Scott Gentile DIY – Keezer Build One of the best parts of homebrewing for me is sharing my creations with friends and family when they come over. Having a few beers on tap is a great easy way to serve the beer quickly without the cleanup of bottles afterwards. I bought a kegerator a few […]
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Competition Brewing
Education NewsThe vast majority of us as homebrewers brew the beer that we want to drink at home. The vast majority of us are happy with the results of our work. The overwhelming majority of the people we give our beer to at home love it and want some more (because, Hey! Free Beer!). We get […]
Lost and Found Beer
Education NewsLost and Found Beer – Authored by Josh Jayne One of the wonderful things about beer is that it’s so diverse. Aside from the dozens of styles laid out in the BJCP guidelines, there are just as many historic, extinct and, esoteric styles out there to explore. Here are a few examples that you […]
You Make Liquid Bread, So How About Bread-Bread?
Education NewsGrowing 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 […]
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 […]