My california common is ready to be bottled any time. This is my first beer using a yeast starter. I took a little sample tonight and it was very good. It’s been dry hopping for the last week and that has added some great hop aroma. It seems to have a [...]

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I discovered these videos on youtube a while ago. This four part set is a great introduction to kegging. I thought they were very helpful and very well done. They were created by Chris Knight. I’m very impressed by the production quality of these videos.
Kegging 1 of 4
Kegging 2 of 4
Kegging [...]

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I have a question for my reader(s): So I’m obviously by no means an expert, but I’m wondering what I can do to improve my brewing.  I’m still using malt extract, and I don’t have the room or the equipment to go all-grain.  I’m using grains and whole hops (not a kit) and primary and [...]

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As you can see below, I used a blow-off tube with my first batch of beer. The results were fine, but since then, I haven’t used one. I’ve been using a 7 gallon glass carboy as my primary fermenter (which has ample room for expansion so no need to blow-off) and I have [...]

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For primary fermentation, should you use a plastic or glass fermenter?  I’ve been using glass (7 gallon), but my recent batch was started in plastic.  It isn’t done yet, so I can’t comment on the flavor.  One thing for sure - it sure is a lot easier to clean the plastic!

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