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How to build a "Beer Box" for year round brewing

Posted by: Makebeer on 4/28/2011 | 4 Comments

Customer Jay Hart submitted this photo of his "Beer Box" on our Facebook fan page and many of our customers emailed us asking for the specs.  This blog submitted by Jay includes pictures and specs of his year round solution for temperature control. 
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Making the Coopers Mexican Cerveza

Posted by: Makebeer on 4/13/2011 | 2 Comments
It was Friday. Time for a beer tasting and an easy homebrew. This time I make the Coopers Mexican Cerveza. A great beer to serve when the weather is hot.

Recipe was Coopers Mexican Cerveza beer kit and Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 made to 23 liters. Read More »
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Cinco de Mayo - Mexican Cerveza Recipes

Posted by: Makebeer on 4/7/2011 | 0 Comments
With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner I thought it would be a good time to discuss one of our best selling beer kits-Mexican Cerveza. Read More »
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By Jason on Sanitize, Sanitize, Sanitize!! :
"This is my first Home brew batch, I got the kit for my B-day, I have been using bleach on everything so-far to sanitize everything. In about 4 of 5 days it will be time to bottle for my first time (I am excited) I think I will run the unused bottles in the dish washer without soap(to remove dust and such) then rinse with a bleach mixture to sanitize, one final rinse with water to get rid of the bleach, then bottle my first batch of beer. I hope my method will give me a good brew. If not please let me know, I am a new to home brew." Read more ›
By Makebeer on Bottling Day:
"@Piers. There should be adequate amount of yeast in suspension (as long as you don't wait to long before bottling) so as not to shake the beer before bottling. The amount of final carbonation is determined by the sugar added to the bottle." Read more ›
By Piers on Bottling Day:
"Hi there. I have a similar question to Jim. If you are adding sugar to each bottle, should you stir the fermented beer prior to pouring it into the bottles, to evenly distribute any residue etc?" Read more ›

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