Homebrewing

S2 E5 - Home Brewer Lab with Trong Nguyen

On this week's episode we talk to Trong Nguyen founder of Home Brewer Lab and we talk about some of the amazing gadgets he has created for home brewing.

S2- E4 Beer History and Open Source Projects with Peter Symons

This week Peter Symons joins Homebrewing DIY! We talk about some of his tech stack and beer history! Check out his books and videos!

Kellerbier - A path to a Gold Medal

After publishing the novel, I got to wondering what Bethany had missed out on during her misadventures in Munich and Garmisch, so I set off to make a Kellerbier that her refined palate would praise.

What’s in Chino’s Brew Box?

Brewery organization is critical for a smooth brew day. Take a peek inside Chino's brew day box to see what he keeps on hand for a homebrew brew day!

Brewhouse Safety

Episode 89 - BruControl with Pete Bruno

This week we talk to the face of BruControl about their software that automate pretty much anything about your brewery.

Deep Dive on Brewing Italian Pilsners

Ten Mistakes that Even Some Advanced Brewers Make

Making Lager-Like Beer Quickly At Warm Temperatures

Floating Up: Going Deep on Hydrometers, Part 1 of 2

Learn how to use a hydroimeter properly. including what type to buy, pros and cons vs. refractometers. how to get a sample, and the precise method to get accurate results. This is part 1, and part 2 covers additional considerations.

Frequently Asked Homebrewing Questions That Aren’t Answered in Most FAQs, Part 2 (Bubbles Edition)

FAQs That Aren’t Answered in Most FAQs, Part 1 (Recipes)

Many frequently asked homebrewing questions aren't anwered in most FAQs. This article covers the most common recipe questions whose answers aren't found in FAQs.

Deep Dive on Brewing German Pilsners

German pilsner is a marriage of simplicity and depth. Often using just a single type of hop and malt, these beers achieve a fairly wide variety of depth and flavor by using specific, high quality ingredients and multi-step mashing regimes. But the most important ingredient of all in German pilsners is time. The time for the yeast to do its work in the beer, for the flavors of the hops and malt to harmonize, and for the beer to clear up. The result is a crisp, generally hop forward beer with an unmistakable snappy cracker-malt flavor. The beauty of these beers starts even before the taste. This pale yellow beer is The appearance is brilliantly clear. An army of bubbles marches toward a pillowy, white, fluffy head in the heavens above. This is truly a simple, yet sophisticated beer.

Does Your Cold Side Brewery Equipment Need to be “Sterilized”?

Episode 81 - Beginner Series Making Your First Lager

This Week We talk about making your first lager. WE dive into the equipment you will need, pitch-rate and process for making your first lager.

Episode 78 - Making Clear Beer with Jamie Carmichael

Episode 74 - Making Oktoberfest with Beer Author Thomas J. Miller

This week we talk to Thomas J. Miller about how to make a great Oktoberfest. We also discuss his new beer themed novel: An Oktoberfest Death: A Bethany R. Judge Mystery

Episode 73- Open Fermentation with Chino_Brews

This week's episode, we talked to Chino_Brews and he shared about his work with open fermentation. Please head to / to see the complete list of top cropping yeasts that work for open fermentations.

Episode 72- Beginners Series - Bottles, Kegs, and Cans

In this week's episode, we talk about an another episode of Beginner's series where we talk about packaging your beer after fermentation.

Episode 71- Beginner Series - Burners

This week, we talked about another episode in the beginner series, it is about a fundamental piece of equipment when brewing- burners.