Topic: All Grain Brewing
Improving all-grain yields
Before you head to a psychic to have your charts done or make any deals you might later regret, here are a few things you should consider. Low yields can be tracked
Storing wort after mashing
Some brewers use a technique called flotation to separate cold trub (the solid matter) formed during wort cooling from the wort. The old method of flotation occurs before yeast is pitched and
Wort Volume
This question really has more to do with sparging than it does with the volume of wort to boil. An all-grain brew begins with the mashing process. During mashing, starch is converted
Mash Hopping Techniques
Bored with the same routine? Put a little hop into your mash.
Milling Grain: Tips from the Pros
All about milling your own grains.
First Wort Hopping Techniques
First wort hopping: Add bittering hops to the brew kettle before the boil begins.
Double Dipping: A Double-Decoction Lesson
Tips, techniques and detailed instructions for doing a classic German double-decoction mash.
Lowdown on Lautering: Tips from the Pros
Three pros give the lowdown on lautering.
How to Make a Sour Mash
As any all-grain brewer knows, a mash is a mixture of hot water and grain. A “sour mash” is a mash that has acid-producing bacteria in it. Most people associate the term
Great Grain: Crack the Mystery of the Crush
Malted barley is the heart of all beer. Whether you’re a seasoned all-grainer, a partial masher, or an extract brewery, the condition of your grains need to be just right. Here’s the scoop on milling at home.
Easy Tips for Better Lautering
Imagine a 10-foot laurel hedge, fairly open and loose. Not carefully groomed. Then imagine a steady, soft breeze blowing a pallet of Styrofoam peanuts through it. If the breeze changes or stops,
Successful Mash Conversion: Tips from the Pros
Brewer: Artie Tafoya Brewery: Appalachian Brewing Co., Harrisburg, Pa. Years of experience: 10 years professional, five years homebrewing House Beers: Water Gap Wheat, Purist Pale Ale, Jolly Scot Scottish Ale, Susquehanna Stout,