Author: Joseph

Home Brewing Keg Stool, Keg Chair or Beer Brewing Throne!

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Keg Chair Keg Stool Brewing Throne #homebrew #keg #chair #stool #seat #throne

Keg Chair Keg Stool Brewing Throne #homebrew #keg #chair #stool #seat #throne

It was just about brew time and one of my buddies showed up with a wonderful gift for me!  He crafted me a keg stool, keg seat or keg throne; however you want to label it!  To me it is an awesome addition to my home brewery and I am very grateful for him having made it for me!  He used a 5 gallon beer keg and an old tractor seat to make this one and says he may also be making a different version of his keg chair!  If he does I will be sure to post some photos of that as well.

#homebrew #home #brewing #beer #homebrewing #brewer #homebrewer #keg #chair #stool #seat #throne

The TrubTrapper doing its thing!

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This was my second time using the trub trapper.  On this homebrew day, I brewed up a 5 gallon batch of a Coffee Milk Stout. This batch only contained 3 ounces of hops so I was pretty curious to see how much debris the TrubTrapper was actually going to be able to trap with such a small amount of hops getting tossed in to the kettle. After the boil had completed, I whirlpooled for about 10 minutes and than began chilling while whirlpooling for another 15 minutes or so until my wort was down to 68F.  Being such a dark beer, it was truly a mystery what the TrubTrapper would contain until all of the wort was drained from my Blichmann brew kettle.

To my pleasure, the TrubTrapper exceeded my expectations and almost caught every bit of trub and hop particulate.  The image does not do the TrubTrapper’s impressive work full justice. The trub trapper must have caught a half a pound plus of trub and prevented it from passing in to the conical fermenter. I was very please with it’s performance.

If you are considering buying a TrubTrapper, you can pick one up here for a great price!

The TrubTrapper Kettle Screen

Setting up the home brewing Rig #homebrew #homebrewing 

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Last Saturday I brewed up a batch of Coffee Milk Stout and during the setup of the home brewing system I took several still and combined them together in this home brewing animated gif. It allows you to get an idea of most of the home brewing gear that I am currently using in my homebrew rig. For the most part a use a combination of Blichmann, SS BrewTech and MoreBeer gear to complete my homebrewing rig.

 

Home Brewing Yeast Starter

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It’s that time again! Creating a you starter for tomorrow’s batch of Homebrew! I am Brewing up a batch of coffee milk stout tomorrow and want to make sure fermentation goes well so I created a Yeast Starter about 24 hours in advance of pitching the year.
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Transferring my homebrew to the keg

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Stainless Steel Conical Fermenter for Homebrewing #homebrew #homebrewing

Stainless Steel Conical Fermenter for Homebrewing #homebrew #homebrewing

Last night I transferred my latest beer from the conical fermenter to my 5 gallon homebrew keg. This batch was a modification of MoreBeer’s M-80 IPA which I put a Vermont Style IPA spin on using the London III yeast and dry hopping with some Citra whole hops.  I tasted some as it came out of the fermenter and even warm, flat and unconditioned it tasted fantastic!  I can not wait for it to finish up in the keg for a few days!