Recent content by WorkBoots09

I was sick and my team mate had his baby girl so neither of us was able to make it to the ceremony. Does anyone know when they're going to post results?

Hey everybody, I've posted before about my homebrew blog newmainbrewing.blogspot.com. I cover a variety of events in the craft beer industry, interview local craft brewers (Dallas - Fort Worth), and update my own brewing schedule and competitions. I really enjoy getting to meet all of the...

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Thank you for detailing it out like this. I'm using a rinkydink 1 vessel BIAB set up right now, and I'd like to build either a RIMS or HERMS setup by this time next year. Slow and steady will help the budget I think, plus it will give me enough time to read and research everything involved.

Wow. That is an AMAZING brew stand! Thanks for sharing.

Lots of posts since last I bumped this thread. I started a series of interviews with local craft brewers including Shannon Brewing in Keller, TX and Division Brewing coming soon to Arlington, TX. In the last few weeks, I posted a review of a brew session on the Grainfather electric all-in-one...

Thank you for this great article. I've always wondered if I should get a cask for gatherings like this, and I think you may have just persuaded me!

Great article! It's easy to become disillusioned when your first couple of batches don't go exactly as planned, but as long as you're learning from the mistakes, you'll come through all the more experienced. Make sure to take plenty of notes throughout the brew day too. This really makes a huge...

Great article! I'd like to think I fall somewhere between the crafter and the cicerone, but the truth is likely closer to the giver. I enjoy brewing beer, so anytime friends or family request a batch, I'll rarely ask for anything in return. It's just another great day spent brewing for me and...

Thank you for this great write-up! My LHBS just got a few Grainfather all-in-one setups in, and we brewed a simple Heff to sort of break it in and figure out its quirks. Unbeknownst to our own damn selves, it features RIMS for the mash and we had never used this system before. Reading your...

We went to the American Homebrewers Association Rally at Community Beer Co. in Dallas, TX this past weekend. We sat down and talked with some local homebrewers, went on a VIP tour of Community's 4 vessel brewhouse and production facility, and participated in a great raffle replete with books and...

Howdy! I have a homebrewing blog that I started up last year detailing what my wife and I brew as a homebrewing team as well as anything happening in the DFW brew scene that has us excited. My latest post covers a rare private tasting party with the brewers of Arlington's first craft...

@JayDubWill Sometimes it's useful to just list what's unique about the beer. If something crazy happened during fermentation or the first time you sampled it, spin something up with that. It's easy to fall into the trap of "Well it's all been done before, what's the point." The point is you've...

@Homercidal & @Vamptrump No sweat on the artistic ability. I'm blessed with an embarrassment of artistic friends because of our connections to music and music education. My wife is a band director, as are my father and brother. I don't think there was ever a time in my life when one of us wasn't...

One thing I like about BIAB is allowing the bag to drain into the kettle while the wort heats to a boil. Not necessarily a time savings, just an overlap of activities that doesn't require focus on two separate activities. Sometimes just the perception that you're saving time or effort is just as...