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By: Home Brew Gifts : Beer Brew Basics – Free Tips and Resources

Home Brew Gifts : Beer Brew Basics – Free Tips and Resources — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:04:39 +0000

[...] by using some syrups but could also mash to specialty grains. Try reading that series on how to Home brew and then I can suggest some stuff. Maybe a little email correspondence is in [...]

By: Scott from Manlandsite

Scott from Manlandsite — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:08:54 +0000

Thanks for the info Big Tex and Mike! Great ideas. I have considered several ways to keep the fermenters cool, but I wanted to wait to eliminate the potential temp fluctuations from my first batch.

Excellent info from this site as always!

Cheers guys!

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:32:30 +0000

Funny you say that, Tex. If you noticed my title, it’s clearly a rip from Papazian’s title. I think the method you mentioned is found in there (not implying that you ripped it), which is why I recommend that book. It has nice tips. A fan blowing on that towel is even more effective.

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:03:20 +0000

Scott, you may want to consider some novel ways of cooling down your fermenters if you decide to brew something during warmer times. Some folks use a wet t-shirt. The set the fermenter in a tray of water, and drape the fermenter with a t-shirt, which wicks the water up. Evaporation is an endothermic process, which has a cooling effect. Or, you could spring for an extra piece of brewing equipment: a window-unit air conditioner.

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:34:24 +0000

Cool! Papizian is a good intro on the subject. Snyder has a lot of recipes. Keep me posted…we’ll have that mash stuff up by then.

By: Scott from Manlandsite

Scott from Manlandsite — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:32:33 +0000

December / January should be ok. I’ve been reading about the subject as much as I can in the meantime. I think you also might remember that we have a very good home brew store here in town as well.

Can’t wait. My daughter looks cooking, so she’s excited to help me brew.

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:11:53 +0000

Thanks! I love the compliments. We’re actually going to launch one on mashing in the next month or two (we hope). It’s really good to hear that you are planning to launch brewing on your own still. The temps really are going to be crucial, so I’m hoping that it cools down and stays down for you.

By: Scott from Manlandsite

Scott from Manlandsite — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:55:39 +0000

I am still planning on jumping into the home brew realm. I decided to wait until winter since we do not have a cool enough room in our house during our 95 – 100 degree Summer days for the fermenting process.

Once it starts cooling down, however, it’s game on.

Mike’s brewing series is excellent. I learned a ton from his articles!

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:53:17 +0000

Love reading this stuff! Can’t wait to hear how Jim’s project turns out – sounds like you have good help! This is the kind of stuff that would have made science class a lot more interesting I think. BTW, Michael’s series mentioned up above is a great read.

By: howardf

howardf — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:37:39 +0000

I don’t know how soon that can happen, I have a standing embargo from my wife. She told me I can spend as much as I want at the store, but no making it at home. She knows my fickle ways will lead to cobweb-coated homebrew equipment in the garage. Now if you ever need help disposing of homebrew, I know of a reliable facility … my kitchen table!