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A pound of sugar per five gallons of beer will add nine points to the original gravity and reduce the final gravity by two points. We’ve all heard it. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve even parroted it myself in the past. But it’s only half true. The OG contribution of simple sugars is certainly […] Frequent visitors will probably have noticed that I tend to be a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to beer recipes. After all, brewers are discovering new things to do with malts, hops, water, and yeast all the time. That approach does get a bit dull after a while though – especially when one […] Background Last time I toyed with the idea of “reverse mashing”, I found that an unheated kitchen isn’t a great place to do mashing experiments in the winter. Fortunately, I have a new toy available in the form of an oven with a “Warm” (170°F – 77°C) setting, and so I was able to perform […] |
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