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Budget Brewing Series – Part 6: Make Your Own Acidulated Malt
Image Courtesy: Winemag Acidulated (AKA Sauer malt), as the name suggests; is a type of malt that contains small amount of lactic acid...
Chinmay Nayak
Mar 23, 20232 min read
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Brewing a Hard Seltzer
Wide range of Hard Seltzers available in market now What is Hard Seltzer? In a nutshell, Hard Seltzer is carbonated water and...
Chinmay Nayak
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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Rice wine: Most potent Brew to Brew?
Makgeoli: A Korean Rice Wine History of Rice Wine There are records that rice wine was first brewed in ancient China at least 3000 years...
Chinmay Nayak
Dec 11, 20226 min read
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Crafting a Perfect Beer, Part-2: How to Dial-in a Perfect Recipe
It's All About "Style" Click here to see the full size diagram Brewing beer has plenty of room for exploration. The possibilities are as...
Chinmay Nayak
Nov 30, 202214 min read
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Crafting a Perfect Beer, Part-1: What is "BU:GU" ratio?
You might wonder why Barleywines and Imperial Ales range over 80s in IBU (International Bittering Units). They require substantial amount...
Chinmay Nayak
Nov 27, 20222 min read
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Brewing Country Wines Like a Champ! - Part Two: Additives
A Beautiful Homemade Strawberry Wine Previously, we solved our pectinase problem by skinning papaya, now lets look into the prospect of...
Chinmay Nayak
Feb 16, 20215 min read
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Budget Brewing Series - Part 5: Reusing Hops & Spent Yeast like Smart "Breweries" do!
Let's begin this discussion by asking a few questions in an order to explain it better. Do you chuck the trub from your fermenter after...
Chinmay Nayak
Jan 31, 20216 min read
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Budget Brewing Series, Part 4: Volume Mark Your Own Kettle
Accurate volume markings on a brewing kettle enables you to achieve perfect boils by easily adjusting water to wort ratio. If you don't...
Chinmay Nayak
Oct 31, 20203 min read
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Budget Brewing Series - Part 3: Priming Sugar. Did you check your fridge?
If you bottle your beer you already know what Priming Sugar or Carbonation Drops are. Priming Sugar is preferred when carbonating beer...
Chinmay Nayak
Oct 22, 20201 min read
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Budget Brewing Part 2: Make it yourself - Crystal/Caramel Malt
Crystal malts are a staple in almost every beer recipe. Light crystal malt, is used in pale ales, while darker varieties can be used in...
Chinmay Nayak
Oct 21, 20203 min read
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Budget Brewing Part 1: Homemade Inexpensive "No-Rinse" Sanitizer
Expensive sanitizers like BTF Iodophor, Starsan, Oxyclean and PBW can be bit of an extra investment for someone who's just started...
Chinmay Nayak
Oct 20, 20202 min read
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How Kveik Became the Hottest Strain of Beer Yeast
Norse God Odin AKA Father of Thor Kveik Yeast Kveik yeast quickly gained popularity in the brewing world due to it's amazing ester aromas...
Chinmay Nayak
Sep 18, 20203 min read
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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale "Official" Recipe
In 2016, Sierra Nevada brewing company made their iconic pale ale recipe public for all homebrewers Update:04-09-20 We have added the...
Chinmay Nayak
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Brewing-Water Guide for Beginners
Water is 95% of your beer and it can have a huge impact on it's taste Generally speaking, about 90 to 95% of your beer is water. If your...
Chinmay Nayak
Aug 9, 20203 min read
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Do you really need an expensive SS Boiling Kettle for brewing?
Stainless Steel Stock pots are quite expensive, also add a "home brew kettle" tag to it and the price jumps many folds. Many homebrew...
Chinmay Nayak
Aug 8, 20202 min read
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Lets Put Some Sense Into Brew (In A) Bag
A Brewzilla ad, up-selling "add ons" in bold letters Greetings citizens! Let me start with thanking you all for the overwhelming response...
Chinmay Nayak
Aug 7, 20204 min read
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Brewing Country Wines (Non-grape) Like a Champ: Part 1
Pectic Enzyme is the way to go when making non-grape wines. But is this how country wine was always brewed? Can I hope for a simple...
Chinmay Nayak
Jul 6, 20204 min read
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Brewing Adventures in the Hot Wild Indian Summer
***Edit: This blog was posted before the popularity of Kveik yeast. You can definitely brew quality beer at summer temperature using a...
Chinmay Nayak
Jul 1, 20204 min read
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