Colin Kaminski

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  Moving Beer: Advanced draft designs

  Draft systems can get complicated. If you plan to develop a seemingly complex or long-draw system, here is your guide to keeping balance des

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  Wet Hopping: How to maximize fresh hop use

  Wet hops are not the opposite of dry hops . . . they’re just hops that haven’t been cured in an oast. Find some of the keys to building

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  Help Wanted: Yeast Wrangler. Repitching is a skill all brewers should know

  Repitching yeast is a technique that many brewers perform. Get some concise principles to make sure you’re making the best use of any fres

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  It’s Complicated: Understanding oxygen in brewing

  Oxidation has negative connotations in all areas of brewing except one. Learn how oxygen finds its way into our beer and some of the keys to

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  A Clean Fight: The science of hygienic brewing

  Quality cleaning begets quality beer. Colin breaks down the science and your options to combating the grime and potential contaminants to yo

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  Shifting Water: Understanding brewing water additions

  Water continues to be one of the leading topics homebrewers want to learn about. Get some high-level pointers from the man who literally co-

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  Dose Carbing: CO₂ generation from sugar sources

  Priming beer is often an overlooked facet by many homebrewers, but there is a whole world of interesting ways to go about carbonating. Learn

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  Forced Carbing: Don’t take this ingredient for granted

  Carbon dioxide can sometimes be the least of homebrewers’ worries, but maybe it shouldn’t be that way. Dive in deep to learn many factor

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  Charged Up!

  Many homebrewers utilize electricity in some capacity in their homebrewery, from pumps to heating elements. Learn basic safety concepts of e

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  Hot-Side Math: Geeking out on brewhouse efficiency

  Calculating your brewhouse efficiency is a task that all-grain homebrewers should perform to better understand their system. Take a walk thr

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  The Draft Combine: Deep clean your draft system

  Serving your beer on draft can be one of the greatest joys of homebrewing . . . or the most frustrating. Learn some of the keys to keeping y

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  The New Starter: A novel method for ensuring yeast vitality

  Most of us homebrewers that utilize liquid yeast cultures are well aware of the steps to make a yeast starter. Colin Kaminski wants homebrew