Getting started with wort canning
There are a couple of ways to can wort. Using the pressure cooker is the safest method. If done correctly it will produce wort for starters that can sit on your shelf for at least a year if not longer.…
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How to Prepare a Pin Cask
So, you’ve got yourself a pin cask and you’re ready to serve your beer the traditional way. Here’s a step-by-step guide to get it prepped and ready to pour. What You’ll Need Step 1: Fit the Shive Insert the shive into the…
Hop Science for Homebrewers: What’s New, What Matters, and How to Use It
TL;DR: Modern hop science is exploding. Use hops where their compounds survive, lean into whirlpool and dry hop, watch for hop creep, and play with thiols and new hop products for bigger aroma without the guesswork. Thiols, oils, mash hopping……
Extremely Special Bitter
A full-bodied, dark copper-colored, very drinkable ale that is loaded with quintessential English hop essence.
American Brown
This beer is great for the colder months, the turn around time is quick, it has a medium body, a malty flavor with a nutty flavor and notes of chocolate.
Kettle Souring: Fast, Clean Sour Beer at Home
Updated from our May 2018 club presentation (Dean V.). This is the quick, reliable way to brew tart beers like Gose and Berliner-style without barrels or bugs all over your brewery. What is kettle souring? Kettle souring means you sour…
Brewing Lager Beer (Club Guide)
Based on a Lauter Day Brewers talk by Paul Konopelski (Bohemian Brewery). TL;DR: Start with soft water (RO + salts), pick classic malts, mash simple (or go fancy with rests/decoction), ferment cold with a healthy pitch, give it a diacetyl rest,…
T-Shirts
We’re going to be doing a t-shirt order here soon. We’ll be telling you all the details as it gets closer. But in the meantime, a lot of people at the last meeting didn’t get to see the way they…
Brewing Better Beer: Water Chemistry Basics
We all know beer is mostly water, but did you know your water can make or break your brew? At our July meeting, we dove deep into water chemistry and adjustments—here’s a recap for anyone looking to up their game. 💧…
American Pale Ale (APA): Club Guide
From our June 2017 meeting style session. What is an American Pale Ale? According to BJCP, APA lives between malt and hops — our takeaway: about a 50/50 balance. If a Double IPA is purely hop-driven and an IPA is hop-forward…