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Brew Day Planning

Posted by Barley Beaver on

Every brewmaster knows that you should always plan ahead to make sure that you have everything you need for your brew day, so ordering online and making sure you get everything you need before you begin brewing makes sense. Making a checklist of the equipment and ingredients that you need is always a good idea, especially if you are trying something new, such as all grain brewing or kegging and dispensing your homebrew.In this post, I will mention a few areas that are often forgotten when planning to brew that next batch of beer. Once you have made your list,...

Why Choose Canuck Homebrew Supply?

Posted by Barley Beaver on

Why order homebrew supplies online from Canuck Homebrew Supply? Many people may ask the question and the answers are endless. Quality, selection, prices and free shipping are a few reasons. Quality: All of our ingredients are fresh and our beer kits come from suppliers that are known throughout Canada. We also have advanced homebrewing equipment for those that have been making their own beer for years. Selection: Being an online homebrew store we are not just 4 walls with limited square footage to display our products, our warehouses are full of brewing supplies. You may view the hundreds of pieces...

Wort Chillers Coils

Posted by Barley Beaver on

Benefits of using a Wort Chiller - Stainless Steel & Copper Coils  Monitoring the temperature of the wort is necessary when making beer. As the temperature falls below 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60oC) even before any fermentation activity is observed, the beer is at high risk of being contaminated with bacteria and wild yeast strains. In order to reduce this risk, it is important for the wort to spend as little time as possible in this temperature range. Thus, force cooling is usually employed by home brewers so that the yeasts can take effect without the risk of contamination. The hot wort...

Do I Need a Grain Mill?

Posted by Barley Beaver on

Homebrewers understand that if you are going to be "all grain brewing", the whole grains should be broken down into small pieces before they can be soaked in hot water. Traditionally, home brewers have used a rolling pin to break the grains, but this labourious task requires a lot of time and human labour. This is the reason why home brewers now use grain mills. While it is a viable option as a home brewer to use crushed or milled brewing grains, many homebrewers avoid doing so because they believe the flavour is slightly different compared to freshly milled grains....

My homebrew is ready to bottle - now what?

Posted by Barley Beaver on

Okay, now that you have made sure that your homebrew is completely fermented (not sure, go back and read 'Bottle Bombs'), you are ready to start thinking about bottling your homebrew. Before you start, make sure you are prepared and that you have the following bottling equipment sanitized and ready: Bottling Bucket (one with a spigot makes bottling easier with less chance of transferring any sediment to your bottles) Enough clean amber coloured* PET or glass bottles** Bottle Caps - PET or Oxygen lined metal caps for glass bottles (you will need a bottle capper for these) Siphoning Tube Bottle...