Writer: John Palmer
Cold-Side Considerations: It’s lurking out there . . . oxidation
Oxidation and the effects of staling on beer is one of the great frustrations of brewers. John Palmer lays out the root causes and things we can do at different stages of production to minimize this problem.
Brewing with Oatmeal
When you say the word, “oats” to a brewer, most often they think of oatmeal stout. But oats are also sometimes used in Belgian witbiers and American stout. In fact, you can
Kid Groat Bock
John Palmer opens his recipe book to provide a clean, albeit unique, oat bock recipe.
Lautering Efficiency
All-grain brewers are always talking about brewing efficiency — how much wort they yield from their mash into the boil kettle. There are two components to brewing efficiency: mashing efficiency and lautering
Metallurgy for Homebrewers
Every homebrewer is faced with equipment choices, whether they make it themselves or buy it from a shop. That decision usually involves determining the best combination of cost, performance and anticipated maintenance
Reiterated Mashing
During an episode of the Brew Strong podcast, the topic was raised about brewing really high-gravity beers where mash tun space was limited. This is actually a very common question: What is
Steeping & Soaking Grains
Steeping is the soaking of specialty malts, grains, and spices in water to extract flavors and aromas that we want to incorporate into our beer. It is, in essence, the making of
Metallurgy
Each metal has its advantages and disadvantages . . .a primer for the Do-It-Yourselfer
Attenuation Information
Man: [Peering at his hydrometer, floating high in its jar] “That’s funny”
His Wife: “What’s wrong?”
Man: “My FG is low. I wasn’t expecting Diminished Attenuation.”
(The door flies open and three Cardinals wearing red robes enter. The first is tall with a dark scraggly beard, the second is wearing a scooter helmet and the third is heavily bearded with an eager gleam in his eyes…)
Australian Brew-in-a-Bag Technique
It’s a mash tun . . . and a brew kettle? Using the brew-in-a-bag method of Australian homebrewers, one vessel can serve both purposes.
Hop Polyphenols
What are hop polyphenols, and how do they affect bitterness in dry hopped beers?
Yeast Pitching Rates
Yeast do not want to make beer. They want to grow. The yeast do not care what kind of beer you want to make. They simply take stock of the food resources,
