Writer: Forrest Whitesides
Build a Draft Jockey Box
You have your kegerator set up and running smoothly; your friends love to drop by and drink your homebrew on tap. But now you (and they) want to bring your finely crafted brew out and about to parties, picnics, and other social gatherings. You could build a portable kegerator, but there is a cheaper and simpler alternative that also opens up the possibility of serving multiple kegs on the go: a jockey box.
Nitro Kegerator
With very little time and money (if you are frugal, that is), you can serve up nitro beers at home without having to do any permanent modifications to your kegerator.
Build a Kegerator
In this project, I’ll outline how to build a basic, two-tap kegerator. It’s not a cheap project, but the benefits are tremendous and well worth the money. Before you can get started
Carboy Spray Wand
Probably every homebrewer’s least favorite part of the hobby is the sometimes staggering amount of cleaning that is required to produce a sanitary, contaminant-free batch of beer. And one of the most
Portable Draft System
Build a single-keg setup in two different sizes to take your finely crafted draft beer on the road.
Build a Cooler Mash Tun
The heart and soul of any all-grain homebrewing system is the combination mash/lauter tun. “Mashing” is the hot water steeping process that results in sweet fermentable wort, while “lautering” is the
Rethinking Gluten-Free Homebrewing
The widening awareness of Celiac disease over the last several years has given rise to a huge new segment of food and beverages nationwide: Gluten-free. From cookies, pasta, bread and jams, to
Sans Glutonne Saison
Looking for a gluten-free saison recipe, this one balances hop profile with the spicy yeast character from french saison yeast strain.
Build a Mash Paddle
If you are an all-grain brewer, a mash paddle is a critical piece of brewing equipment to ensure that any “dough balls” are busted apart, that the mash temp is evenly distributed throughout the mash tun, and to generally just keep things stirred up. Here’s how to build your own.
Build a Recirculating Wort Chiller
Given that there are so many places in the world where fresh, potable water is a scarcity, I think the least we can do as enthusiasts of a water-intensive hobby is minimize
Build a Spice Infuser
Make this “suspended spice infuser” which will allow you to add spice additions to, and remove them from, your beer with ease — and without requiring you to rack the beer.
Build a Budget Big Fermenter
You can reuse yeast multiple times, go in on a group purchase with other local brewers for hops or grain, or even consider lowering the target starting gravity on your recipes. With
