I just had my first 6 hour brew day, and it was pretty amazing. Now normally, I’m all about saving time, and trying to expedite things during my brew days. Heck, I’ve even pushed things with my pilot beers to get things done in under 2 hours. I normally get my water together, and grind […]
BrewGround: American Lager Yeast Fermented Warm
I recent brewed up a pilot batch for an American Lager, in preparation for a larger scale brew of this style. For my pilot batches, I typically take the Brulosophy short and shoddy approach, in an effort to save some valuable time. In this case, my fermentation temperature control was thrown to the wind, and […]
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 […]
SS Brewtech 1V eBrewing System Review
I’ve only been brewing just over a year, but I’m already frustrated at the amount of time it takes to heat / boil on my kitchen stove setup. Given that, I’m stuck doing small batch brews, as it would be impossible getting a rolling boil on a full 5 gallon batch. As luck would have […]