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Illustration: Christmas Beer: Styles, Spices and a Holiday Ale Recipe Styles & recipes4 min read Christmas Beer: Styles, Spices and a Holiday Ale RecipeThe main Christmas beer styles, when to brew them, how much cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg or orange peel to use, and our honey spice Christmas ale recipe at 7.2% ABV. Mash Tun Brau Supply Brew day6 min read HERMS Electric Brewing Explained: HLT, Mash Tun, Boil Kettle and LauteringHow a heat-exchange recirculating mash system holds mash temperature, steps it, and sparges, vessel by vessel, with a full brew-day walkthrough on a 240V three-vessel electric brewery. Strawberry Blonde Ale recipe card: 5.3% ABV, 22 IBU Styles & recipes3 min read Strawberry Blonde Ale Recipe (All-Grain) and Tasting NotesAn all-grain strawberry blonde ale you can brew at 5 to 30 gallons: 5.3% ABV, pale malt and wheat, Hallertau Blanc, and a pound of strawberries per gallon added after... Steam condenser brau supply Chilling3 min read Steam Condenser for Indoor Brewing: How It Works and How to Set It UpA steam condenser turns boil steam back into water so you can brew indoors without an exhaust hood. How it works, how to set it up, how it changes your... Chasing Ghosts Hazy IPA recipe card: 6.8% ABV, 14 IBU Styles & recipes4 min read Chasing Ghosts Hazy IPA Recipe: Citra, Simcoe and KveikA Citra and Simcoe hazy IPA fermented with Opshaug kveik: 6.8% ABV, whirlpool and dry hops only, with our 15 gallon brew day and tasting notes. Switches between 5 to... Cloud Walker Hazy IPA recipe card: 6.2% ABV, 10 IBU Styles & recipes3 min read Cloud Walker Hazy IPA Recipe: El Dorado, Comet and KveikA hazy IPA with 30% oats, El Dorado and Comet hops, fermented with Opshaug kveik in 4 days. 6.2% ABV, with the grain bill explained and our brew day. Switches... Check out the homebrew challenge Getting started3 min read Check out the homebrew challengeMartin Keen’s Homebrew Challenge: brewing every BJCP beer style, one a week, on a Unibräu. What it is, and how to brew through the styles yourself. HopBlock: The Hop Filter We Built Because Mesh Filters Kept Failing Equipment3 min read HopBlock: The Hop Filter We Built Because Mesh Filters Kept FailingMesh hop spiders rip, clog and hold two ounces. The HopBlock is a 10-inch perforated stainless plate that sits on the kettle floor, takes a DIPA's worth of hops, and... Unibräu 10 gallon electric brewing system with SV1 controller, pump and chiller Equipment4 min read Unibräu vs Grainfather: G30, G40 and G70 ComparedThe Grainfather G30 costs less and has an app; the Unibräu has a thicker kettle, tri-clamp fittings and sizes up to 30 gallons. Side by side, with sources (October 2026). Ideal temperature placement in recirculating mash brewing system Brew day5 min read Where to Measure Mash Temperature: At the InletMeasure mash temperature at the inlet, where recirculated wort flows back into the mash tun. Why it beats the outlet or the middle of the grain bed, how to set... How to Set Up a Fermenter Temperature Control Kit (Water or Glycol) Fermentation3 min read How to Set Up a Fermenter Temperature Control Kit (Water or Glycol)What’s in our fermenter temperature control kit, which version you need, and how to plumb and set it up on a jacketed Unitank with tap water or a glycol chiller,... Hot Side Aeration: Is It Real? Where Oxygen Matters on Brew Day Fermentation5 min read Hot Side Aeration: Is It Real? Where Oxygen Matters on Brew DayHot side aeration isn't a myth, but it isn't where most people look. Splashing boiling wort does little; oxygen in the mash does the damage. What it does to your... Oxidation And You: Protecting Your Homebrew Fermentation3 min read Oxidation And You: Protecting Your HomebrewOxidation makes beer taste stale. Here is where oxygen gets in after fermentation and how to keep it out when you transfer and package. How to Aerate Wort: Oxygen for Yeast, Methods and How Much Fermentation2 min read How to Aerate Wort: Oxygen for Yeast, Methods and How MuchYeast need oxygen at the start of fermentation, and boiled wort has almost none. Why to aerate chilled wort, how much oxygen to aim for, and how splashing, air pumps... Dank ales recipe card: 6.7% ABV, 32 IBU Styles & recipes3 min read Dank Pale Ale and IPA Recipes (All-Grain): Galaxy, Simcoe, AmarilloWhat “dank” means in beer, and two all-grain recipes: a Hazy Tropical Pale Ale and the SuperDank IPA, with Galaxy, Simcoe and Amarillo. Both switch between 5 to 30 gallons. Popular Spring Seasonal Beers To Make This Year Styles & recipes3 min read Popular Spring Seasonal Beers To Make This YearRecipes for spring: our saison and American pale ale, each for 5, 10 or 15 gallons. Ah yes, the sights and sounds of spring are all around us. Birds are... Boiling with the Unibräu Brew day3 min read Boiling with the UnibräuWhy your Unibräu can read 205°F at a boil, why a gentle boil is enough, and how to get to the boil faster on 120V or 240V. 4 Beginner-Friendly Beers to Brew Styles & recipes3 min read 4 Beginner-Friendly Beers to BrewThe most forgiving beers for your first batches, why they’re easy to get right, and what to brew once you’ve got the process down.
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