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Craft Brewers Make Beer With Recycled Water for Competition

March 31, 2017

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via NBC San Diego by Brie Stimson and Alex Presha It’s about time someone created a competition that brings environmentalism and beer drinking together. The Pure Brew San Diego Beer Competition, held at the Westin in downtown Sunday evening, pitted 15 different craft beers against one another – the catch is they’re all made of […]

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Oktober Designs Beer Can Seamer

March 14, 2017

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Here’s what these inventors say about their product: “Oktober LLC is a small group of friends dedicated to making things happen – by October 2015 we had engineered and designed our first product. Our group includes nearly 40 years of engineering experience in aerospace, automotive, and electrical systems, as well as component purchasing and project […]

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International India Black Lager Recipe

February 6, 2017

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We found this recipe on GrowlerMag . Some of the stats we like to include with recipes (like batch size, brewhouse efficiency, FG, SRM, and ABV) weren’t included, so if you make this, and have any of that info, share it in the comments below. We’ll add it. Target OG: 1.065 Target IBU: 40–45 (nominal) […]

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Warp Speed Wort Chilling

January 31, 2017

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Thanks to Northern Brewer for this tongue-in-cheek video on wort chilling. The most important tool to make this happen is a sanitized paint stirrer. No kidding! Try it and tell us if it works. We’ll wait…

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The Domestication of Beer Yeast

January 30, 2017

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The Domestication of Beer Yeast via American Homebrewers Association by John Moorhead, AHA Competition Coordinator Farmers know that if they want to increase crop yields, they need to breed their best-performing plants. The same goes for cattle ranchers who breed their largest cows with their biggest bulls. This holds true for pets, livestock, crops, and… […]

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Homebrew Grain Drain

January 25, 2017

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Thanks to Northern Brew for this useful, funny, sometimes silly, video on draining your grain. Even though some of the, uh, “suggestions” are obviously offered up for the yuk of it, there’s still a lot of creative ideas here for getting the job done. What’s your plan for a successful grain drain? Share with us… […]

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Scottish Wee Habanero Recipe

January 19, 2017

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When we found this recipe, we couldn’t just pass on by without sharing it. Too many of you (and us) like the spicy side of things. We’ve been reading about all sorts of “additives” to craft beers, so this one seemed really tame. Peppers add heat for sure. Some can also add fruity citrus, tang […]

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Hop Test Bitter

January 18, 2017

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This recipe was found on Brulosophy and is a hop test done by Brulosopher The brew master designed it to test unfamiliar hops, or emphasize known ones. It’s slightly darker than you might expect, but testers found it quite good. With the lower OG, a starter isn’t needed, but is sometimes made up to use […]

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Kegging & Carbonating Your Homebrew

January 16, 2017

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This video from Norther Brewer covers the steps needed to unassemble, sanitize, reassemble, and set up your keg and gas cylinder. There’s an interesting section on how to check for leaks at all your fittings. They even tell how to test for, uh, “doneness”. Did you find this video helpful? Tell us why below in […]

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Yeast Comparison: Saflager W-34/70 vs. Saflager S-189

January 16, 2017

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by Marshall Schott via Brulosophy In general, lager beer is known for emphasizing malt and occasionally even hops while any yeast derived character is kept to a minimum. Over the years, various lager strains have been made commercially available to brewers, affording us the ability to tweak our beers to the specs we so desire. […]

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