Bru'n Water Tutorial
Walkthrough - Bru’n Water Subscriber Edition, V 5.3
Overview of the Bru'n Water Spreadsheet Subscriber Edition, V 5.3, a major update released in July 2018.
Water
Brewer's Notes
Low Oxygen Brewing; Exploring LODO
Low oxygen brewing has been largely dismissed as a quality issue for home brewing. The term "Hot Side Aeration" or HSA was once considered a serious home brewing problem when George Fix described beer stability issues in Principles of Brewing Science: A Study of Serious Brewing Issues. Since,
Brewer's Notes
Why so Bitter? A Tale of Two Lagers
It seems a non-sequitur that brewers eventually come around to appreciate and crave clean lagers. Last year, for the first time, I stuck my toe into brewing a Bohemian Pilsner. I took a keg to NHC club night with the Zealots, after confirmation from trusted friends that it was good,
Experiment
Alkalinity, Tannins, Astringency
I was cruising through Facebook the other day, and the ebullient Malcolm Frazer (one of the Brülosophy crew) posted a picture of tea brewed with tap water and with distilled water. It was a tremendous example of the effects of alkalinity and the extraction of tannins (polyphenols) from plant matter.
Brewer's Notes
Brewing Water Series - Tasting Minerals, Sensory Evaluation
In February 2015, I brewed Brülosopher’s Best Brown Ale which naturally turned into a series of experiments. The intention was to ship beer off to Marshall from Brülosphy.com for evaluation, and that twisted into preparing some bottles, doctored, for sensory evaluation. I kept a set of the evaluation
Process
Brewing Water Series: Brülosopher's Best Brown Ale
American Brown Ale The application of water profiles for homebrew typically starts with the beer style, and secondarily with the beer color and hop character. An American Brown Ale can be difficult as there is some variation between Brown Ales, ranging from a more malt forward beer to some that
Process
Brewing Water Series: Introduction
Anyone that reads this site knows that I focus quite a bit on brewing water. This series is intended to augment my previous posts and expand on best practices in the brewery, recipe planning and approaches to different beer styles. While I have researched this content and crafted my own
Brewer's Notes
Brewing Water Series: What is the Best Water?
I saw this title pop up on a forum post recently. It's an incredibly loaded question, and certainly something that opens up a good deal of debate. We are also going to have to accept a lot of subjectivity (my opinions) in this discussion. The best water is
Brewer's Notes
Measuring Mash pH in Practice
I see a lot of questions asked about WHEN one should measure mash pH. I thought it would be useful to walk through the steps first and discuss the acid and buffering system of a mash in the real world, as well as some thoughts on a good meter. Using
Brewer's Notes
Bru'n Water 2.0 Subscriber Spreadsheet Tutorial
The original walk through of the Bru'n Water Spreadsheet remains one of the most popular features of Accidentalis.com. While the core information remains relevant, there is a significant difference in workflows between the Free and Subscriber version of the spreadsheet. This tutorial is focused on the Subscriber
Measurement
Using GH/KH Hardness Test Kits in Brewing
Adapted from http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=At_home_water_testing A simple water tool for the brewery can be home water testing kits popularly used to manage aquarium water. In particular, titration kits that measure both GH or General Hardness and KH or Carbonate Hardness are preferred
Process
Building a Recipe: Saison
I am on a saison kick… maybe more like a saison obsession - they taste like summ and it has been cold this winter. I thought I might do some “rambling” and exploration here about saisons and water profiles, since there seems to be some confusion relative to what is