The quest to brew every beer in the BJCP guidelines…
Most homebrewers ferment in a cylindrical vessel whether it’s a glass carboy, plastic Better-Bottle or a plastic fermentation vessel. The problem is that the walls of these fermentors are made of (relatively thick) thermal insulators (plastic or glass) and taping a probe to the side of them is not going to get a sufficient response…
After a few high-gravity beers in a not-so-cool basement, I realized very quickly that maintaining proper fermentation temperature is probably the most important variable to nail down, after religious sanitation, that is. Too often I see newer home brewers spend hundreds of dollars on equipment like water-cooler mash tuns, large ported, stainless steel brew pots,…
My introduction to brewing is probably much the same as many of you out there and can be summarized in two words: Mr. Beer. This clever little kit has turned a lot of average beer drinkers on to the joy of zymology, and in that respect it’s awesome. If your goal is to make something…