When I think of brewing beer it involves steeping some grains (in my new cooler box mash tun configuration) and transferring it to my "kettle", usually with some spillage in the process. Then starts the uphill battle to convince my little Defy to break the laws of physics to get a pot nearly bigger than itself to start a rolling boil. After this there are the hop additions to keep track of, sanitation, syphoning and all sorts of messy tasks. Throughout this process there is monitoring temperatures, making sure you keep everything clean both before and after the brewing and of course the idea of bottling will also become a reality a week or two from brew day. All this effort will eventually lead me to sit back a couple of weeks later to a (hopefully) palatable beer that I can be proud of as I think back of what it took to create. To be fair, it is not all that hard and I maintain that this is where part of the fun and at least 50% of the (dare I say) "craft" comes in. Recently two guys over in the U.S of A have devised a new system they call Picobrew. I am not going to elaborate too much as I believe what they have managed to create is pretty incredible, but to be honest I am not so sure about how I feel about the home brewing implications it holds. Check out the video (also available on the site at above link): What do you think about this new system? How do you feel it will affect/change the home brew scene? To me the whole idea of getting messy and hands-on is part of the appeal. I suspect that such contraptions will not hit our shores any time soon, but how fair is that beer compared to a beer brewed by someone using "normal" home brew equipment for a competition? Just saying... Thanks to my friend, Flemming over in Spain for sending me this link.
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Recently enlightened by the exciting world of craft beer I have been falling in love with new flavors, colors and smells. I do not consider myself a professional brewer (yet), but I am an enthusiast and passionate about beer and that is all that matters... Archives
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