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Building a HERMS Brewery: Part II
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my plans for building a HERMS home brewery. I wanted to post a follow-up with some updated photos and a little video since I have changed it up slightly. Below is...
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Upcoming DIY Projects
Now that I have an all-grain brewing system that I’m very happy with (see the eHERMS build), I am cranking out some great and consistent batches of beer. This is all well and good, but it is causing...
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Easy Upgrade Series: Building a DIY Stir Plate for Yeast Starters
We haven’t posted any new DIY projects recently, but if you saw my latest post, then you know that we have several in the works. This week, I tackled a project that I’ve been thinking about doing for...
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Turning wooden tap handles on a wood lathe
For all of the more creative-minded homebrewers out there, I have found a really fun way to use your creative energy to learn a new skill and make something beer-related. I recently used a Groupon...
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Easy Upgrade Series: Build a DIY Fermentation Chamber
As I mentioned towards the end of 2012, I’ve got a few projects lined up and wanted to share these easy upgrades that all target producing higher quality beer at home. We started off with a DIY stir...
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Easy Upgrade Series: Counterflow Wort Chiller
We’ve posted several articles about the various methods of chilling your wort after brewing, and even using a pre-chiller, but I realized that we hadn’t gone into much depth on the various chillers,...
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Easy Upgrade Series: DIY In-line Thermometer for Chillers
Last week, I posted a quick piece on building a DIY counter-flow wort chiller. You may have noticed that on the end of the chiller where the wort exits after being chilled, there was a little...
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DIY Workbench & Brewstand
One thing that I believe every man should have is a good solid work bench. Whether you keep it in a garage, a shed or a storage closet, it is nice to have a sturdy wood shelf that you can pull out and...
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Motorizing a Homebrew Grain Mill
Anyone who knows me knows that I love to tinker. My homebrewing hobby has spawn countless other hobbies – carpentry (brew stand, fermentation fridge, bar), wood turning (taphandles), electric (eHERMS,...
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Another Beautiful Keezer for the DIY Showcase
Because who doesn’t love looking at beautifully done keezers? Below is another great example of how you can customize a chest freezer to be functional and pretty at the same time. There are literally...
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