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Basement Brewing a DunkelWeizen

Posted in homebrew by Jeff Louella on the November 23rd, 2007

Well, I decided to take the leap and jump into microbrewing. I chose a DunkelWeizen as my first brew. Though I haven’t had many DunkelWeizens, but the ones that I have had I loved. I went down to my local homebrew store and picked up the ingredients. I brewed them all up on sunday night and now they are fermenting in my basement. Today I am moving the brew from the primary fermentor to the secondary fermentor. Then from there, I will have about a week before I bottle. I posted the recipe on my basement brewing blog. I will be posting back here with my progress. Here are some photos of what I have done so far.

The Secret RecipeAll The IngredientsThe Grains In Their Soaking BagsBoiling Up The WortSoaking The Malt In Hot Water To Loosen It UpSome Of The HopsAdding The 2nd Whole Leaf HopsThe Strained Out HopsCooling Down The WortWhite Labs HefeWeizen Live YeastMy 9 Gallon Primary Fermentor With Brew Belt24 Hours Later - Fermentation Has Begun.
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Mini Beer Keg Dispenser

Posted in Beers by Jeff Louella on the November 5th, 2007

I’m about to venture into the world of home micro brewing. I have made a couple batches of wine recently and I feel it came out pretty well. After the primary and secondary fermentation, there is a lot of waiting while making wine. Though my most recent Argentinian Malbec is over 8 months old, it still is going to take another 8 months to be at a top quality level. That may also take a year or more. I like wine, but I love beer. So I feel it is time to put up or shut up.

One of the biggest reasons it has taken me this long to decide to make some home brew was the bottling of all the bottles. Though it isn’t the toughest job, cleaning and sanitizing 70 bottles does take some time. I would prefer just to keg the beer, but kegs are heavy, bulky, and hard to transport to a friends house for a party. So I have slowly been searching for alternatives. I think I found the perfect device. The Mini Keg Beer Dispenser by Avanti.

Avanti MBD5L - 5L Mini Beer Keg

Features

  • Ideal for Use In Your Home, Boat, BBQ, RV or Camper
  • Uses All Standard 5L Mini Beer Kegs (Not Included)
  • Heineken Type Keg Adapter Included (Use of CO2 Cartridges Not Necessary)
  • Digital Display for Temperature Settings (ºC/ºF)
  • UL Listed AC/DC Power Adapters Included
  • Tapping / Cleaning Kits Included
  • CO2 Pressure Regulator Included
  • Three 16 gram CO2 Cartridges Included (Enough to dispense 3 or more 5L Kegs).
  • Instructional DVD Included
  • Lightweight for Easy Portability
  • Thermoelectric Technology
  • Soft Interior Lighting with On/Off Switch
  • Can Accommodate a larger (340 gram) CO2 Cylinder (Enough to dispense up to 20 Kegs)
  • PLEASE CLICK HERE to view a special video presentation about this product!
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