Measurement
I use a refractometer(s) almost exclusively in my brewery. Now first, I realize I am giving up some precision, which tends to go against my personal philosophy, but please allow me to explain. I am greedy. Using a hydrometer consumes wort. That is about a pint of wort that
Recipes
Hard to pick a first recipe for a brewing blog, but here it is - summer in all its sweltering Texas glory. So I deal with summer brewing session saisons. I have been drinking a few and reading quite a bit about the history, and seldom does the past match
Brewer's Notes
In his book Outliers, Gladwell makes an interesting observation. To get really good at something, there is a magical "10,000 hours" of practice necessary. It's an amazing read, and the theory has some acceptance in the academic world. Clearly, if you repeat anything 10,000