http://www.mixx.com/users/homebrewer Mixx of activity by Homebrewer en-us For many years I never worried about balancing pH or even what my water profile was when brewing.  After all, the beer was fine and most of the time I was Mon Oct 06 02:02:33 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2339973/beer_ph_hard_water_treatment_for_brewing_home_brewing_beer_blog_by_beersmith thingy_2339973 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/10/05/beer-ph-hard-water-treatment-for-brewing/ This week we examine the topic of troubleshooting homebrewed beer. Despite the best laid plans of mice and men, not every beer you brew is going to be a homerun. Mon Sep 22 03:49:12 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2194607/troubleshooting_homebrewed_beer thingy_2194607 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/09/21/troubleshooting-homebrewed-beer/ Scotch Ale brings forth visions of fog filled bogs, dimly lit pubs and a hearty pint of ale.  Scotland has always had its own distinct brewing style Sun Sep 07 04:46:10 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2041320/scotch_ale_recipes_beer_styles_home_brewing_beer_blog_by_beersmith thingy_2041320 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/09/06/scotch-ale-recipes-beer-styles/ Decoction mashing is a great way to enhance the flavor and clarity of your all grain beer recipes, and requires only minimal additional equipment and time. Few homebrewers use decoction mashing in their recipes, but it is a very powerful technique for enh Tue Sep 02 03:31:01 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1983546/decoction_mashing_for_beer_recipes_home_brewing_beer_blog_by_beersmith thingy_1983546 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/09/01/decoction-mashing-for-beer-recipes/ Brewing water plays a very important role in the flavor of your homebrewed beer.   Knowing the character of your local water source as well as how to Sun Aug 24 23:02:41 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1904340/brewing_water_hard_or_soft_home_brewing_beer_blog_by_beersmith thingy_1904340 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/08/24/brewing-water-hard-or-soft/ Brewing with malt extract (liquid or dry) is the starting point for every new brewer. This week we take a look at how to optimize your beer by understanding malt extract and the brewing process. Sat Aug 16 23:20:23 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1838023/malt_extract_beer_brewing_home_brewing_beer_blog_by_beersmith thingy_1838023 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/08/16/malt-extract-beer-brewing/ Counter pressure bottle fillers and the Blichmann Beer Gun make short work of bottling directly from the keg. These systems let you keg your home brewed beer while still maintaining the flexibility to bottle when needed for competitions as well as share a Sun Aug 03 05:35:05 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1638591/the_beer_gun_and_counter_pressure_fillers_bottling_beer_home_brewing_beer_blog_by_beersmith thingy_1638591 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/08/02/the-beer-gun-and-counter-pressure-fillers-bottling-beer/ Washing yeast to reuse it in another batch of beer is a great technique to have in your home brewing arsenal. Yeast washing is a simple process used to separate the live yeast from the underlying trub (hops and spent grains) left at the bottom of your fer Sat Jul 26 04:48:46 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1414207/yeast_washing_reusing_your_yeast_home_brewing_beer_blog_by_beersmith thingy_1414207 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/07/25/yeast-washing-reusing-your-yeast/ Brown ale is a distinctively English style that has also become popular with microbreweries in the United States. Today we'll look at the origins of this classic style, how to brew Brown Ale at home and also a sampling of Brown Ale recipes. Thu Jul 10 02:16:59 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/880212/brown_ale_recipes_brewing_styles thingy_880212 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/07/09/brown-ale-recipes-brewing-styles/ All grain brewers can be obsessive about the efficiency of their brewing system. This week we will look at 5 methods you can use to improve your overall brewhouse efficiency to get the most out of your all grain brewing session. Fri Jul 04 15:35:20 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/734724/5_ways_to_improve_your_all_grain_beer_efficiency_home_brewing_beer_blog_by_beersmith thingy_734724 Homebrewer http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/07/04/5-ways-to-improve-your-all-grain-beer-efficiency/ Or at least more cowbell! Wed Feb 27 02:22:38 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/118421/homebrew_crisis_where_have_all_the_brewing_hops_gone comment_41408