to, since I’ll have a number…
Preamble: I started home brewing in late 2012 and got serious about it in 2013. Before then I enjoyed (some would say collected) hundreds of different beers. When 2013 came to a close I thought to myself it would be a good idea to try a New Year’s resolution; to not buy a beer in…