by DJ Spiess | Aug 20, 2009 | Brewing beer
A reader from Chapel Hill Homebrew asked, “What additional equipment is required to run multiple kegs off of a single CO2 tank?” Use a gas distributor The easiest way to add more kegs to one CO2 tank is to add additional gas lines via a gas distributor. ...
by DJ Spiess | Aug 12, 2009 | Homebrewing
The alcohol burn (alcoholic) Some alcohols taste warm and there are others which taste like jet fuel. The jet fuel beers taste overly alcoholic and burn as they travel down your throat. Other unwanted alcohol flavors include strong unwanted banana flavors,...
by DJ Spiess | Aug 11, 2009 | Homebrewing
Homebrewers who recently started growing their own hops are all asking the same question right now. Are my hops ready to harvest? Here are the signs you need to look for. Paper feel When you feel the hop cone in your hand, it will feel either spongy or papery. When...
by DJ Spiess | Aug 4, 2009 | Homebrewing
Buttered Popcorn or Butterscotch (diacetyl) Diacetyl is a natural by-product of fermentation. Diacetyl in very low amounts (50 parts per billion) will impart smoothness to the beer. A bit more diacetyl in your beer will taste a bit like butter or butterscotch. ...
by DJ Spiess | Jul 17, 2009 | Brewing beer
Research the beer I actually haven’t tried this beer, but several people asked me for a recipe on Twitter. There isn’t a recipe available in any clone books, but that’s never stopped me before. Last year I cloned Avery’s Samael for my sister...
by DJ Spiess | Jun 6, 2009 | Homebrewing
Like many other homebrewers, I planted a ton of hops around my house in hopes to ease the hop crisis. The first year, 2007, I planted several hop varieties in planters. These died quicker than fresh yeast poured into boiling wort. The following year I planted...
