Topic: Serving
Balancing A Draft System
Digital and Plus Members OnlyFor starters, thanks for the great link. Mike Soltys, PhD. is the brains behind the hose length calculator you referenced and he has taken a fluid dynamics approach to beer line calculations using the Bernoulli, Darcy Weisbach, and Swamee-Jain equations to develop his very cool tool! Pouring beer on draft and determining the ideal line
Keezer Modifications: Giving your draft system polishing touches
FREERemember when having your homebrew poured from a keg was a novel concept? How times have changed. Check out these keezer modifications a homebrewer came up with.
Faucet Design: From functional to fancy
FREEBrewers looking to set up their bars have a lot of options available to them when it comes to selecting a faucet. Here are some of the various designs out there.
Cask Ale Beer In A Bag
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe bag-in-box method has never really been common among homebrewers, but is a technique used by many pubs around the world. The reason your beer is not carbonating is that a rigid vessel is required to house the bag. This allows the beer to be pressurized above atmospheric pressure and to become carbonated. The challenge
The Subtleties of Beer Gas
FREEYears ago I was talking to a crusty dude named Larry who worked for a local beer distributor about the dirty draft beer tricks that can be played by competing distributors. Larry
Design a Homebrew Bar
FREEYou’ve been brewing for a few years, perhaps have your kegging system down pat and are confident in your ability to nail beer styles. What’s next? If you have time, some spare
Sear & Beer
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBeer and barbecue on a summer evening . . .
there’s nothing better! Well, that is, if you have the right beer to pair with your barbecue. Get tips on finding the perfect BBQ pairing for every beer style.
Beer to Glass
Digital and Plus Members OnlySure, good ingredients and sound brewing techniques are likely the most important factors to create a great beer. But if that beer is served in an improper glass, it will not meet its full potential. Here’s why glassware matters, and which to consider for each style.
Balancing Your Draft System: Patience is a draft-serving virtue
FREEIf there’s one comforting thing about the internet, it’s the warm familiarity of what are often endlessly repeated discussions on the same topics! One of the most common, at least in homebrewing
Perfect pour
FREEA great glass of draft beer poured from a keg can seem tricky on the first few pours. You may pour a beer and get a glass full of foam, and other
Build a Randall-Style Hop Filter
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMost of the homebrewers I know that own kegerators rarely bottle their homebrew anymore. But some of the most hopped homebrews I’ve tasted lately seem to come in bottle form. As a kegerator homebrewer, I asked myself, “How can I make my draft homebrew hoppier?” I use kegs as my secondary and tertiary fermenting vessels
Choosing & Using Growlers
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWith the increasing amount of draft-only beers created by breweries and local brewpubs, growlers are becoming required gear for craft beer drinkers. For the homebrewer that faces the decision of whether to bottle or keg, a growler can make the choice to keg more desirable. Most homebrewers bottle their beer because it is easier to