Just a short showing how I made a large quantity of bratwurst for an Oktoberfest party I threw recently.
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2022 Crown Point Rib Competition Road Trip
Another year; another contest. It’s time for my annual trip to Crown Point, Indiana for the annual Pentwater Rib Competition. Hoping to regain my title
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Fermented Hot Sauce Via the Pepper Mash Method (Part 1)
End of summer is the time of year where I begin fermenting some of my harvested garden grown peppers in preparation for turning them into
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Italian Beef Sandwich with Melrose Peppers; Cooked Using the SNS Grills Drip ‘N Griddle Pan
Another iteration of the Chicago Italian Beef Sandwich. This time coated with fresh herbs, garlic, and onion then cooked on a roasting pan (the Drip
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Blanching Sweet Corn with the Spike Brewing Solo Basket
It’s that time of year where Illinois sweet corn is ready to eat and to preserve for eating later. I bought a whole sack (50
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Home Brewed American Lager with Rice Adjunct: Tasting, Recipe, and Yeast Comparison
The tasting video on my American Lager made with rice adjunct similar to Budweiser, but this is no Bud. This is “Better Than Bud”! Also,
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Garage Home Brewery Organization: Breweries on Wheels
Sharing with you how I organization a multipurpose room/area (my garage) to accommodate home brewing equipment (and cooking gear as well) for easy in and
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Cereal Mashing: How To Gelatinize Rice for Brewing
A walk through of the process for gelatinizing rice to use in home brew. I decided to make this after not seeing any videos on
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Cereal Mashing Rice, Spike All-In-One PRV, JaDeD Brewing, Two Cooks Spoil the Broth, and BRAJCON?!
An impromptu live stream during a brew day. Guest; Clay from JaDeD Brewing. #SpikeBrewing #BRAJCON #CerealMash
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American Pale Ale w/ Idaho 7 Hops Recipe – KRIMS & Nostalgia Brew Day Followup
The beer tasting follow up to the Nostalgia Brew Day (KRIMS on a Budget) video.Guest: Clay from JaDeD Brewing joins me to try the beer.
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Cleaning Multiple Beer Lines At The Same Time
Homebrewing quick tip on using a fountain pump and some beer faucet attachments to clean multiple beer lines at the same time. Nozzles Used in
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Cost Effective 2 Vessel K-RIMS on a DIY Cooler-Based Brew System: When Old Meets New Nostalgia Brew
What happens when you dust off an old 3-vessel budget DIY cooler-based brew system and brew on it as if it were a 2-vessel K-RIMS
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Extract Brewing in the Winter
Tired of struggling with all-grain brewing during the cold winter months in my garage, I decided to go back to extract brewing indoors to make
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The ‘Fermchamberator’: a Kegerator Turned Refrigerator Turned Fermentation Chamber (and Back Again)
I repurposed and converted an old kegerator turned fridge in my garage into a fermentation chamber capable of heating and cooling batches of fermenting wort
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Homebrewing Hose Cleaning Tip: Keg Wands!
A little trick I use to make my life so much easier when it comes to rinsing, cleaning, and sanitizing various hoses used in home
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Bourbon Stout Update: Recipe, Tasting, & Comparison to Dragon’s Milk
The conclusion video to the Bourbon Stout Live Stream Brew Day on November 6, 2021 where I go through the fermentation and infusion of bourbon
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The Chicago Pizza Pot Pie
If you’ve ever had the pizza pot pie from the Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co., you will appreciate this inspired homemade version. My apologies
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