Tips and Recipies in the quest to brew the perfect beer
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I have a confession to make. I can’t brew a clear beer to save my life. I probably shouldn’t care as long as it tastes good – but I do.
Ideally you want to fix haze problems before you get to the finished beer.
Complete starch conversion. Check.
Vigorous boil. Check.
Whirlfloc (or Irish Moss). Check.
The only thing I [...]
Believe it or not, there’s actually a technique to opening a bag of malt. One that doesn’t involve utility knives, blood or cursing. Really!
Opening the malt sack correctly leaves it less prone to spilling since more of the bag remains intact. You also won’t end up with a bunch of loose threads and plastic pieces [...]
No hops for you! Unfortunately I didn’t manage to get any cones this year. After talking to a few people in the homebrew club it sounds like I’m having 2 problems.
Problem 1. Lack of nutrients
Apparently the tomato fertilizer I was using just didn’t get the job done.
Solution: With any luck amending the soil with some [...]
This is one of those jobs that just sounds intimidating – after all you can’t exactly un-drill a big hole in the side of your expensive brew kettle. But it’s actually fairly simple if you have the right tools.
Unless you have welding equipment – or want to search around for someone who does – then [...]
Raise your hand if you’ve ever actually verified that your hydrometer measures gravity accurately.
I never gave it much though either.
Then one day I was buying a couple of new hydrometers – to replace the several that I broke of course – and decided to give it a try. Out of the box, one hydrometer was [...]
Hi there! My name is Jimmy VerVaecke and I’m a brewer. I discovered brewing in 2004 and have been hooked ever since.
My beer has won numerous awards, including one at the National level.
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