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A friend and I cultivated some sacc from juniper berries. This is my first attempt using wild yeast. I made a small 3 L batch using amber extract and some fresh cascade hops. I also made a control 2 gal. batch using s-05 American yeast. In the wild yeast batch I had to leave about 16 hours...

This past month a microbiologist friend and I were working on collecting wild yeast. We pulled samples from juniper berries, plums from my tree, and from the wild. We set up multiple petrie dishes using plum and juniper yeast samples, along with corn sugar and malt extract as food sources. In...

I’m a cheap bastard, and I always look for ways to cut costs. For those looking to get into brewing, but want to avoid a big costly outlay, I will explain my suggestions on how I do it inexpensively. The cost will be between $12-$40 to create your setup. The goal is a very tasty beer...

I had a friend try my simple amber I brewed from a 2 gallon food grade bucket fermenter. Tasty beer I might add. He's decided to pick up a similar setup and brew this weekend. He has yet to do much research or seek out any advice. He also plans to use Mason jars as his bottles :confused: I...

So this has been milling around my facebook, and I thought it was an interesting concept so I figured I'd share: A Community Supported Nano Brewery, like a food co-op or Community Supported Agriculture, where you buy a share and get veggies.

I'm considering brewing a gluten free beer for a friend of mine who is highly gluten intolerant. I'm using a two-gallon plastic bucket as a fermenter. After a good basic cleaning, will there be any traces of gluten? If there is, should I worry about it? How about bottles that have had beer...

Why? Well, I went to a baconfest party where everyone brought something with bacon in it from sweet, savory to beverage. Then everybody judged them and winners were announced. If I'm brewing it's going to taste good (or have the ability to). I'm somewhat conflicted about this because the last...

For my second brew, It was the same as the first: A two gallon batch using 3 lbs. of amber extract, saaz hops, and Mutton Gold yeast. For the hops, I used 1/2 oz. for bittering, 1 oz. flavoring, 1/2 oz. aroma. Beginning gravity 1.044, ending gravity 1.017 This batch I left in the primary...

Years ago I did home brew, gathered a chunk of supplies, and would every once in awhile brew a five gallon batch. For me I had moderate to minimal success and it was just too much hassle for me. I was over at a buddies house and saw his Mr. Beer setup, tasted his mr. beer brew and was...