Mash Tun Design Series:Temperature Control (Part 4)
Over the past several weeks, John Szymankiewicz has been writing an excellent series about how to design a mash tun. Week 1 was the material/container used for a mash tun, week 2 was all about how you...
View ArticleEasy Upgrade Series: Fermentation Chamber
Last week we took a look at an easy upgrade to the “hot side” of brewing (converting a keg into a keggle), so this week, I wanted to conquer the “cool side.” One of the biggest struggles homebrewers...
View ArticleBuilding a HERMS system
There have been several posts over the past few months about mash tuns and controlling your mash temperature using a HERMS or RIMS set-up. Controlling your mash temperature via a recirculating system...
View ArticleBuilding a HERMS Brewery: Part II
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my plans for building a HERMS home brewery. I wanted to post a follow-up with some updated photos and a little video since I have changed it up slightly. Below is...
View ArticleEasy Upgrade Series: Build a DIY Fermentation Chamber
As I mentioned towards the end of 2012, I’ve got a few projects lined up and wanted to share these easy upgrades that all target producing higher quality beer at home. We started off with a DIY stir...
View ArticleEasy Upgrade Series: DIY In-line Thermometer for Chillers
Last week, I posted a quick piece on building a DIY counter-flow wort chiller. You may have noticed that on the end of the chiller where the wort exits after being chilled, there was a little...
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