To Trub or Not to Trub: Replicating the Great Trub ExBEERiment
There’s myriad information out there that we, as brewers, tend to take as fact simply because it has always been fact. Things like “hot-side aeration is bad” … Read more
Home Brewing Tips
The Big Wood Toasting Post
When I first started looking into using wood in my homebrew, my first question was “what sort of toast should I be using?” At the … Read more
The Brew Bag Review
My typical brew day goes something like this: Wake up fairly early, grind coffee with my manual burr grinder, and get that going. Since I’ve … Read more
Toast versus Char
Toasts and Chars After the initial release of the Wood Primer, my work on it fell behind and stopped altogether while I focused on articles for other sites … Read more
Homebrew Wood Additions and Barrel Alternatives.
I imagine most people, like myself, see the term “oak-aged” and automatically assume the term is synonymous with “barrel-aged”. When I first started looking into … Read more
They Did the Math: Formulas and Calculations for Barrels and Alternatives
I don’t have a mind for numbers. I love the idea of math and theoretical puzzles and problem solving, but I just can’t wrap my … Read more
Building Behemoth: Reddit RIS Survey
I love Russian Imperial Stouts. I’m not a beer collector or trader, but I’ll go out of my way for a good RIS. I horde Yeti … Read more
Building Behemoth Part 2: A Look at Imperial Stout Grain Bills
An Imperial Stout is, more often than not, defined by its grain bill. It isn’t a “hoppy” beer (though I have had some solid hoppy-RIS, … Read more
Building Behemoth Part 3: Hops
In the last part of this series, I explicitly stated my opinion that there is no place for a big hop presence in an Imperial … Read more
In Pursuit of Czech Pilsner: Take One
You may remember me talking about a friend of mine in the Czech Republic who is ranting and raving about their Pilsners, and that I took said … Read more