I wrote last year about the importance of setting some goals to keep you improving as a brewer. As it’s the time of year for this kind of thing – I thought it might be a good idea to recap what went down in the last 12 months and setup some new things to strive for in twenty-ten.
From the category archives:
Brewing Tips and Tools
It’s audience participation time and the question of the day is this; Where do you find the inspiration for the recipes you brew?
For me it comes from lots of places.
Classic Styles
I still brew “to style” beers pretty often. Usually for competition, but sometimes the mood strikes for a particular style. Then I try to imagine [...]
A refractometer can be a great addition to your toolbox, but there are a few quirks to using it.
I recently decided to pick one up from the Northern Brewer table at NHC since they were offering a nice discount.
If you’re not familiar with the refractometer, it’s basically a device that measures the degree to which [...]
By far the most viewed article on this site is Build Your Own Beer Filter/Randall. But I never got around to finishing it. Until now.
Its just a household water filter with some fittings to make it connect to a keg on one end and a faucet on the other.
In this case, a cobra/picnic faucet, but [...]
So if you’ve stumbled across this site and decided “Hey, this home brewing stuff looks pretty cool” then in addition to the fine articles here, you might want to check out some other popular sources of beer-making-knowledge.
This is by no means a comprehensive list – just the ones I use to get my learn on [...]
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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. 