Home Brewing Tips and Gadgets

Over the years, our members have written interesting articles on home brewing techniques and gadgets. We know enough to spend more time brewing than writing about it. But some of us do take a little bit of time to express what we know:

Bob McCracken, the old hop-head, shared How to get the Most out of your hops.

Widmer Brothers Brewing's Kurt Widmer shared some of his homebrew hot tips.

Gary Corbin explores water treatment, with an emphasis on places with soft water (Portland and Pilzen) with details on how to adjust your water to approximate that of great brewing cities. See Gary's Water.

Dan Schultz shows you how to convert your freezer into a Tap Fridge and Fermenter. He also reviews How to Motorize Your Grain Mill. He's not done yet. Check out the mighty Counterflow Chiller and Inline Aerator.


Here are some links to excellent web sites that provides useful instruction on home brewing...

Understanding Malt Analysis - A Brewing Techniques article by Greg Noonan