Exploring the Art of Whirlpool Hopping: Enhancing Beer Flavor and Aroma
This week I take a closer look at whirlpool hopping techniques, hop stands, what whirlpool hops bring to a beer and how you can maximize your hop aroma and flavor using this technique. The Whirlpool Hopping Technique The term Whirlpool Hopping is named after the whirlpool stage in commercial brewing that takes place after the…
The Best Ways to Make a Crystal Clear Beer
While styles such has Hazy IPA are popular at the moment, this week I explore how to make a crystal clear haze-free beer for popular beer styles including Pilsners, Lagers, and many Ales. Haze is simply suspended particles in a beer that reflect light. It comes from yeast cells, proteins, polyphenols (tannins) primarily but bacterial,…
BeerSmith 4 Water Profile Features
This week I take a close look at the many changes to the water profile features in BeerSmith 4. The water profile estimation and matching was significantly overhauled in the new version of BeerSmith to make it easy to use and more accurate. Water Salt Forms and Molecular Weights In BeerSmith 3 most of the…
Craft Malting with Jeff Bloem – BeerSmith Podcast #348
Jeff Bloem joins me from Murphy and Rude Malting in Virginia to discuss challenges his business has had producing craft malt, his new partnership with Carolina malts and his craft malt offerings. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Music Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As…
How to Choose The Best Malt Mill For Your Home Brewery
This week I take a look at malt mills designed for brewing beer and cover some of the major features you should be looking for in a high quality malt mill. A good malt mill for home brewing will likely last you a lifetime, so choosing the right mill is an important step. Malt Mill…
Abita Brewing, NA Beer and Hops with Mitch Steele – BeerSmith Podcast #347
Mitch Steele joins me from Abita Brewing to discuss his new position as Director of Operations, Non-Alcoholic (NA) beer brewing and his experience with hop derived products. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Music Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file.…
How to Chill Beer Quickly: Tips for Every Beer Enthusiast
This week I take a look at how to rapidly chill your beer in the shortest time possible so you can enjoy it with friends. We’ve all been there. The party is in an less than an hour and you need to rapidly chill your beer down to serving temperature before the guests arrive. Putting…
A Comprehensive Guide to Mead Making: Modern Techniques and Ingredients
This week I take a look a the fine art of making mead and how modern mead techniques have revolutionized the hobby. In particular I look at how we can take a process that once tool a year or more and cut the timeline down to 30-60 days. Also the average home brewer has about…
Home Brewing with Drew Beechum – BeerSmith Podcast #346
Brewing author Drew Beechum joins me this week to discuss homebrewing, his homebrew story, Homebrewcon in Asheville, and the American Homebrewer’s Association. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does not support…
The Science Behind Beer Color: What It Reveals About Your Brew
This week I take a look at beer color, how it is measured, where it comes from and how color plays a major role in your beer brewing. The History of Beer Color and Its Measurement As an interesting side note, a large portion of historic beers were very likely dark or even deep brown,…