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Homebrewing DIY: Homemade hop blocker 4 Mar 2013 | 05:10 am
My last article showed how I installed a weldless bulkhead and spigot on my brew kettle. A critical piece to using a spigot is keeping the stuff in your wort from clogging the diptube. If you have a f...
Homebrewing DIY: Add a weldless spigot to your brew kettle 24 Feb 2013 | 11:25 pm
There are many reasons why you should consider installing a spigot on your brew kettle: It lets you transfer hot wort or water without pouring. Combined with a diptube and screen it makes separating t...
Homebrewing DIY: Mason Jar Hopback 24 Feb 2013 | 01:21 am
A few weeks back, my neighbor and fellow brewer convinced me to try using a hopback. He had never used one before, but is quite into researching brewer techniques. It seemed a win-win to him. With a h...
Homebrewing DIY Stirplate, try #2 21 Jan 2013 | 04:13 am
This weekend I finished my cigar box stir plate. It is the second stir plate I have made. The first one I made out of a plastic project box, and had a hard time keeping it balanced. Eventually I got s...
Growing Hops: Dealing with Pests 29 May 2012 | 08:24 am
I am trying my hand at growing hops this year. I have two vines going; Cascade and Centennial. Both the vines are growing steadily, however a few days ago I started noticing some holes in some of the ...
Btw, it’s really easy to make beef jerky 23 Jan 2012 | 07:11 am
This weekend I added my 2nd and 3rd batches of beef jerky to the dryer. The first batch came out well; I used Alton Brown’s stock recipe/box-fan technique. The new batches are inspired from this threa...
What’s brewing: Red Rye and Black Saison 6 Dec 2011 | 04:37 pm
This weekend I brewed a Rye beer and a Saison. I added a few ounces of Carafa III to the Saison. Oh what fun!
Let’s Brew: Making your own Candi Sugar 4 Dec 2011 | 10:35 am
If you’ve ever purchased Candi Sugar from your local homebrew shop, it’s OK, we all make mistakes. Purchasing this stuff is a rip off, let’s make our own! To make a pound of the stuff, all we need is ...
On the Tex one 8 Oct 2011 | 02:48 am
PHOTO: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Tigers celebrate at Yankees Stadium after eliminating the Yankees. Next up, the pennant series against Texas.
American League Trifecta 30 Sep 2011 | 02:17 am
1) Miguel Cabrera has won the AL batting title. He batted .440 over the last month to claim the prize. 2) Verlander will be the unanimous AL Cy Young winner. He leads the AL in all the key categories....
