Author Archives: Kai

Yeast Propagator

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Kai

I finally took some pictures of the yeast propagator I built a while back and posted them along with descriptions here: Yeast Propagator The intend was to enhance the yeast propagation on the stir plate by being able to aerate … Continue reading →

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Beer color to mash pH (v2.0)

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Kai

I finally completed an article than I promised when I wrote the Sep/Oct 2011 Zymurgy article on mash pH and beer color: Beer color to mash pH (v2.0). Don’t get too excited, though. This is very heavy on math and … Continue reading →

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Don’t trust your refractometer blindly

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Kai

I just learned that it is always a good idea to check the correction factor that applies to your refractometer. A commonly accepted correction factor for converting a refractometer’s Brix reading to a hydrometer Plato reading is 1.04. I was … Continue reading →

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Diacetylrest at 22 C (72 F)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Kai

This may sound crazy, but I commonly hold the “Diacetyl rest” at 22 C (72 F) for my lagers. When reading through some German brewing papers I notices that some of them referred to a fermentation schedule where the lager … Continue reading →

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Yeast propagation experiment

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Kai

I finally ran a brewing experiment again and am dusting off this blog to post the results. The experiment was a repeat of a standard experiment that evaluates yeast growth in still, intermittently shaken and stirred starters. I like how … Continue reading →

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Images are back

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Kai

I finally found the time to fix the images on the wiki. Most of them I was able to get back from a back-up. The rest I simply had to upload again from my disk at home. Let me know … Continue reading →

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Braukaiser Wiki Images

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Kai

A few days ago I received a note that my site was hacked and used for a phishing scheme. I asked the support staff to remove the files, but apparently that did some damage to the images for the Wiki. … Continue reading →

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Not Again !!!

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Kai

Getting back into brewing seems to be plagued with all sorts of obstacles. This time I ran out of propane before getting the wort to a boil. And yes, it was at night again and I was far from being … Continue reading →

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Brewtus Interuptus

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Kai

Last night I was finally able to brew again. I was done mashing and lautering the Weissbier wort when I pulled out my turkey fryer burner just to find out that it stopped working. Despite a full propane cylinder no … Continue reading →

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Hop Juice

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Kai

Could there be something stronger than the IPA (or KaIPA for this matter) itself? Yes, the beer that can be squeezed from the spent dry hops. Something only a true brewing geek knows to enjoy. Besides being murky like the … Continue reading →

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