Growing up, my Mom would grab the bag of flour from the cupboard and just dump some into the stand mixer, add water and a yeast packet, maybe some salt, and get to work. We would have fresh bread with dinner, or kick-ass pizza for dinner, with what seemed like little to no effort. That […]
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Brew Haven DIY Series: Hop Spider
DIY EducationWritten by Mike Davies Hop Spider Project My old coffee can hop spider has seen bitter days, to say the least. I made this a couple of years ago and attached a paint strainer bag to it with a stainless hose clamp. I knew deep in my heart of hearts the day would come when […]
Brewing Beer Using Decoction Mashing
EducationBrewing Beer Using Decoction Mashing Written by Joe Belletti It’s that time of year! Oktoberfest, baby! No? Too soon? Not if you follow the typical brewing schedule of old German breweries. Oktoberfest beers, specifically Marzen were brewed in March (Marz in German means March) to be ready for the fall. This is the time of […]
Wheat X Experiment
EducationAuthor: Isaac Brickett Wheat X The Wheat X Project was started in July 2017 with the idea to develop a great standard American Wheat recipe that could be used, with minimal alterations, to create a variety of styles. Type: All Grain Date: 10 Jul 2017 Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Brewer: Isaac Brickett Ingredients Amt […]
Brew Haven DIY Series: Four Port Keg Line Cleaner
Education NewsFrom Michael Davies… I built a four port keezer line cleaner modeled after a suggestion from my good friend Pierre Margraff. After buying a ⅕ HP sump pump, I tried to pump cleaning fluid through the four faucet lines in series to clean them all at once. It was apparent that it wasn’t going to […]
Brew Haven DIY Series: Hop Trellis
EducationHop trellis and the moon I have been wanting to grow hops for a while but was not able since I lived in a condo. However, after moving into a house with a decent sized yard last May I thought NOW’S THE TIME. There are likely a lot of people in our club that have […]
Brew Haven DIY Series: Fermentation Chamber
Education NewsBy David Hope-Ross I’ve had this fermentation chamber for a few years now and made some improvements over time, and I’m pretty happy with it as it sits now. I started with a mini fridge I got off of craigslist for 40 bucks. The frame is made from 2×3 and 2×4 lumber I had laying […]
Brew Haven DIY Series: Hopback
EducationDIY Hopback By Mike Granoth As any hophead brewer knows, we are always looking to add more hoppy goodness into our beers. My idea is to add a hopback to my brewing system. A hopback is basically a vessel, filled with whole leaf hops, that is placed inline between your kettle and your fermenter. It […]
Brew Haven DIY
Education NewsStarting today, Brew Haven will be starting a new post topic labeled “Brew Haven DIY” which is scheduled to post once a month on the 15th of each month. You will find information for creating and modifying equipment and processes. If you’d like to contribute head over to This Forum Post and let us know what you’d […]
How To: Create a yeast bank for commercial or wild yeast
EducationCreating a yeast bank is an excellent way to save money and assure that you have happy yeast on hand before brew day. Most of us usually overbuild starters or wash yeast after fermentation. These methods are great but only deal with a single, often large culture of yeast. Banking your yeast allows you to […]