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Home Brewing Trials – Summer Shack Ale V3

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I am still on my quest to brew an awesome Summer Ale for drinking the shack. In this video, I bottle/keg and then taste test the two versions I made a few weeks ago…some interesting results! As always, love to hear your comments and suggestions…I think I need them! Cheers to improving my beers!!
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Enzymes in Beer: Alpha and Beta Amylase

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This week I take a look at the differences between alpha and beta amylase which act during the mash to convert longer starch chains to simple sugars in beer. Alpha vs Beta Amylase Enzymes are naturally produced in malted barley during the malting process. Chief among these are alpha amylase and beta amylase. They are […]
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Working with Fruits in BeerSmith 3

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This week I cover some of the basic concepts of using fruit in BeerSmith for making beer, wine, cider or meads. Fruit Basics BeerSmith 3 supports the use of fruit juice, purees, honey and whole fruits natively when making beer, mead, wine and cider recipes. Typically most fruits are added during primary or secondary fermentation. […]
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Principles of Good Beer Recipe Design

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Today I focus on some of the principles of good beer recipe design, and how they can help improve your beer. As many of you know I’ve been doing presentations and classes on the topic of beer recipe design for some time now, and thought it best to summarize some of the key elements below: […]
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What is Hop Isomerization in Beer Brewing?

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This week I take look at hop isomerization in beer brewing and how it applies to brewers. Isomerized alpha acids in beer are the primary bittering compound used to offset the sweetness of the malt in beer. What is Isomerization? Isomerization is a process where a molecule is transformed into another molecule that contains the […]
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Hazy NEIPA Mistakes That Ruin Your IPA and How to Brew them Better

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Everyone knows LoDO is king when making Hazy IPAs, but there are a lot of traps that people fall into with their NEIPAs. In this video we talk about how to brew better New England IPAs and avoid homebrew mishaps that can ruin beer! Our individual Instas: Peter: https://www.instagram.com/genusbeermiler/ https://www.instagram.com/growingupmcarthur/ Logan: https://www.instagram.com/genussquatch/ Tim: https://www.instagram.com/genusdangerboots/ Find
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Yeast, A Romance Story

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Hops get all the attention—all the fame, puns and glory while yeast does almost all the work. Hops dominate label space, and varieties like Cascade, Strata and Citra are practically house-hold names, thanks to the seemingly unquenchable demand for every category of IPA. Yet basic beer ale yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is abstract to most people, […]

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