Following our discussions last evening regarding yeast starters I thought it would be beneficial to dig up a little information and get it out to those interested. I will also post in on our website too. Here is a PDF from Northern Brewer that is pretty close to the process Read more…
http://www.byo.com/stories/techniques/article/indices/9-all-grain-brewing/1113-malting-your-own-techniques
Here is a link to Brew Your Own’s website with a page for the new brewer to learn how to brew your first batch! http://www.byo.com/newbrew
Water Filters Effect on Brewing Water (by Jon Stika) Activated charcoal (carbon) should reduce Cl significantly and may affect SO4 (as it also has a negative charge and high molecular weight) but I don’t believe it will affect Ca, Mg, Na, and HCO3 significantly even though HCO3 does carry a Read more…