The Hops are to Big for My Trellis!
Not that I’m complaining, but my hops have already reached the top of my trellis. My trellis is only 12 feet high and I knew it would grow over, but I was planning more...
How To Build a Keggle Mash Tun
A keggle is not really as complicated as you may think. All it requires is a bit of planning, a couple tools and some parts. Of course you’ll also need a keg. How you...
New Homebrew Store in North Jersey, Cask & Kettle Homebrew
FInally! A new homebrew store in North Jersey and it is in reasonable distance from my house. Now I know many of you are not in NJ and don’t care, but for those of...
One Step Closer to the Brew Steel Stand
So it has been a couple of weeks since I posted anything about the Brew Steel single tier brew stand I ordered. My last post was when Kurt asked me if I wanted a...
Hoboken Volunteers 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off & Homebrewing Contest
There are always lots of great events in NYC, but finally we have one in New Jersey that includes some great local cooks and now great local Homebrewers! 20 amazing Homebrewers will be...
Just how do You Calculate the Number of Calories in your Homebrew
As many of you know I have a handy chart that shows how many calories are in your beer. Today I got a question about how exactly did I get the numbers, well here...
The Best $8 I’ve Spent in a Long Time
I brew year round and in the NorthEast it can get pretty chilly, down right cold working in the garage through the winter. Not to mention the water coming out of the hose is...
Book Review: The Homebrewer’s Garden
This book came to me as a Chirstmas gift this year. I’ve been struggling with growing hops the last two years. While the hops bines usually grow well I have not had the yeilds...
The Bacon Beer Challenge – Greasy Pig Brown Ale
So a couple weeks ago fellow homebrewer and IronBrewer participant Scott Stroh (aka @corosis) threw down a public challenge of a mini IronBrewer. How could I say no to that? After a couple tweets...
Brewstand update
A couple weeks ago I bit the bullet and ordered a brewstand from Brewsteel.com. While a simple single tier stand, I wanted to make a change to the stand to add a shelf to...
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