Hogshead

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So I put together a great "How To" video on YouTube that outlines the basics of homebrewing.



I hope that it comes in handy for anyone just starting out, or is a good resource for an experienced brewer to pass on to their friends if they have any questions.

I really think that it's above and beyond anything else available on YouTube, I mean you can judge for yourself but I'm really proud of the work I put into it. I'd love your feedback for the potential of an Advanced Video!

Enjoy!

Bigfoot

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Great idea Hogshead. I'll have to check it out, should come in really handy for the new brewers.

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boo boo

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Nice effort that I'm sure will help a lot of people.

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Yooper

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Thanks for the video. One posting is perfectly fine, thanks. No need to post the same thing three times.

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greenleaf

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Nice Video. Very informative!

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Primary 1: Ft. Tire
Primary 2: John Greenleaf Whittibier
Secondary: G8 Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Bottled: Garrison Farmhouse Ale
On Tap 1: Wheat's a Belgian Pale Ale?
On Tap 2: Empty unfortunately
Planning: Neela Dog Brown Ale, Bavarian Hefe, Mild Ale

Dextersmom

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good video helped this nub with a few questions.....still i have one more question...It would have been great if you showed the racking process from the primary to the secondary and then the secondary to to the keg or bottling bucket...I still don't quite understand how you're supposed to rack from one to another with it touching oxygen.

TexLaw

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When you rack, your beer will contact some oxygen. The idea is to minimize that contact. The best way to do that is to avoid splashing and use a hose that gets well down to the bottom of the vessel you rack into. If you're able, also purge that vessel with CO2 before you start racking.


TL

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rabidgerbil

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Are you really leaving your carboys sitting around for multiple weeks of fermenting and conditioning with nothing keeping light out of them? Or did you just uncover them for the sake of the video?

Also, I am not sure about your steeping methodology. Every recipe that I have ever followed will list a specific amount of time, in a specific amount of water, at a specific temperature. I have never heard of putting the grain into the water cold, and ramping up the heat, and making sure to take them out before they reach 180.

One last minor issue, the video quality is fantastic, but the red lettering that you use to explain some stuff is very hard to read as it overlays an image of your carboys. You might want to consider changing that to something with more contrast, like white or yellow.

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Geekboy

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Excellent Video! I enjoyed it a lot it was very informative. I really liked the song at the end! Beer is Good!

Hogshead

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Of course it is the Basics for Beginners... So if it is your first time, leaving your carboys in sunlight would be BAD! However if they are in a semi-lit room you've got nothing to worry about. I've had lots of excellent brews come out just fine leaving the carboy uncovered in a spare bedroom.

Steeping of course does have some room for experiment. But I've also found that a lot of recipes quote specific times at specific temps because that's just how they were taught. In the video I mention 155 degrees is best, and I still haven't found a chemistry based explanation why dropping the steeping grains into cold water would be a problem. Relax! have a homebrew!

All great Comments though, It'll make me ready for my critics next time when I release the Advanced Version! Thanks!