home brewing – BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

September 11, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Pre-Prohibition Lager Recipe, Tasting, & Comparison

Tasting the pre-prohibition lager we brewed earlier in the summer during a live streamed brew day (link below) and comparing a gelatin fined batch to

July 22, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Pre-Prohibition Lager Live Stream Brew Day

We’ll be brewing a pre-prohibition lager using some new pieces of equipment: Here is the recipe we’ll be using:PDF: https://beernbbqbylarry.com/BNBFiles/Pre-Prohibition_Lager_12gal-20230722.pdfSpreadsheet: https://beernbbqbylarry.com/BNBFiles/Pre-Prohibition_Lager_12gal-20230722.xlsx Support my work via

June 22, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

The BoilerMaker Surface by Blichmann Engineering: A Hands-On Review

Blichmann Engineering released their latest product; an easy to clean electric kettle called the BoilerMaker Surface. Blichmann had sent me a couple of their earliest

June 12, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Better Than Bud Light: American Light Beer (w Rice): AKA #NotBudLight

Due to recent events surrounding boycotts of Bud Light by various groups of people, I thought I’d show the boycotters how to create their very

June 1, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Jacketed BrewBuilt X2 (14 Gallon) Fermenter Review: Is It a Unitank or a Conical?

My final review of the 14 gallon BrewBuilt X2 fermenter and IceMaster MAX 2 Glycol Chiller after having used it multiple times and posting updates

April 23, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Tips for a Leaky BrewBuilt X2 and Similar Pressure Fermenters That Use V-Clamps

Ever since my first use of the BrewBuilt X2 unitank fermenter, I’ve been dealing with it’s inability to hold pressure. After eventually solving the problem

April 4, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Vienna Lager Update: 2023 Recipe & Process Changes

I recently made several changes to my recipe and process for making an excellent Vienna lager. I think all of them contributed to a better

February 26, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

BrewBuilt X2 UNI Jacketed Conical Fermenter: First Look

My first of several upcoming videos on the new BrewBuilt X2 UNI Jacketed Conical Fermenter by MoreBeer! This overview video explains a number of advantages

January 26, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

The Case for Immersion Chillers: Why They Are The Best Wort Chilling Option for the Homebrewer

A run through of WHY immersion chillers are the best wort chilling option for home brewers making 10 gallon batches or less. After using various

January 2, 2023 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Oktoberfest Beer Recipe Matchup: Festbier vs Märzen…and the winner is…!

I threw a huge Oktoberfest party for my 50th birthday in Fall 2022 where I served 20 US gallons of home brewed Oktoberfest beer; half

December 17, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Big Bold & Beautiful: Brewing a Bourbon Stout (Taking The Mashtun Capacity Challenge)

It was time to brew the 2022 batch of bourbon stout which is a tweaked version of my 2021 recipe which was based upon New

December 13, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

Canning Home Brew Using the Oktober Design BenchMK Can Seamer and a Blichmann Engineering Beer Gun

Canning a 30 pack of bourbon stout using the Oktober Design BenchMK Can Seamer and Blichmann Engineering Beer Gun bottle (can) filler along with some

July 25, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

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

July 10, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

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

July 3, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

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

April 25, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

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.

April 25, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

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

April 25, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

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

February 9, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

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

January 23, 2022 BEER-N-BBQ by Larry

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