These four recipes were submitted by BREWHA customer Harold for Chicago, IL. The first recipe was originally based on Pliny the Elder, but has evolved. It is a great beer! The second recipe is based on Sip of Sunshine, the third on Blind Pig and the fourth on Warthog IPA.
One of the useful features of the BREWHA BIAC is that boiling can occur inside the fermenter which makes sanitation a snap—the heat of the boil will sanitize the fermenter so there is no need to chemically sanitize the vessel. All that is needed is to clean the fermenter out well with water and a soft cloth after the beer is removed, and it is ready to go for the next batch...
The freshest beer... is beer right out of the fermenter. No transfer hoses, kegs or brite tanks to contaminate, the BREWHA MB BIAC lets you serve your beer straight from the fermenter it was made in.
When the owners of 3 Dogs Brewing wanted to start a community microbrewery in a strip mall, they had to choose brewing equipment that met their budget and fit in their space. This video explores the fulfillment of their dream in starting a brewery and providing a fun and engaging space for the community to hang out in while drinking quality craft beer.
Cleaning beer brewing elements is not difficult, especially with the BREWHA system where an element can be easily removed from the vessel simply be removing the clamp that holds it in place. Once removed...
BREWHA fermenters (3-in-1 and 4-in-1) can be used for distillation and producing spirits such as whiskey— scotch (from barley), bourbon (barley and corn) and rye (from rye)—rum (cane sugar), brandy (fruit) and vodka (any sugar source). Once the sugars have been fermented, the element...
The below image is a high definition picture of the image shown on this page of the BREWHA website. It shows a good crush size that removes the grain husk while leaving it intact, and cracks the grain open without pulverizing it. This crush was obtained with a single pass through a 0.04"/1mm roller gap on a three roller mill.
March builds high quality pumps that will provide years of dependable service. Unlike cheaper pumps that can be frustrating to operate (due to such reasons as poor motor and body alignment leading to binding, poorly cast and low quality parts being easily broken, under powered motors leading to stoppage when grain enters the pump head and motors that readily burn out) these pumps are brewery workhorses that will provide years of dependable service. If your March pump is not pumping liquid, check the following things:
Customers who are bottling their beer sometimes ask how they should add priming sugar in order to carbonate the beer. There are a few ways to accomplish this.
(This article was submitted by BREWHA customer Harold from Chicago, IL.) This addition to the Large BIAC (and maybe other sized BIAC's) is a key piece of equipment I think. Especially if you brew higher gravity hoppy IPA's with lots of trub. It allows...
A customer recently informed us that some friends (who were new to brewing) had loosened one of the sanitary clamps on the 'wrong' (that is, nearest to the fermenter) side of the valve. Instead of removing a hose fitting, they removed the entire valve and suddenly had beer spilling out of the fermenter. It is bad enough if...
The BREWHA Colander Water Level Sensor provides automatic control of the pump when recirculating wort during mash. If the wort level drops below the end of the probes, the pump will shut off, helping lower the risk of dry-firing the elements, and creating high pressure differential in the Colander that will lead to a stuck mash. The Sensor should be hung from the top of the Colander, and a tight connection made as the Colander provides the grounding for the sensor and will not otherwise function.
For most styles of beer, a chilling system is important for producing a great tasting beverage. In fact, aside from proper sanitation, temperature control is arguably the single most important criteria for brewing a fantastic product. Without temperature control...
If your pump is not pumping liquid, check the following things:
Ensure the correct power is available to the pump (120 or 240V). The larger TE pump has an auto shut off if it is overheated. It should not get overheated under normal operation and...
When racking beer, one primary source of infection can be the transfer hose that is used. Hoses can easily develop knicks and cracks internally that are hard to spot, harbor bacteria and are very hard to effectively sanitize with chemicals. Chemical cleaners wash over the surface but don’t effectively deal with...
This accurate and reliable Flow Meter is useful for metering the amount of water going into your brew system. It can be particularly useful when adding sparge water to add the precise amount needed to hit your pre-boil target. It is recommended to install it at a horizontal orientation and...
The 4-in-1 fermenter lid is held in place with eye bolts. Eye bolts are used over standard nuts as they are easier to open with fingers—no tools are necessary. However, when higher pressure is being applied to the vessel (up to 14.9psi), a tool is likely needed to tighten the lid down so it doesn't leak. For a tighter seal, a screw driver (or other steel bar) can be used to tighten the ring by...
During the mash, enzymes attack complex carbohydrates in the grain and break them up into more simple sugars that yeast can digest. If all (or most) of the available complex carbohydrates are modified by the enzymes and extracted in the wort, a 'high efficiency' is achieved. If much of the total available carbohydrates remain in the grain and...
The March 815 and TE-5S-MD are American made, UL certified (CSA approved) commercial grade, high-performance pumps that will give years and years of service. Read the full product spec sheet here.
Track 3 Microbrewery and Coffee House in Dresher, PA, is a unique concept by Joe and Mike, combining three of their passions—beer, coffee, and rock and roll. In this video they describe how they selected the site for their microbrewery and coffee house, their marketing concept and implementation, the 7BBL brewing equipment they chose, how they built out their brewery and several other useful tips they learned along the way.
While not absolutely necessary, some brewers prefer to rinse or 'sparge' their grain at the end of the mash period to recover as much sugar as possible. While cold water can be used, it is generally recommended to use hot water at 75°C/167°F as sugars will be recovered more readily and the grain bed kept more fluid, allowing easier...
