Beer Resource: When brewing IPA…
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- Jan, 31, 2017
- Dan K.
- Advice, Beer, Education
During a recent Oregon Brew Crew meeting, some advice regarding brewing IPA’s was given from one of the best professional brewers in Portland, Ben Edmunds, of Breakside Brewing. While these apply to both commercial and home brewing, it’s some great advice to keep in mind… Keep IBUs below 3 digits Keep O2 out of your […]
Read MoreBeer Resource: Grain Comparison & Substitution Chart
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- Nov, 17, 2016
- Dan K.
- Beer, Education, Malts
Brewing grain comparison and substitution chart For those home brewers (and some commercial), grains are not always available or in stock, for this reason we’ve provided a resource for compairing the standard grains used in most brewing. Crystal malt can be substituted with a slightly paler or darker version if your homebrew store doesn’t carry […]
Read MoreBeer Resource: Types of Malts (Grains)
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- Jun, 05, 2016
- Dan K.
- Beer, Education, Malts
Malt Descriptions Malts are generally listed by family type, and then in increasing Lovibond order. Please note: for malts with Lovibond numbers listing a range, the maltster’s target is mid-range, and that is the color you should think of it as. Most malts are a blend of batches or “pieces” so that you get consistent […]
Read MoreBeer Resource: Hops-Odor Compounds
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- Apr, 01, 2016
- Dan K.
- Beer, Education, Hops
Hops-Odor Compounds caryophyllene » woody citronellol » citrusy, fruity farnesene » floral geraniol » floral, rose, geranium humulene » woody, piney limonene » citrusy, orange linalool » floral, orange myrcene » green, resinous, piney nerol » rose, citrusy pinene » spicy, piney 3-mercaptohexanol » guava, tropical 3 mercaptoheyl acetate » muscat, passion fruit 4-mercapto-4-methyl-pentan-2-one » […]
Read MoreBeer Resource: Off Flavors in Beer
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- Mar, 26, 2016
- Dan K.
- Beer, Education
Off Flavors in Beer One of the biggest challenges to brewing is being able to identify off flavors and why these exist. We’ve compiled a list of the common off flavors in the list below. You should note that some of these off flavors are expected in some styles but are flaws in others. The […]
Read MoreBeer Resource: Types and Styles
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- Mar, 25, 2016
- Dan K.
- Beer, Education
TYPES OF BEER Beer only has two categories, ALES and LAGERS. These are singularly defined by how yeast is utilized during the brewing process. Click on the names below for additional details for each style of beer. ALE Ale’s tend to yield more intense flavor profiles than lagers. Depending on the brewing style, they can […]
Read MoreBeer Resource: Keg and Draft Terminology
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- Feb, 27, 2016
- Dan K.
- Beer, Community Brewing Center, Education
We’ve gathered some keg and draft beer terminology to help you along your brewing path: Acid Cleaner — Removes beer and water stones from the beer lines. Not all acid cleaners are safe to use on all components, so these should only be used on your lines. Barrier Tubing — Tubing lined with nylon or PET in […]
Read MoreBeer Resource: Hop Varieties
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- Feb, 26, 2016
- Dan K.
- Beer, Education
We’ve added a new resource list to the Beer section covering Hop Varieties used in brewing beer. The list includes Alpha %, description, use, and substitution suggestions. Check it out here: http://www.communitybrewingcenter.com/education/beer/beer-hop-varieties/
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