Spike Flex and Flex+ Fermenter Product Review
Spike Brewing loaned me the Flex/Flex+ fermenter for the purposes of this review. I’ve wanted to get my hands on one of Spike’s Flex fermenters …
Category: Fermentation
After pitching your yeast. Everything related to fermenting your beer. Techniques, yeast starters, temp control and more,
My Entire Cold Side Process, Explained
I’m often emailed about how I handle the cold side of brewing, specifically as it pertains to conicals and more advanced fermenting vessels. I’ve spent …
Anton Paar EasyDens Gen 2 Digital Hydrometer Review
Anton Paar generously provided the New EasyDens in exchange for an honest product review. Calculating specific gravity (SG) is an essential part of every single …
Evaluating 5 White Labs Yeast Strains for Hazy IPAs
After doing my original 5 yeast NEIPA split batch experiment, I was really curious to try it again with 5 *new* strains. If you read …
Why Does My Homebrew Taste Like Homebrew?
I see this question come up a lot. And to be honest I’ve often asked myself the same question numerous times. The truth is there …
Are Conical Fermenters Worth It?
I recently upgraded to a stainless conical unitank fermenter so I wanted to touch on my personal opinion on whether or not they’re worth the …
Hop Creep, Diacetyl, and New England IPAs
One of the worst NEIPAs I ever produced featured a disgustingly buttery butterscotch off-flavor. I’ll be honest with you, despite that, it was actually really …
BrewBuilt X1 Uni+ Conical Fermenter Review
Well, I finally pulled the trigger on my first conical fermenter. After years of fermenter envy and getting fed up with limitations, I decided to …
Aerating Wort with Pure Oxygen
Yeast needs adequate oxygen to do its job well. More oxygen in your wort will lead to better overall fermentation and is also said to …
Why is Fermentation Temperature Control So Important?
My homebrew practices have come a very long way. In fact, I never realized how meticulous the whole process really was until I got more …