The official start for summer is just around the corner, which means backyard barbecues and parties are being scheduled and planned. A good summertime barbeque is a perfect time to introduce your latest homebrewing creation. There will be plenty of …
Craft Beer Reacts To The Boston Beer & Dogfish Head Merger
On May 9th Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head brewery, announced on the company blog that Dogfish Head and the Boston Beer company would be merging, believing it would create a stronger advocate for the independent craft beer industry. The Boston …
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How to Use Gelatin to Clarify Your Beer
This is something that we almost always do when we homebrew, but it wasn't until a recent question that I even considered writing about it. The question was simple, "how do you get your beer so clear?" Simple answer was -gelatin. We recently …
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7 Books Every Craft Beer Lover Should Own
Whether you like craft beer, or you're looking for a gift for a friend or family member who is a beer lover, these 7 books about craft beer are a great starting point. From beer history, to recipes that involve cooking with beer, these books are sure …
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Ss Brew Tech Thermometer Specifically Designed for Thermowell of Conical Fermenters
The folks at Ss Brewing Technologies are at it again! They have come up with another little gadget that is a must have for home brewers with conical fermenters that have a thermowell on them. The new thermometer has a 4" wired thermometer …
The Ss BrewTech Brew Bucket Fermenter Wall
Another Huge advantage to the new Ss Brew Buckets is the capability to stack them! We fit 6 in our handmade fermenter fridge along with 2 conical fermenters (The Chronical Fermenter)! Want to build your own fermenter fridge? Check out our post on …
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Whiskey Barrel Oak Aged Imperial Stout
Last month we brewed our Imperial Stout recipe. It has been in the fermenter for nearly 4 weeks now. We decided on this batch that we wanted to age a portion of it in a whiskey oak barrel. So we got ourselves a 5 Gallon Oak barrel to put our …
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Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787 – Slow Start, then BLOW OUT!
Over the weekend we started a Belgian Dubbel / Belgian Strong Ale and used the Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787 for it. On brew day we activated the Smack Pack and it was sitting outside with us (in the shade) on a nice warm 80 degree day in …
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Become a Better Brewer with the 5 Best Homebrewing Podcasts
As I found myself getting more interested in homebrewing, I began to find that I just didn't have enough time to read all of the books, magazines, blogs and other articles that I came across. This left me searching for other ways to find out and …
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May is Session Beer Month and We Just Brewed Our Blonde Ale
The month of May brings a new craft brewing event (along with American Craft Beer Week). This May, celebrate Session Beer Month. If you're a homebrewer, and haven't done so already, join Session Beer Month by brewing a Session Beer - a flavorful beer …
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