Boil overs can be a real problem when brewing some beers, especially the high protein ones like wheat beers. To prevent boil-overs and the sticky aftermath, here are some simple suggestions.
Of course, the most obvious solution is to buy a…
After toiling with getting the kegerator door to seal well, I decided on adding an external latch to snug up the door. If I had underage kids in the house, this would solve the problem of teenage tampering.
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Attaching the door panel was more of a pain that I had anticipated. It was very difficult to position the panel on the door precisly so that the rubber seals would properly seat. Free of the door, the panel was…
It took a while to get the door panels cut right, but when right, it seals very well. You can see in the following picture, I have positioned my new door panel into the door opening. The rubber seals well…
When converting a fridge into a kegerator, you will need to construct a level platform to support and distribute the weight of the kegs. The full kegs weight about 30 lbs a piece–the platform is very important. In my frigerator,…
I began construction on a kegerator just this evening. My new frigerator was delivered yesterday and that gave me chance to get started. I have already purchased all of the kegging equipment, the kegs, the CO2 tank, the regulator, the…
I came across a nice resource that I am sure all homebrewers will appreciate. This Malt Chart organizes the common malts according to their color contribution and provides flavor characteristic information.
There are several methods to calculate the hop utilization in the boil. Rather than restate all of these myself, I suggest you just visit this site. The site contains a lot of good hop-related info include various hop utilization tables…
This is beer has a lot of hop flavor and a nice pumpkin-amber color. There is only a very subtle hop biterness but lends a nice balance. The detrine malt ensures a nice mouthfeel and decent head retention.
Grain Bill
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