hot sauce Kalamazoo Hot Sauce Enthusiasts Meetup - Great Success The Kalamazoo Hot Sauce Enthusits meeting in January was a great success! After a long break following the worst of COVID-19, KHSE met for the second ever time at the Distant Whistle brewery
Let's Talk About Brewing With Intent What do I mean by "Brewing with intent"? Instead of digging right into it, I'll start with a few personal examples. My very first solo batch of beer was supposed to
guide Let's Talk About Carbonation as an Ingredient The thought of first putting something like this together came to me when I was judging a competition some odd months back. As my judging partner and I were going through the beers,
competition Keepers of Craft homebrew club recognized with Gambrinus Club Award! Pittsburgh, Pa. • June 25, 2022 The Keepers of Craft homebrew club of Kalamazoo, Mich., was presented the Gambrinus Club Award at the 2022 National Homebrew Competition, organized by the American Homebrewers Association® (AHA)
competition Keepers Wort Mixer Competition for Big Brew Day May 7th 2022 At the last meeting we announced the rules & teams for the inaugural Keepers of Craft Wort Mixer. Teams of 3 brewers have been randomly paired up to design and brew one of
off-flavour Off-flavour tasting Here are the descriptors, causes & possible fixes to the off-flavours from yesterday's meeting Acetaldehyde (green apple) green apple/dry cider acetaldehyde is a precursor to ethanol from glucose is found in every
Keepers of Craft takes home 2021 Homebrew Club of the Year! Each year homebrew clubs from around the state of Michigan pool together entries for the Michigan Beer Cup homebrew competition. When medals are awarded, scores are also given and aggregated for each club.
recipe Hard Seltzer Recipe Prepared by Evan Kessick Ingredients: 6 gal distilled water (2 gal at boil, 4 gallons cold) (Boil) 6 lbs corn sugar (dextrose) (Boil) 12 gm Citric Acid (Boil) 4 gm Calcium Chloride (Boil)
meeting November Meeting Recording Posted For our November meeting we were honored to have Lance Shaner, owner of Omega Yeast, on to talk to us about some of the Kveik strains they propagate (and other cool yeast knowledge!
Keepers Cup 2020 Entries for the 2020 Keepers Cup are now being accepted! Competition season has been a little rough this year due to the pandemic, but that's not going to keep The Keepers of Craft
presentation Fermenting Foods Fermentation isn't just for liquids. In this presentation we introduce the art of fermenting foods, focusing typically on the fermentation of fruit & vegetables, but similar techniques could be applied to meats, if
recipe First brew with Philly Sour - Lachancea spp. lactic acid producing yeast Cross posting a recent Reddit post I made in /r/homebrewing. So what is Philly Sour? Philly Sour is a Novel Lachancea spp. yeast that is capable of producing lactic acid while also
presentation Brewing Water This is the most recent revision of the brewing water presentation that I've given in the past. The presentation explores the contribution of various ions to the perception of the beer, mash pH,
meeting Christmas Brew Day 2019 It's the most maltiest time of the year! The Keepers of Craft were back at it again at One Well Brewing's production facility in December. One Well, being the fine, upstanding, and supportive
meeting 2019 Beer Generator Competition The 2019 beer generator competition was a great success! For the uninitiated, this year Keepers of Craft held a competition in which all participants were asked to brew a beer that they chose
The Quest for Quetico Yeast (Method) Methods used while traveling & harvesting wild yeast from Canadian Provincial Park Quetico August 2019
recipe Baltic Porter This is the recipe that got a honorable mention at the Bell's comp. It was derived from Adventures in Homebrewing's Buccaneer Baltic Porter. You can use lager yeast for a proper Baltic porter,
The Quest for Quetico Yeast (Location) About Quetico and my quest for capturing wild yeast far off the beaten path
presentation Brewing for Competitions Who wouldn't want unbiased and valuable feedback on how to make better beer? And maybe a little bling. This was originally a Powerpoint presentation used for an in-person meeting. Instead of attaching the
recipe Denali IPA This is basically the Zymurgy Two Hearted recipe with Denali hops instead of Centennial. I brewed it with a 30 minute mash and a 30 minute boil. Denali IPA body { font-size: 100%; } Denali
recipe First Beer with Voss Kveik In preparation for the upcoming Goshen Homebrew Competition, I decided I'd give a strain of Kveik yeast a whirl and make some beer. My chosen strain for the competition was Voss Kveik which
recipe Boss Tweed Clone Attempt #1 Good morning all! I wanted to take some time and share my first attempt at a Boss Tweed clone in preparation for the upcoming release by Old Nation Brewing Co. First, I’d
recipe Black Currant Sherbet (Lactose) Sour My first sour of many to come. There have been a lot of really flavorful beers coming out of the SW Michigan area lately. Specifically I've really enjoyed many of the Odd Side
