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 […]
May The Kolsch Be With You
Just about a year ago I did a write up on my new favorite Kolsch yeast, Wyeast 2565. The beer I brewed at that time, May The Kolsch Be With You, was my second iteration of a Kolsch homebrew recipe. That beer was delicious! Probably one of the better beers that I brewed, but it […]
Apple Pie Hard Cider
While I’m not a huge cider fan, it’s nice having a variety on tap, and who doesn’t love a hard cider in the Fall. I’ve whipped up a few different batches of hard cider, and while they were good, I wouldn’t say they blew me away. I wanted to try something different, something refreshing, and […]
Cereal Killer Grain Mill Review
It’s well known that improving your grain crush can have a noticeable improvement in your mash efficiency. In turn, improving your mash efficiency can lead to a higher brewhouse efficiency. Unfortunately, too many of us rely on the grain mills found at our local homebrew shop to crush our grains. While these grain mills provide […]
WLP830 Fermentation Time
I just brewed up a Vienna Lager using WLP830 German Lager yeast, and I was blown away on how quickly this thing fermented. This will be short and to the point. How long does it take to ferment WLP830 German Lager yeast? WLP830 Fermentation Time There’s a lot of information regarding the fermentation time of […]
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 […]