The Beer Borg archive
Category: Brewing
January 10, 2013
Easy guide to wort chilling without faucet attachments
How does one use an immersion chiller with a pull-out faucet (that’s what I have), or in a situation when there’s no running water source reasonably close to brewing location? You can also use this method if your tap water is too warm and you have trouble getting your wort to pitching temps. Parts needed: Immersion chiller (super easy and cheap to make from a 20-ft roll of soft 3/8″ copper – about $15 from a home improvement store, but that’s another article). Fountain pump (200+ gph works best) – this one from Amazon would work great Vinyl tubing and […]
January 10, 2013
Some General Rules About Grains
Was at the LHBS chatting with the Local… and we started talking about grains and what we could do with them…more for informational purposes than anything else. So, as a General Rule: Any “Cara” or “Crystal” grains are “steepable”. So you don’t have to worry about a full blown Mash, just soak these in 150-ish water for at least 30 min. Dark Grains… Steepable… they’ve already been converted as it were. So trying to mash these, well.. um.. nah. You can get the same stuff your gonna get by just steeping them. As far as the rest of the […]
January 4, 2013
Quick brew.
Ever been in a hurry to fill a 2.5 gallon keg? But not sure what to do? Well, it’s cold in this part of the world. And it won’t be long before your wanting to grab an nice amber to sip on. A while back, while at the local home brew store (LHBS), I was trying to figure out what to brew. I was doing a lot of Irish Stouts then, and if it was dark, I was into it. While looking at the options, I noticed a Munton’s 3.3 pound can of Hopped Amber Malt Extract. THAT got the […]
