This is a video I made about eight years ago about the little dingleberry Guinness puts in its beer cans to make the beer bubbly. It is a ball they call a widget that holds the nitrogen that makes Guinness…
Homebrew Recipe: Bourbon Barrel Porter
by Carl •
The first beer I made, more than 20 years ago, was a porter and I have not made one since. It is high time I rectify that. My first homebrew recipe came from the American Brewmaster and it was something…
Sponsored Brewing
by Carl •
I have mentioned before that I run a homebrewing club at Kena Shriners in Fairfax, Va. One of the things we do is make beer for the other clubs. Essentially the other clubs there pay for the ingredients and we…
Unstick Your Stuck Fermentation
by Carl •
Stuck fermentation is a pretty common problem among homebrewers. This happens when the yeast stop doing their job or die for some reason. This happens with employees as well, I have found. Soak them in beer and they want to…
Siphoning and a Review of the Auto Siphon
by Carl •
I recently had someone cajole me into getting an auto siphon racking cane to make the process of siphoning my beer and wine easier. I have to admit that in general, I keep things old skool. I do not use…