First wort hopping (FWH) is a German brewing technique that gives the beer great depth of hop character, reduces harshness, and even produces a more intense hop aroma.
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Picture this…
You’re scampering around a beer festival, trying desperately to sample every beer you can. With all the hectic refilling and draining of your 2-ounce sampler glass, do you think you’ll have time to write down (coherent) notes?
Me neither. But try drawing a picture instead.
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A glass carboy full of beer is a heavy object. If there is one thing that’s true about homebrewers, it’s that if there is a problem, someone will invent a gadget to solve it.
In this video I review the carboy carrier from MoreBeer.com. It is a strap that buckles around a carboy, providing easy lifting and carrying.
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Admit it….you’re guilty.
I know I am.
You scour the beer aisles looking for the next bright shiny object. A limited release whiskey barrel aged imperial stout. A collaborative barley wine from 5 different breweries. A Rauchbier made from the smoke of the Icelandic volcano.
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“What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it.”
- Hugh Mulligan
That’s good life advice from Hugh. My take on it is, “Life is too short to drink crappy beer.”
In the spirit of that quote, I am very excited to announce The Beer Bucket List – 50 Beers to Try Before you Die.
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In homebrewing, you can wash your yeast in order to reuse it from batch to batch.
Washing your yeast will save you money. At $6-$10 per vial of liquid yeast, the savings add up significantly over time.
It is also a great way to reuse a yeast that performs well for you. If you like the qualities you are getting out of a certain stock of yeast, you can save it for more batches of beer.
The process is simple and can be performed on your bottling day or when you’re transferring your beer to a secondary fermenter.
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“Does your happy hour special for domestics include Fat Tire?” I asked our waitress.
Before she could speak I already knew the answer. It was a hopeless ritual I was reciting, not an honest question.
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My girlfriend Sarah felt bad that I always shoot videos alone. Either that or she just wanted one of the delicious beer cocktails I’m always making.
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Deep fried pickles?!? I’ve got to be joking, right?
I was skeptical at first too, but quickly became hooked on these tasty treats. If you like pickles, you will love these. Plus beer can be added to ramp up the recipe, as it so often does.
Here’s how you make them:
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Fresh hops are a beautiful sight, but after a 60 minute boil they’re a big green pile of gunk. Most homebrewers filter them out for a variety of reasons.
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