If This Is A Dream Don’t Wake Me Up! Back in 2014 Maxwell Arndt launched a Kickstarter campaign to make brewery scented candles, basically candles that smell like brew day. After 30 days he had successfully funded his campaign and brought Brew Candles to life. Love the smell of brewing a vanilla porter? They have a …
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I recently saw this awesome infographic from Karl Strauss Brewing Co. while browsing the webs and thought this would be a run share with the Home Brewing Blog readers. So, with their permission, here are some common beer myths de-bunked. Hint: Don’t believe everything the big beer commercials tell you! by: Karl Strauss. Post this …
A while ago I had the pleasure of meeting Sean Besser Hank, a homebrewer here in the Minneapolis area. He allowed me to come into his home, showed me all of his awesome homebrewing stuff (and awards) and chatted with me for nearly two hours. It was a great time to learn how Sean got …
This amazing recipe is from our Homebrewer of the Month, Sean Besser Hank. Read his complete interview and give him a huge thanks for this recipe. Also make sure to let us know how your Blackberry Wheat turns out! Blackberry Wheat (All Grain): Grain: 5.0 lb – Wheat Malt US 3.0 lb – 2 Row …
So you want to brew as easy as possible, and as cheaply as possible. Well I’m here to help. The following is a guide to absolute bare bones brewing. We’re not going to buy anything we don’t have to, we’re going to ignore best practices, and we’re still going to make some pretty good beer. …
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Just this past February I mentioned that homebrew was still illegal in Mississippi and Alabama. Well I may have spoken too soon as Mississippi at long last has legalized homebrewing. Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2183 into law March 19, and the bill will take effect July 1st of this year. Local homebrewers …
Today is March, 14, known in some circles as Pi Day (as in 3/14). In honor of such an auspicious day, here are two suggestions for how to make your very own pi(e) themed beer; Pumpkin Ale: Adding pumpkin and pumpkin spice to your beer is a Christmastime favorite, and though we’re now well past …
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Remember that awesome beer you made, like, eight months ago? Man it was good. It had everything; perfect balance between a mellow maltiness and the sharp hops, a beautiful color that was actually haze-free for a change, and the head sat on top like a pillow on a daydream. Of course all good things must …
There are a number of pitfalls that can plague any brewer. Anything from a stalled fermentation to a stuck sparge to a shattered carboy can rear their ugly heads to ruin your day. Luckily for us most of these troubles can be overcome, generally with only minor effort. Each month I’ll do a write-up of …
I’ll start today’s post with a little insight into my brewing life; for the past four years I have been the president of a brewclub called the Second Best Brewers. We’re small, with only about 30 members, but enthusiasm is high, and I couldn’t be happier with the group. We get together and talk shop, …
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