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Who has time to putz around trying to fix a pesky stuck sparge? One of the best ways to deal with this issue is to prevent it from happening in the first place! Here are five tips to keep wort steadily flowing into your boil kettle.
Malt extract tends to get a bad rap. Some assume brewing with grains will automatically create better beer, which isn’t necessarily the case. Sure you have more control over the brewing process and access to additional ingredients when undertaking the mash,…
The sky's the limit when it comes to formulating homebrew recipes, but having too many choices of ingredients can manifest itself through the curse of muddy, unfocused beer. Instead of cramming recipes chock full of hops and malts, try stripping them…
Mash crushed grains in 4.5 gallons of water at 153° F (67° C) for 90 minutes. Run off while sparging 4 gallons. Collect 6 gallons of wort and just very lightly boil, being careful not to darken the wort.…
Whether you are new to the homebrewing scene or want to be able to talk beer making with your non-homebrewing friends, a basic understanding of the vocabulary used when learning and discussing the craft is essential. Here are five terms that…
Mash the grains at 154° F (68° C) for 1 hour. Do not use soft water for this brew. Add calcium if you are using reverse osmosis or spring water. Acidify the strike water to a pH of 4.8. This…
The crystal clear lagers and finely-filtered commercial beers in television advertisements create the impression that quality is reliant on the clarity of a brew. In certain cases this is very true. For some, simply seeing a foggy pale ale or…
This DIY homebrew project was submitted by AHA member Amanda Kertz. Serving your handcrafted beer to copious amounts of people is arguably the best part of homebrewing. My homebrew club (Kansas City Bier Meisters) has a…
Brew in a bag (BIAB) continues to grow in popularity as a cheaper and simplified way to pursue all-grain brewing. Here are five benefits of BIAB when moving to the mash. 1. Minimal Investment Jumping into all-grain brewing can be daunting, not…
A step infusion mash is employed to mash the grains. Add 8 quarts (7.6 liters) of 140°F (60°C) water to the crushed grain, stir, stabilize and hold the temperature at 132°F (53°C) for 30 minutes. Add 4 quarts (3.8…
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