Pressure Canning Starter Wort

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When my wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I had a hard time coming up with something as I had recently finished my e-HERMs build and was at the point where I didn't really need any equipment. We were sitting on the couch, watching something on Food ...

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Preparations For My First Sour Beer

I'm a fan of sour beers and I've been saying for months that I'm going to brew one. Originally, I thought that my first sour would be something along the lines of a Tart of Darkness clone using Wyeast's Roselare Ale blend, but I've been ...

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Finished my HERMS build

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I've been focused on finishing my HERMS (Heat Exchange Recirculating Mash System) since I got back from the National Homebrewer's Convention. I was finally able to afford the remaining parts and tools I needed to put it all together.

Using both gas and electric is an unusual choice ...

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Hot Liquor Tank for HERMS

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When I decided to upgrade my brewery I knew I was going to be replacing my boil kettle and hot liquor tank. The Electric Brewery uses all Blichman kettles and weldless fittings. I had initially considered going this route, but then I discovered Spike Brewing and found that for the ...

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Sanitizing Long Instruments

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Sanitizing long instruments (spoons, auto-siphons, etc.) is always a pain. I was using a wall paper glue tray, but it wasn't quite long enough and my auto-siphon would stick out of one end.

When looking for a solution, I stumbled across the idea to use a windosill planter box ...

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