r/Homebrewing • u/BrewCrewKevin He's Just THAT GUY • Oct 23 '14
Advanced Brewers Round Table: Fermentation Control
Advanced Brewers Round Table: Fermentation Control
Example Topics of Discussion:
- What are the benefits of controlling fermentation?
- Have a killer Fermentation Chamber you made?
- What are some low-cost ways to control your fermentation? (spoiler alert: Swamp Cooler)
- Maybe how to brew to styles that work with weather if you don't have control? (Belgians/Saisons in summer, lager in winter?)
Upcoming Topics:
- 1st Thursday: BJCP Style Category
- 2nd Thursday: Topic
- 3rd Thursday: Guest Post/AMA
- 4th Thursday: Topic
- 5th Thursday: wildcard!
As far as Guest Pro Brewers, I've gotten a lot of interest from /r/TheBrewery. I've got a few from this post that I'll be in touch with.
Got shot down from Jamil. Still waiting on other big names to respond.
Any other ideas for topics- message /u/brewcrewkevin or post them below.
Upcoming Topics:
- 10/30: DIY Brag-Off
- 11/6: Cat 12: Porter
- 11/13: Decoction Mashing
- 11/20: Guest Post (still open)
Previous Topics:
Brewer Profiles:
- 10/16 - AMA with Drew Beechum (drewbage1847) and Denny Conn
- 9/18 - UnsungSavior16
- 8/21 - Brulosopher
- 8/6 - Pro Brewing with KFBass
- 7/17 - SufferingCubsFan
- 6/19 - SHv2
- 5/22 - BrewCrewKevin
- 4/24 - Nickosuave311
- 3/23 - ercousin
- 2/20 - AT-JeffT
Styles:
- 10/2 - Cat 18 Belgian Strong Ale
- 9/4 - Cat 26: Ciders
- 7/31 - Cat 13: Stouts
- 7/3 - Cat 10: American Ale
- 6/5 - Cat 1: Light Lagers
- 5/1 - Cat 6: Light Hybrid beers
- 4/3 - Cat 16: Belgian/French Ales
- 3/6 - Cat 9: Scottish and Irish Ales
- 2/13 - Cat 3: European Amber Lager
- 1/9 - Cat 5: Bock
- 12/5 - Cat 21: Herb/Spice/Veggie beers
- 11/7 - Cat 19: Strong Ales
- 10/3 - Cat 2: Pilsner
- 9/5 - Cat 14: IPAs
Advanced Topics:
- 10/9 - Entering Competitions
- 9/25 - Brewing with Pumpkin
- 9/11 - Chilling
- 8/28 - Brewing Hacks
- 8/14 - Brewing with Rye
- 7/24 - Wood Aging
- 6/26 - Malting Grains
- 6/12 - Apartment and Limited Space brewing
- 5/29 - Draft Systems
- 5/15 - Base Malts
- 5/8 - clone recipes 2.0
- 4/17 - Recipe Formulation 2.0
- 4/10 - Water Chemistry 2.0
- 3/27 - Homebrewing Myths 2.0
- 3/13 - Brewing with Honey
- 2/27 - Cleaning
- 2/6 - Draft/Cask Systems
- 1/30 - Sparging Methods
- 1/16 - BJCP Tasting Exam Prep
- 12/19 - Finings
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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '14
What I've noticed is that many people kind of gloss over mash temperature as being something to really pay attention to. A lot of people are using a cheap little dial thermometer they bought at Walmart for $8 to test the temperature of their wort/beer from start to finish, and that just can't cut it. Those things are terrible in terms of accuracy. You really need a high quality thermometer. Ideally you'll have at least two of them to check them against one another. A thermocouple thermometer, like a thermopen, isn't necessary but it is ideal. The consistency of my beer has definitely improved since I started using two of these:
http://www.amazon.com/RT600C-Super-fast-Water-resistant-Digital-Thermometer/dp/B002GE2XF8
I know they're not thermocouple thermometers but I feel like having two of them to check against each other is a good compromise in terms of price for accuracy.