Recent content by jsstewar

this is excellent so far, thank you

Working with an investor who is interested in opening a brewpub here in town. I would appreciate any recommendations for resources in learning the technical aspects of small-scale commercial brewing, such as, what is the typical output of a small-scale brewpub? is it in the 100's or 1000's of...

I brewed my first growler of mead one month ago; the simple, uber-popular recipe for beginners that recommends waiting until the orange slices drop to the bottom. Any insight on how long this should take? I believe I used 3 lbs. honey/1 gallon water

preferably all extract, i'm experienced with partial mash and don't mind those either, but i prefer the ease with extracts. I appreciate any recommendations, we were going to brew a rasberry wheat hefeweizen but supplies are out of stock. With that said, we were feeling a certain zeal over...

I read on wikipedia about a mead brewed with indian spices, this sparked my interest quite a bit because I had entertained the idea of experimenting with spices used for chai but in a mead brew. If anyone has an idea of where I could find this recipe that would be exciting, since googling it...

I remember being taught that one can count the seconds between airlock bubbles as a helpful tool to determine when initial fermentation is complete. Is it once every 30 seconds? Mine is still burping every 10 seconds and it's 2 weeks after activity started. I used a white labs belgian yeast that...

first off, stop opening your bucket, trust the yeast as long as you pitched it into wort at a healthy temperature. Or you could caulk around a square or plexiglas over a viewing hole. If the yeast isn't killed by temperature or contaminants it will normally finish fermenting no longer then 3...

you can easily turn any recipe into a 'smoked' version of that recipe by adding a conservative amount of liquid smoke. Like a couple drops from an eye dropper will do it, that stuff is potent. obviously this is best for the dark side of brews, a coffee smoked porter with a hint of chili pepper...

or you could just pour two gallons of cool water in your carboy before adding the wort, then top off at five. you can then stick the carboy in a bathtub with cool water to quicken the cooling, or just leave it over night before pitching the yeast. be sure to keep it airlocked of course. i...

I've been buying from our local brew store for a few years and now that I find myself with less funds I'm wondering what the best online retailer is. I've heard there are places that offer free shipping with orders over a certain amount, I'm especially interested in those. Any advice is appreciated!

Hello, I've been buying from our local brew store for a few years and now that I find myself with less funds I'm wondering what the best online retailer is. I've heard there are places that offer free shipping with orders over a certain amount, I'm especially interested in those. Any advice is...