There are some great events and competitions in homebrewing happening around San Diego the first half of the year. AFC The America’s Finest City 2015 competition kicks off the season with one of … [Read more...] about Homebrewing in SD
SBE Sour Ale Brew Day 2014
Earlier in the year North County San Diego’s homebrew club Society Of Barley Engineers (SBE) celebrated 20 years of homebrewing with a special anniversary meeting full of great stories and great … [Read more...] about SBE Sour Ale Brew Day 2014
Hop Blending: Exploring Great Hop Combinations
Single-hopped beers can be a fantastic way to learn about a particular hop. From such beers you can learn about how a single hop varietal imparts bitterness, flavor, and aroma to a beer. As a … [Read more...] about Hop Blending: Exploring Great Hop Combinations
Are You Using Enough Yeast?
During the early days in my brewing adventures a fellow homebrewer asked how much yeast I was using. Like most beginners, I was pitching yeast directly from the packaging into the fermentor. While I … [Read more...] about Are You Using Enough Yeast?
Upcoming: BrewFest Encinitas
Saturday August 3rd is the third annual BrewFest Encinitas held on the grounds of the San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College from 4pm to 7pm. The festival will have 16 breweries present, mostly from … [Read more...] about Upcoming: BrewFest Encinitas
From 5 Gallons To 120 Barrels (And More)
It must have been back in October or November of 2012 when Robert Masterson and I started talking about a different take on an IPA. Like a lot of homebrewers these days, we both really like the new … [Read more...] about From 5 Gallons To 120 Barrels (And More)
SD @ NHC
In late June the 35th Annual National Homebrewers Conference was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More than 3,400 homebrewers, professionals, and beer enthusiasts attended the conference presented … [Read more...] about SD @ NHC
Post Boil Cool Down
Whether you are an extract or all-grain brewer, once the boil starts, the brewing process is the same until the boil stops. The post-boil steps remain the same as well, even as some extract brewers … [Read more...] about Post Boil Cool Down
Fine Tuning Your Palate
I’m guessing at some point in their homebrewing experience, most brewers have made a bad beer. Either through poor process, poor fermentation, and/or poor sanitization, the beer has developed aromas … [Read more...] about Fine Tuning Your Palate
Not Your Average System: Local Homebrewers Get Creative
Brewing setups vary widely between brewers, so much in fact, that it’s hard to find anyone with the same exact equipment as you. Whether you piece together a system of odds and ends, fabricate it … [Read more...] about Not Your Average System: Local Homebrewers Get Creative