Comparing All Stainless Steel Fermenters
When I started out homebrewing, I bought a kit that included everything I needed to make my first brew. There…
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What’s the Difference? Golden Promise, 2-Row and Maris Otter Base Grains Compared
All beer homebrew recipes have a large percentage or all of their mash consisting of what is called their “base”…
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Swapping Pin Lock Corny Kegs to Ball Locks
Whether you’ve decided to keg your homebrew or ferment inside a keg, the first thing youll need to do is…
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Controlling Diacetyl in Beer
When yeast ferments beer, it produces over 500 different compounds. Many of these compounds give beer its characteristic flavor and…
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Understanding Everything About Dry Hopping
Dry hopping refers to any hop addition after the wort has been cooled. These additions are usually done in the…
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The Many Ways to Achieve a Fuller Mouthfeel in your NEIPA
New England IPAs – or Hazy IPAs – all have that distinct thicker mouthfeel that any fan of the style…
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The Art of Saving and Stretching Your Expensive Beer Yeast
Yeast is essential to your beer, but it is also one of the most expensive ingredients if you aren’t careful….
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Tips and Tricks for using a Beer Gun to Fill Bottles from a Keg
For those that keg their homebrew, there will always come a time when you would like to either share or…
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All About Hop Additions in Homebrewing
Hops provide bitterness, flavor and aroma to beer. If you’ve viewed enough beer recipes you’ve without a doubt seen terms…
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Caring for your BIAB Nylon Bag
Brew-in-a-Bag (BIAB) bags are meant to be reused. One way to get the most mileage out of your bag is…
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Building Your Own Immersion Wort Chiller
Building your own immersion wort chiller is a fun project that will take you a few hours, but will be…
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Brew-in-a-Bag Brewing on a Budget
I started my homebrewing using extract kits however I never really had any luck in getting beer that I would…
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How Many Breweries in San Diego? Spring 2020 Edition
How many breweries in San Diego as of spring 2020? Who knows? We will emerge into a different world once this lock down lifts. Until then, you can use beer delivery and pick-up options to try to help your favorite small breweries survive. #craftbeer #coviddrinking #indiebeer #sdbeer
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Is it okay to enjoy beer in a tragedy?
Even in an emergency situation caused by a pandemic, we have a duty to enjoy life. Practice moderation, don’t let fear rule you, follow the science.
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How Many Breweries in San Diego? February 2020 Edition
San Diego County is home to 157 craft & 2 non-craft breweries (net -2 over January 31, 2020), 57 craft & 1 non-craft tasting rooms (no change), for a grand total of 217 locations (net -2). Plus a whole lot of announcements.
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How Many Breweries in San Diego? January 2020 Edition
A new record high! As of the end of Jan 2020, San Diego County is home to 159 craft & 2 non-craft breweries (net +1 over Dec 2019), 57 craft & 1 non-craft tasting rooms (+2), for a grand total of 219 locations (+3). There are 44 additional projects in planning (at various stages, with various levels of likelihood of completion).
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Karl Strauss Brewing, Carlsbad–A return visit
Karl Strauss Brewing in Carlsbad is a lovely spot with amazing beer, so I decided to go back.
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Hopnonymous Brewing, Kearny Mesa
This former under-the-radar brewery has been making house beers for restaurants since 2018. In December 2019, they opened a tasting room in the brewery they took over in June 2019. It is in the former Council Brewing space in Kearny Mesa.
