October 2008

Brewhouse Efficiency for All Grain Beer Brewing

by Brad Smith on October 26, 2008 · 10 comments

Brewhouse efficiency is a term that causes some confusion for first time all grain brewers. This week we take a look at how to calculate brewhouse efficiency and mash efficiency for all grain beer brewing.

An Interview with Brewing Author John Palmer

by Brad Smith on October 13, 2008 · 1 comment

This week we are happy to have an interview with John Palmer, the author of a How to Brew as well as Brewing Classic Styles. John first published his ebook on the web as a home project, and only later found a publisher. You can find the full text of his popular book online at [...]

For many years I never worried about balancing pH or even what my water profile was when brewing.  After all, the beer was fine and most of the time I was brewing with extract, so pH did not matter much. However once I started all grain brewing, the water I brewed with suddenly started to [...]