Recirculating Wort Chiller
Here’s my solution for cooling down wort in the summertime. It’s also a great idea if you’re into saving water.
Here’s a video I made that explains my process to making a yeast starter: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yMVsCyqRLQ] Making a yeast starter is helpful for a number of reasons. Here’s two; It makes sure your yeast is viable for fermentation. It can save you money by creating more yeast cells for a bigger beer (as opposed to buying…
Every year I make a six pack that I hand out to my friends and coworkers. I’ve made them IPAs, pale ales, porters, stouts, and other typical beer styles. This year I wanted to mix things up. While doing some research on what to make for this year, I came across a recipe for graf….
I’ve been wanting to create a “Grain To Glass” video for some time now. This was the first time I’ve truly built a recipe from scratch. I was inspired after tasting a cinnamon stout. The cinnamon flavor was ‘on the fence’ with that sweet taste and the hot taste of cinnamon. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSj0sYy8DV8] For some reason…
Over the past two years I’ve tried a number of pumpkin ales and by far my personal favorite is Southern Tier’s Pumpking. Southern Tier’s brew has an 8.3% ABV, which is pretty high. As an all-grain homebrewer that means you’re looking at a grain bill (the amount of grain in the beer) of over 15lbs….
A number of weeks ago I purchased a flexible sight glass from Brewhardware.com and it was finally warm enough for me to do the installation. Below shows the method I used to install it on my second keggle. I apologize for the wind in the background, I just wanted to get this thing installed so…
This past Christmas my brother-in-law’s family bought me an extract kit as a gift. It was a milk stout kit from Blackstone Valley Brewing in Rhode Island (recipe below). While very thoughtful gift, iy wasn’t something I was expecting. I mean, I don’t do extract anymore. With occasional parti-gyle when I do big beers I don’t use…