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Homebrewing blog and resource created for homebrewers by homebrewers. Includes journal of beer making and information on competitions, experiments, and enjoying beer.

Added on: Aug 23rd, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Brew Dudes
Listed in: Food & Drink Recipes
Tags: beer homebrew beer recipes homebrewing brewing beer brew your own beer

Recent Posts

Pilsner Malt

Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 16:05 in malts

Since I am brewing a Maibock with it, I thought I would whip up a malt profile for Pilsner Malt. Pilsner malt is a base malt that can be made from 2 or 6 row malt. It gets its characteristics from the drying and curing steps in the malting process,...
Maibock Ingredients

Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 20:05 in all grain, brew log

Continuing my brew log for the Maibock lager brew…. The ingredients are pretty simple and I think that’s perfect for this attempt. I am buying 10.5 lbs. of Pilsner Malt and 5.5 lbs. of Munich Malt. I am also going to get a half ounce o...
Maibock Preparations

Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 16:30 in equipment, all grain, brew log

So I have decided to “go all grain” rather than “go back to extract” for the first lager brew. I think the majority of my hesitation is the performance of my mash tun. Here’s the back story: I got a bazooka screen for t...
No Home Brew Left

Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 21:38 in General

Dear readers, There comes a time, albeit rarely, that one looks around the house and starts opening cabinet doors and looking through cupboards and fridges and storage closets to find… There is NO HOME BREW Left in the HOUSE! Is there any bigg...
Munich Malt Extract

Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 21:14 in extract, brew log

Ok. So here’s another reason I should just go all grain… I don’t know how great Munich malt extract is. It seems the brands that produce Munich malt extract mix it with a base malt. None of the descriptions I read stated that...
Lager Brewing Thoughts

Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 21:55 in extract, brew log

I was thinking for my first lager that I would “go back to extract” just so I could focus all my energies on the fermentation temperature control. I guess with a few all grain batches under my belt I could do the whole process, but I s...