Topic: All Grain Brewing
Batch Sparging Basics
MEMBERS ONLYFor homebrewers first getting into all-grain brewing, the terminology, technology and wide variety of methods can be confusing. Simplifying the process, especially for the first few all-grain batches, is important. All of
Brew in a Bag All-Grain Techniques
FREEBrew-in-a-bag (BIAB) is the easiest and most economical way for an extract brewer to step-up into all-grain brewing. What makes this method (which was made popular by Australian homebrewers) unique is that
Theory and Practice of Lautering
MEMBERS ONLYLautering is the act of separating sweet wort from spent grains. The act of lautering wort is physically very similar to filtration. The flow of wort through a grain bed can be
Milling — Theory and Practical Consideration
MEMBERS ONLYAn all-grain brew day starts with heating the water and milling the grain. Learn the best ways to mill your malt.
Build a Mash Temperature Controller
MEMBERS ONLYI spent a lot of time controlling temperatures on the cold side of the brewing process in my early homebrew days, including temperature control during grain, hop and yeast storage, yeast propagation
All-Grain Brewing in a Bag
MEMBERS ONLYYour first thought on this term might be that this is the simplest form of brewing possible. Perhaps something like open the bag, sprinkle in fairy dust and drink the beer? But
Speeding Up Your All-Grain Brew Day
MEMBERS ONLYA key aspect of improving your beers is to brew more often. Unfortunately, since homebrewing is just a hobby, many brewers struggle to fit additional brewing sessions into their busy lives. Of
Storing Grains
MEMBERS ONLYThis is a good question, Ray. The most important thing to prevent when storing malt is an increase in the moisture content. When malt is kilned, the moisture content is normally reduced to
Mash Temperatures
FREEUnfortunately, enzymes do not “renature” once they have been heated to the point of thermal inactivation and later cooled. Enzyme denaturation can be likened to cooking an egg, since egg whites and
No-Sparge Brewing
MEMBERS ONLYI am definitely a subscriber to the idea that keeping things simple is a benefit to many things that brewers do in the pursuit of great beer. Simplifying things can have a
Mash Hopping
FREEThe direct answer to this question is no. Hops do not need to be figured into the water-to-malt calculus. This ratio is used to determine strike water temperature and has a real
Hot Liquor Tank Temperatures
FREEPaul, the direct answer to your question is “no”; using 200 °F (93 °F) water to heat wort with a copper coil heat exchanger is not going to hurt your efficiency. The important