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Homebrew Skills Tree - Week 9 - Wort Chilling
Wort Chilling: Speed, Clarity, and Stability
As brewers move higher up the Homebrew Skills Tree, they learn that fermentation quality is shaped not...
Recipes: Parents Day Blonde Ale
Parents' Day Blonde Ale
Not every great homebrew needs to be big, bitter, or complicated. A well-made Blonde Ale is one of the best exampl...
Homebrew Skills Tree - Week 8 - Yeast Health
Yeast Health: Choosing, Storing, and Pitching With Intent
As we continue moving up the Homebrew Skills Tree, we begin focusing more directly on the...
Homebrew Skills Tree - Week 7 - Full Boil vs Partial Boil
Full Boil vs. Partial Boil: Two Ways to Brew
As we move further up the Homebrew Skills Tree, we start looking at how equipment and process choices ...
Recipes: Mexican Lager with Kveik
Mexican Lager (Lutra Kveik Version)
Hello Homebrewers!
As the weather warms up, it becomes more difficult to manage fermentation temperatures, esp...
Homebrew Skills Tree - Week 6 - Fermentation Temperature Control
Fermentation Temperature: Why it Matters More than Recipes
As we move higher on the Homebrew Skills Tree, we begin developing skills that help gui...
Homebrew Skills Tree - Week 5 - Oxygen: Friend Early, Enemy Later
Oxygen: Friend Early, Enemy Later
As we move up the Homebrew Skills Tree, we begin shifting from basic preparation skills to fermentation managemen...
Homebrew Skills Tree - Week 4 - Measuring Fermentation
Measuring Fermentation: Gravity, Brix, Plato, and What They Tell You
At this point in the Homebrew Skills Tree, we are still working near the root...
Ferment This! - Why Fermentation Skills Matter More than Recipes
Why Fermentation Skills Matter More Than Recipes
This is called a pellicle.
It started out as a great homebrew session. It was fall of 2018, I th...
Homebrew Skills Tree - Week 3 - Chlorine and Chloramines
Chlorine and Chloramine = Flavor & Aroma Killers
When we make homebrew, we usually think about ingredients like malt, hops, honey, or fruit. Bu...
Homebrew Skills Tree - Week 2 - Cleaning and Sanitizing
Homebrew Skills Tree – Week 2Cleaning and Sanitizing: The Roots of Good Fermentation
In the Homebrew Skills Tree, every skill builds on the ones ...
Recipes: Basic Traditional Mead
Spring Brewing Recipe: A Simple First Mead
Mead is one of the oldest fermented drinks in the world, and it's also one of the simplest to make. At...