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22 Oct by Blaine in Cheese

We now have Cheese Making Supplies in stock

We now have Cheese Making Supplies in stock
We now have Cheese Making Supplies in stockHomebrew4less.com LLC865 Lincoln Way WChambersburg, PA 17202(717) 504-8534Cheese Making Areahttp://www.store.homebrew4less.com/Cheese-Making/departments/747/Cheese Making Kitshttp://www.store.homebrew4less.com/Cheese-Making-Kits/products/748/Cheese Starter Cultureshttp://www.store.homebrew4less.com/Direct-Set-Cultures/products/752/Cheese Waxhttp://www.store.homebrew4less.com/Cheese-Wax/products/754/Cheese Making Bookshttp://www.store.homebrew4less.com/Cheese-Making-Books/products/765/Yogurt Making Supplieshttp://www.store.homebrew4less.com/Yogurt-Making-Supplies/products/764/ ...more»

How is specific gravity related to beer?

How is specific gravity related to beer?
Specific gravity is a measure of the density of a liquid. Distilledwater has a specific gravity of 1.000 at 60F(15C) and is used as abaseline. The specific gravity of beer measured before fermentationis called its Original Gravity or OG and sometimes its StartingGravity (SG). This gives an idea of how ...more»
12 Oct by Blaine in Fermentation

Racking Your Beer

Racking Your Beer
Moving Day     So you have devised the perfect Porter, hit all your temps and volumes, pitched a beautiful yeast starter and held ...more»
7 Oct by Blaine in HOPS

Dry Hopping

Dry Hopping
Definition Dry hopping is the process of adding hops into your beer after the onset of fermentation - either in the primary ...more»
4 Oct by Blaine in All Grain Brewing

An All Grain Brew Day Timeline

An All Grain Brew Day Timeline
A Day's Work All Grain brewing is fun, it's rewarding, and it produces great beer. But, let's face it, there is a lot to do during a brewing session ...more»
2 Oct by Blaine in Fermentation

Using the Better Bottle

Using the Better Bottle
Fermentation and Bottling Made Easy If you are anything like me, you probably started out your home brewing 'career' by reading a few books and ...more»
26 Sep by Blaine in Food Recipes

Green Chiles and Beer

Green Chiles and Beer
Beer adds a mellow element can't be duplicated with wine in this traditional Southwestern dish. 1 pound of beef, chicken or pork in chunks 4 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cup flour that has been salted and peppered 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, minced ...more»
25 Sep by Blaine in Homebrewing Helpful Hints

Using your Hydrometer

Using your Hydrometer
A hydrometer is an instrument that basically measures the density of liquids in relation to water. If is a very useful tool when making homebrew, and from its usage you can determine fermentation status (if it's done or not), alcohol percentage, and the beers body which can ...more»
17 Sep by Blaine in Cider

The Easy Cider Recipe

The Easy Cider Recipe
6 gallons 100% Cider Dry Champagne or Yeast White Labs Liquid Starter - English Cider Yeast 1 Lemon0.5 gallons of water with 6 cups of white sugar diluted -S.G. 1.062 Heat up the 0.5 gallons of water to a boil, and then dissolve the ...more»
16 Sep by Blaine in Fermentation, Yeast

Aquarium pump aerators

Aquarium pump aerators
Rather than washing the stone in chlorine solution, soak the stone for a few hours in vodka. These stones seem to hold chlorine rather well, as a tank of dead fish proved a few years back. I probably get a little alcohol in the wort, but I avoid any ...more»
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