Helpful Brewing Tips

Some basic useful tips I've come across: • Measure and prepare the night before. • Clean while you're waiting around. This saves a lot of time. • Types of boil • Hydrometer AdjustmentDoes your...

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Yeast Cake Reuse - Part 1- The Cider Experiment -

I've been brewing every week or other week for the past 12 months and one thing that constantly bothers me is how much yeast I throw away after I bottle. Surely I can make better use of this yeast cake? The...

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Podcasts

I have a 30 minute commute to work. This is where I've obtained most of my brewing knowledge. I've reset my phone a few times and lost my list of podcasts that I've listened to. So here's the list for anyone that's interested and for me in the future when i reset my phone again. BeerSmith - lots...

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Brew Day Problems

It seems that getting through a brew day without a single mishap is a rarity. If I made it through one unscathed I'd be concerned at what went wrong that I didn't notice. Luckily today's issue weren't...

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3 Gallon BIAB Method

Now that winter is just about here, brewing outdoors has become less appealing. I have decided to move my operations indoors. For me this means scaling down to a 3 gallon BIAB process for two reasons;...

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Helpful Brewing Links

Brew Day Checklists: http://www.brewersfriend.com/brewdaysheets/ Yeast Pitching Rate: http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.h...

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