Sometimes we worry about our beer fermenting well, and healthily. It can ferment too slowly or finish prematurely. There is a third issue, one which also perplexes, over-attenuation. Your beer’s final gravity goes lower than desired. Over-attenuation is when beer ferments too aggressively. It dries out and its flavor profile is thrown out of balance. …
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Cloudiness may not affect the flavor, just the look or aesthetic of the beer. Cloudy beer is caused by several factors. Luckily most can be avoided with good brewing practices. There are 3-4 main culprits causing cloudy beer. The two main ones are chill haze and yeast. A more troubling one is bacterial infection. With …
Keeping a homebrew log can be incredibly helpful for any brewer looking to brew more efficiently and produce better beers. By carefully logging your methods and recipes, you’ll be able to identify the trends that lead to success, as well as flag those that lead to less than ideal results. How do you keep a …
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Beer, like any food or beverage, does have a shelf life. If handled properly, your homebrewed creations will last many weeks and even months. Spoiled beer will not hurt you, it just tastes bad. Homebrew and Craft-Brewed Beer stay drinkable for many weeks and even months if handled and stored properly. 60 – 90 days …
If you are really passionate about homebrewing and want to consider starting your own business, I offer an overview on how to get started with your own microbrewery. There are two types, brewpubs and microbreweries. A brewpub is smaller, perhaps 3-7 barrels (1 US barrel equals 31 gallons). A microbrewery is larger, perhaps from 10 …
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