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Fermentation
Beer Nerd: Yeast!

Beer Nerd: Yeast!

Just saw a great video on yeast and how it affects your homebrew. I’m starting a new category for beer nerd stuff. Check back often for more great info!
Kegging day

Kegging day

Just kegging 10 gallons of honey orange ale and moving another 10 gallons into secondary.
Crazy Happy Belgium Ale Yeasts

Crazy Happy Belgium Ale Yeasts

**CLICK TO SEE THE VIDEOS!  — So the day after we made the Big Arm Brune (Leffe Brune Clone) I went to check on the yeasts and was surprised to see a swirling vortex of beer. The krusen had bubbled up and clogged the blowoff tube. This is the first time we have used this yeast and...
Brewing Tip #1: Wet Towels and Fermenting in the Bathtub

Brewing Tip #1: Wet Towels and Fermenting in the Bathtub

This is a quick video of the Beer Barons putting their beer to bed. MrBaron1 saw this neat trick of wrapping your carboy in wet towels to keep the temperature low. This trick has kept our fermentors at around 68°. This really helps when it is 95°+ outside. Plus we can leave about 5 inches of water in the...
Day 1 for the Dead Ringer IPA

Day 1 for the Dead Ringer IPA

So it looks like everything is working well. This is the Dead Ringer IPA that we made yesterday. It’s a little on the warm side in the closet (high 70’s) but yeast seem happy.