BIAB Mash Recirculation With the Exchilerator Sparge Arm
At a basic level, mash recirculation typically helps with maintaining consistent mash temperature throughout the grain bed in non-insulated or indirectly heated mash tuns. During …
Category: Homebrewing
All things homebrewing. This section covers everything I’ve learned from homebrewing in the past decade. Including how-to guides, tips and tricks, recipes, product reviews, and both beginner and advanced brewing topics.
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 …
What is First Wort Hopping?
First wort hopping (FWH) is the technique of adding an early hop addition to the boil kettle as hot wort is transferred over from the …
Why I Switched to the Brewfather App
I’ve been using brewing software at a really basic level since the day I started homebrewing. As I got more advanced, I used various programs …
Tilt Hydrometer Review
The Tilt hydrometer is a digital brewing tool that allows you to take instant specific gravity, temperature, and alcohol % readings with your compatible smartphone …
Using Campden Tablets to Treat Chlorine and Chloramines
Many municipal water sources use chlorine or chloramines to treat and disinfect water to ensure safe drinking. I have town water where I live so …
Cereal Killer Grain Mill Review
I recently invested in my own grain mill after switching to BIAB. I was mainly fed up with low/unpredictable efficiency. Milling my own grains will …
Exchilerator’s Brewery Wash Review
Exchilerator recently sent me their new brewery wash to test out in my home brewery. I’ve always used PBW as my trusty cleaner, but I …
When Does an IPA Become a Double IPA?
As the “dude who brews beer” in my circle of friends and family, I’m often asked what actually makes an IPA a double IPA (also …
How to Properly Measure and Adjust Mash pH
Mash pH has caused a lot of confusion in the homebrewing world. So much that even some experts have made some questionable remarks on what …