Finally made my own bacon from scratch by curing a pork belly, smoking it, and finally slicing and grilling it on my kamado. It was
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First Live Stream and 2017 End of Year Message to My Subscribers
End of year update for 2017, wishing you all well in 2018, tasting my 2016 pinot grigio, and general chat with my subscribers. Links to
Continue readingStanding Rib Roast: Dry Brined, Herb Rubbed, Slow Roasted, & Reverse Seared on a Kamado
An annual end of the year tradition, I cook a standing rib roast for Christmas dinner. In addition to dry brining to help the meat
Continue readingTraditional Italian American Meatballs
A traditional Italian-American meatball recipe made from scratch for use with my traditional pasta gravy (red tomato sauce) on spaghetti and other pasta. Ingredients are
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Pecan & hickory smoked pulled beef sandwiches, braised in a dutch oven on my kamado, and served on buns; one topped with homemade horseradish cream
Continue readingChannel Update: Where Has the ‘BBQ’ in ‘BEER-N-BBQ’ Gone?
An update on my Kamado Joe Big Joe hinge problem, an explanation for the disproportionate ratio of brewing to cooking videos that resulted, and an
Continue readingChoosing a Fermenter: Bucket, Carboy, Keg, or Conical
An overview and comparison of the pros and cons of the four main types of fermenters available to homebrewers and winemakers; plastic buckets, carboys (glass
Continue readingAdjusting Homebrew Recipes Due to Extract Efficiency Differences
A quick tutorial on how to adopt (modify the grain bill) another person’s homebrew recipe when its extract efficiency is different from your own brew
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A short tip on scaling your homebrew recipes and answer to a question I get regularly. Leverage my brewing recipe template to scale a recipe
Continue readingCF10 Spike Conical Unitank Fermenter: A Hands-On Review
An overview and walk through of using the CF10 Spike Brewing conical fermenter to ferment a 10 gallon batch of beer that I made. Topics
Continue readingSous Vide Strip Steak on the PicoBrew Pico Pro
Did you know that the PicoBrew Pico has a Sous Vide cooking option built in? I though I’d give it a try on a couple
Continue readingThe Pico Pro: A Hands On Review
My review, and walk through, of using the Pico Pro by PicoBrew to brew a beer with one of their prepackaged PicoPaks. The PicoPak I
Continue readingMy 10 Gallon Brewery: Overview & First Brew Day
In this culmination of my 5 to 10 gallon brewery upgrade project, I walk through the new brew system layout showing how the individual components
Continue readingMy Spike Brewing 20 Gallon Custom Kettle
The 4th component in my 5 to 10 gallon brewery upgrade project is my new 20 gallon 3-port stainless steel brew kettle from Spike Brewing.
Continue readingHow to Make an Immersion Chiller: A DIY Project
A tutorial on how to build an immersion wort chiller suitable to chill ten gallons of hot wort down to yeast pitching temperature. This is
Continue readingBuilding a Hot Liquor Tank: A DIY Project
An easy step-by-step tutorial on converting a 10 gallon beverage cooler into a Hot Liquor Tank (HLT) for all grain brewing. This is another component
Continue readingBuilding a Mash Tun: A DIY Project
As part of my 5 to 10 gallon brewery upgrade project, this step-by-step tutorial on making your own mashtun/lautertun from a picnic cooler will allow
Continue readingGrilled Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Cooking a couple of marinated and glazed pork tenderloins on my kamado grill; starting indirectly then finishing up directly over the hot coals. The result
Continue readingBrothers Brown: English Brown Ale
My brother, Chad, and I made a batch of English brown ale, fermented it while naturally carbonating in the Fermentasaurus conical fermenter, and racked it
Continue readingHow to Make a Spunding Valve: A DIY Project
Learn how to make your own home brew spunding valve to assist with closed system pressure transfers from vessel to vessel (e.g. fermenter to keg)
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