Recent content by Clurin

Nope, no mold. Can't guarantee no spores, but nothing actually growing.

I was cleaning my basement today, and came across an old 1 gallon jug with a dry airlock on top of it, with a gallon or so of a cidery looking liquid inside. After some thought, I remembered that I had tried to make a 1 gallon batch of hard cider a very long time ago. Feeling somewhat sad that I...

I think breweries need to focus on what makes their brewery different. Be it their techniques (different kettle design, open fermenters, hop teas, etc), or their ingredients, or their styles. I've been to BBC in Boston, Shipyard in Portland, ME and Long Trail in VT for my bigger tours, and a...

Be sure to run those vents out the sides of the deck and not just openly underneath. All that moist air could rot out the deck.