Big announcement today. Midwest Supplies and The Homebrew Academy have created a homebrewing equipment kit for new brewers. I worked with Midwest to hand-pick every item in order to best suit new homebrewers. The kit is tailored to fit the way The Academy teaches brewing and is now the kit that we recommend every member [...]
Back to School (part 2)
Posted on February 14, 2013 by
After a week at UC Davis, attending an intense “Introduction to Practical Brewing” class, I can definitely say I got my money’s worth, but that’s all I’m going to say about cost and value. For me, this was the next step, but I can say it would not be for everybody and it is not [...]
How to Make a CO2 Utility Line
Posted on January 16, 2013 by
This CO2 utility line lets you easily swap out homebrewing devices that need CO2. You can use it for:
Back To School
Posted on January 10, 2013 by
Have you ever had that feeling that you should go back to school? Rodney Dangerfield made it look so fun… Well, that feeling hit me big time around 2009 when my daughter starting looking at UC Davis as her choice for college. UC Davis is like my dream school: Agriculture based (I have always wanted [...]
Homebrewing Year in Review
Posted on December 27, 2012 by
The new year is fast approaching and a couple of big projects are on the horizon. However, I find myself looking back at a few items from this past year, reflecting on successes and failures, and building on thoughts for 2013. Here’s some of the Successes and Failures of 2012
Make a Motorized Mash Paddle for the Price of a Beer
Posted on December 7, 2012 by
For $5 you can trade that old wooden paddle for a motorized mash paddle. A paint mixer is the perfect tool for mixing your mash and destroying dough balls.
The Perfect Book for The Homebrewing Home Cook
Posted on November 28, 2012 by
The more I study beer, the more I notice similarities between beer and food. The same goes for cooking and homebrewing. Recipes, technique, tools – they are all critical in both pursuits. In fact, many homebrewers enjoy cooking and many cooks enjoy homebrewing. That is why I wrote this post. There is a new cookbook [...]
Mash pH: A Tale of 3 Beers
Posted on November 14, 2012 by
Now that I have my water report for brewing, I am much more confident using salts to adjust my water chemistry. I thought it’d be a cool experiment to brew three beers of three different colors using neutral (reverse osmosis) water and the same salt additions to see how the mash pH varies. Why? To [...]
How to Get Your Water Report for Homebrewing
Posted on September 20, 2012 by
Adjusting your water chemistry is one of those things that can make a good beer great. Before you can adjust your water, however, you need to know what you’re starting with because everybody’s water is different. For that, you need a water report. The problem with obtaining a water report here in Denver is that [...]
