I’ve been a huge fan of water chemistry when it comes to all-grain brewing, and it’s helped up my brewing game. The brewing software I use is BeerSmith, and it does everything I need, except one thing. It fails miserably in calculating my water profile for the beer I’m brewing, specifically the acid additions. A […]
Brewing A Pilot Batch
I brew a lot of small batches, typically in the 3 gallon range. Since I’m really the only beer drinker in the house, it doesn’t make a lot of sense for me to brew 5 gallon batches all the time. This allows me to brew a number of different styles, and have a variety on […]
Chasing Brewhouse Efficiency Issues
Brewhouse efficiency can be defined as the percent of grain sugar that’s converted into sugar in the wort, while taking into account the various losses from your equipment setup. Chasing brewhouse efficiency issues is a common theme when browsing any number of homebrew forums. It seems a lot of home brewers get caught up in […]
Easy Lagering Method
When it comes to homebrewing, folks seem to freak out whenever it comes to brewing up a lager. Excuses like; I don’t have the right equipment, I can’t get my fermentation temperature into the low 50’s, or I don’t know how are all rubbish. Brewing a lager doesn’t need to be difficult, in fact, it’s […]
A Beginners Guide To All Grain Brewing
If you are just getting into all grain brewing, you’ll want a guide to get you started, a beginners guide to all grain brewing if you will. My first attempt at all grain brewing was a mess. I actually tried to do a partial mash, which is about as close as you can get to […]
Is An Immersion Wort Chiller Necessary
Let’s get something straight. I’m cheap! Who needs an immersion wort chiller when you can easily place your kettle in an ice bath, and have cooled wort within an hour. Then I had an epiphany! How much was my time worth? If it was taking me an hour to get my wort cooled to under […]