Homebrewing, Brewing Science, Yeast Wrangling and More!
Posts on brewing sour beers using classical and modern souring techniques.
This is the third video – and final planned video – in a short series on managing a beer solera in your home brewery. In this video we discuss how you finish the beer that comes out of your solera, to produce the best beer possible.
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In my second video on managing a beer solera in your home brewery we discuss how you plan for, brew, and manage each withdrawal/refill cycle of a solera, focusing on how we can adjust our recipe to push the character of the beer in the direction we want it to go.
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This is the first video in a short series on managing a beer solera in your home brewery. In this video we discuss what a solera is, how you operate a solera, and go over a series of important factors you need to consider before starting a new solera.
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My first test of the Mad Fermentationists Saison Blend. How did it perform in a mixed-fermentation saison? Tune in to find out!
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A random rant about the use and mis-use of the term “complexity” in kettle/quick sour brewing versus traditional approaches.
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A short article on how to brew wild beers using coolship techniques. Article originally appeared in the Canadian Homebrewers Association newsletter.
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Mat “Dr. Lambic” Miller, author of the Sour Beer Blog, just posted one of the best and most comprehensive reviews
Read moreMy favourite home-brew channel (Chop & Brew) just posted a video of sour beer guru Michael Tonsmeire discussing the brewing
Read moreThis years sources of wild yeast, waiting for wort. L->R: Clover, Chokecherries, Raspberry, Tomato, Blueberry, Young hop (goldings) I’ve been
Read moreAs part of my Hunting Wild Yeast project I am preparing a series of articles introducing brewers to the various
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