Like many others, I started home beer brewing using the extract method. I had a boil kettle, a burner, and a thermometer. It really was as simple as it gets. After brewing for several years using this method, I became bored with the recipes. I wanted somthing more challenging and wanted to move into all [...]
Full Story »3 Tier Beer Brewing Stand Update #5
My new beer brewing stand is getting so close I can almost taste the home brew. All of the hard plumbing of the gas lines has been completed and tested. The gas valve and pilot light works as expected. After I tightened the pilot light compression fitting the brewing stand seems leak free! I have [...]
3 Tier Beer Brewing stand Update #4
The propane banjo burner and propane jet burner have been plumbed. The main vertical tube is assembled using 1/2″ steel black pipe. The Banjo burner has a 1/4″ ball valve assembled in-line. This system is designed for 10 (or less) psi propane to enter the main black pipe assembly. From there, the propane will flow [...]
Beer Brewing Temperature Control using Johnson Controls
A friend of mine wanted me to assemble a temperature control box for his gas valve. He chose the Johnson Control A419 to be the heart of his system. The controller has a digital display with adjustable differential. It can be used to heat or cool and features a wide setpoint temperature range (-30° F to [...]
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Jet Burner versus Banjo Burner
Like most brewers, I am interested on always finding a better way to do things. I own a Banjo burner along with several jet burners and have been tossing around my opinion of what really is a better burner. I have yet come to any conclussion. I have, however, reached an opinion on where the High Pressure Banjo burner [...]
Full Story »Low Pressure Propane Jet Burner and Regulator
What burner should I use with my new brew stand? What burner works with low pressure propane? What is the difference between low pressure and high pressure propane? These are all questions faced when building a brew stand or sculpture. They can also be difficult questions to answer if you have not experienced the different [...]
Full Story »Propane Banjo Burner and Brutus Ten
I enjoy the gadgets of brewing as much as the brewing itself. In fact, I often find myself making changes to a brewing sculpture for my own entertainment. Does it make the beer taste any better? Most likely not. But… It sure is fun. I decided that I wanted to change one of my Jet [...]
Full Story »Brutus Ten
This Brewtus Ten was built completely from 2″x2″ steel square tubing based on Lonie’s original plans. Let’s face it, if we didn’t need it for brewing, we could always use it as a car stand. This brew stand was built to last. From left to right, our Brewtus Ten beer brewing system consists of a boil kettle, mash tun, [...]
Full Story »Mash Tun Temperature Probe Placement
There has been lots of discussion as to the proper placement of the temperature probe in the mash tun. In fact, it took me three different placements to find one that works well. I, like you, want my mash temperature to be as stable as possible. My temperature probe location is at the top of [...]
Full Story »Carboy Thermowell / Love Temperature Probe
This article was written as follow-up to the previous article titled “Fermentation Temperature Control”. If you have any intent on duplicating a tasty beer, you need to have some process controls in place. Simple things can change your beer such as fermentation or mash temperatures. Let’s face it…. Most of us can crush the same [...]
Full Story »Puterbaugh Farms, Hops Direct LLC
Nestled in the fertile Yakima Valley of Washington is a place called Puterbaugh Farms. As a home brewer, it is better known as Hops Direct. Puterbaugh Farms is a fourth generation hop farming family that produces quality hops for brewers. According to their website, the family forefathers were farmers in France and migrated to Canada [...]
Full Story »Rogue Ales Brewery in Newport Oregon
Rogue Ales Brewery was opened in Newport, Oregon, with a small but enthusiastic customer base, made up of curious locals who dropped by to see what was going on and never left. Rogue claims to be a small revolution, which expresses itself through handcrafted Ales, Porters, Stouts, Lagers and Spirits, and this is the way they conduct their business. [...]
Full Story »Fermentation Temperature Control
After completing numerous home batches of beer and realizing that I did not have any control over my fermentation temperature, I decided to build a simple little device which I labeled the “Fermentation Temperature Control” (or FTC for short). This device works great for those want to ferment inside a refrigerator or freezer and have [...]
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