Comments on: Homebrew beer, the basics of home beer brewing. http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing The Seriously Fun Business of Home Brewing Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:34:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jordanmwright http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-66 jordanmwright Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-66 <b>You don't have to ...</b> <br> You don't have to be quite as concerned about bacteria in your hops when you're dry hopping as hops are a natural preservative. But when you're "dryhopping" you're actually adding fresh hops to either the primary or SECONDARY fermenter. Leaving the hops in the wort after you've added them to the boil (even if it's just for the last 2 minutes) isn't really considered dryhopping... Straining out that stuff is fine, but leaving some of those hops in there isn't going to hurt anybody! You don’t have to …
You don’t have to be quite as concerned about bacteria in your hops when you’re dry hopping as hops are a natural preservative. But when you’re “dryhopping” you’re actually adding fresh hops to either the primary or SECONDARY fermenter. Leaving the hops in the wort after you’ve added them to the boil (even if it’s just for the last 2 minutes) isn’t really considered dryhopping…

Straining out that stuff is fine, but leaving some of those hops in there isn’t going to hurt anybody!

]]> By: jordanmwright http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-67 jordanmwright Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-67 <b>I use a strainer ...</b> <br> I use a strainer most of the time, but the key is that you've cleaned it and soaked it in sanitizer. Using cheese cloth and boiling it in the wort is perfect- but remember that when you're putting it in the primary fermenter you've hopefully chilled it at that point and a non-sterile strainer is is just loaded with bacteria! I use a strainer …
I use a strainer most of the time, but the key is that you’ve cleaned it and soaked it in sanitizer. Using cheese cloth and boiling it in the wort is perfect- but remember that when you’re putting it in the primary fermenter you’ve hopefully chilled it at that point and a non-sterile strainer is is just loaded with bacteria!

]]> By: jordanmwright http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-68 jordanmwright Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-68 <b>I had photos and ...</b> <br> I had photos and video from about 2 years of brewing- so it's hard to say. What you see at the beginning was an IPA boiling, and at the end was an Oatmeal Stout, those are probably my favorites. (don't have my own label yet if that's what you're asking) I had photos and …
I had photos and video from about 2 years of brewing- so it’s hard to say. What you see at the beginning was an IPA boiling, and at the end was an Oatmeal Stout, those are probably my favorites. (don’t have my own label yet if that’s what you’re asking)

]]> By: martysweeney http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-69 martysweeney Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-69 <b>really well ...</b> <br> really well explained really well …
really well explained

]]> By: brewinsince14 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-70 brewinsince14 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-70 <b>damn! drink one for ...</b> <br> damn! drink one for me! btw whats the name of the beer you brewed? damn! drink one for …
damn! drink one for me! btw whats the name of the beer you brewed?

]]> By: MrAleBelly http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-71 MrAleBelly Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-71 <b>fantastic video!</b> <br> fantastic video! fantastic video!
fantastic video!

]]> By: nenahbball http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-72 nenahbball Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-72 <b>You could strain it ...</b> <br> You could strain it with a cheese cloth when you are adding it to the primary fermenter or you could just use a molsen hop sack to boil your hops in initially. You could strain it …
You could strain it with a cheese cloth when you are adding it to the primary fermenter or you could just use a molsen hop sack to boil your hops in initially.

]]> By: zodiak3000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-73 zodiak3000 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-73 <b>i was gonna do an ...</b> <br> i was gonna do an IPA, great video by the way bro, send me a message if you got any good recipes... i was gonna do an …
i was gonna do an IPA, great video by the way bro, send me a message if you got any good recipes…

]]> By: RGH1502 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-74 RGH1502 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-74 <b>you can use a ...</b> <br> you can use a strainer when you pour it into your carboy bucket, etc. They are pretty clumpy and make great compost once you get them out. What style beer are you going for? you can use a …
you can use a strainer when you pour it into your carboy bucket, etc. They are pretty clumpy and make great compost once you get them out. What style beer are you going for?

]]> By: zodiak3000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing/comment-page-1#comment-75 zodiak3000 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbrewin.com/how-to-brew-beer/homebrew-beer-the-basics-of-home-beer-brewing#comment-75 <b>if i dont want to ...</b> <br> if i dont want to dry hop, is it necessary to remove my initial bitter/aroma hops during the fermentation process? if so, how do i remove the hops? with some kind of filter?.. if i dont want to …
if i dont want to dry hop, is it necessary to remove my initial bitter/aroma hops during the fermentation process? if so, how do i remove the hops? with some kind of filter?..

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