Braj! I hope this ain't the last vid... your an inspiration to brewing! I'm a product of the 90s, 87 for life! Everything about my knowledge of beginning brewing is all you braj. All your vids are top notch, I started making mead so I get the longevity and failure... your an inspiration to brewing click bait or not, keep the flow flowin braj! Cheers my friend 🍻 hope to see more vids! I make a lot of apple cider cuz i got trees and add dextrose but I add yeast nutrient to prevent all the b.s. and off flavors. Hope it helps, cheers
If you're going to make Seltzer you have the right yeast, you need to use a Seltzer yeast nutrient. I do it commercially. Brew it with an unfermentable sugar and all will ferment out except the sugar you used to get a consistent abv. Omega makes the yeast nutrient and I use it commercially and at home to make sour Seltzer stuff too. Oxygen helps a lot as well but it can make you finish a Seltzer in a week no stuck fermenting but it'll always be bone dry unless you backsweeten or use unfermentables(monkfruit, Stevia ect.)
I've binged the last 5ish years of videos over the last few days (now about to tackle some Hoppy Hour). I have a few buddies who own breweries, but I think its time I try my hand at some garage beers! I'm definitely leaning BIAB on an electric system since I'm in Canada and we have 8 month winters. I hope I didn't get to the party too late and this was the end, but either way thank for all of the hours of entertainment and laughs! PS. If you're currently setting up a new brewhouse in the new place, my name vote would be Braj Mahal 🤟🍻
I'm on a break from mandatory beer chugs but still love comin back to watch your channel man. Always able to capture the essence of what I loved about brewing beer... having fun. If this is the last one, we'll all be a bit sad, but all good. Appreciate the epic content over the years!
I hope I will see you soon having fun brewing and creating videos. I just discovered H4L two years ago when I started asking myself how to make a smoked sour beer (months before I tried to brew my first beer ever). It is by far my favourite beer channel, because it is not about beer, but about how good life can be with good friends, good booze, good 8-bit videogames. I had a ton of fun watching your videos (even the ones about food were ok-ish...), but I can understand that life changes and you come to a point where all the components that made something the most beautiful thing in life, they are just not there anymore and you have to choose to be stuck in a memory or to move on... I had a metalband with my best friends 20 years ago, iit was the most important thing in my life... now we all live far and some of the friends don't even talk to eachother anymore, families would make it impossible to reharse and tour, even the scene is not what it used to be. Time passes and I can't blame you for retiring from the beer thing... I will just miss you a lot, CJ! and I hope you will post some updates from time to time, about your life, the stray cats, the occasional batch of whatever crazy brew you will be attempting.
The frustration is real braj. Don’t let it get you down. Take a step back and clear your head. You are entertaining and fun to watch, not to mention I’ve learned a few things from you on the way. For your stuck fermentation, I know what has worked for me in the past is amylase enzyme, but I’ve only used it with beer. Not sure if it would have much effect on dextrose but something to think about. Also would be curious to see aeration with oxygen at the start with a big starter.
Man. What a pain. I will definitely try something like this. Specially since the kids think it's nasty. Now that's encouragement. I will most definitely use grain in it. Wish me luck Señor Braj. Cheers 🍻 from Phoenix, AZ
287 of the best brewing video's I've ever seen. All of it has been very entertaining. It prompted me to experiment more and to steer away from pre-packaged kits. I am also able to brew without spending a fortune on equipment, thnx to the advice in your video's. Whenever one of my beers is failing... whether it's stalled (or no) fermentation, ABV not where expected, flavor profile wrong.. any number of things. Before I stew in my anger, I watch a few of your videos and I feel much better about the journey. If this is truly the end, I thank you for all the content.
What you basically made here is a sugar wash. Home distillers make sugar washes all the time to make cheap vodka. A problem they run into and likely what happened to you was the PH crashes and the yeast stop working thus the stuck fermentation. You have to add something to your fermentation to keep the PH high enough for the yeast to finish out. An old distillers trick is to add oyster shells to the fermenter to buffer the PH. I would just monitor the PH and adjust as needed. PS, Don't quit :)
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You're a dream bud. I can understand it's frustrating, you just need a MBC. I've always enjoyed your content, I've learned so much and laugh so hard. You're gold 🥇always looking out for a braj and the two tips under the sink scene 😂
I stopped by Xul when I was in Knoxville because of you, really enjoyed the IPAs. Tried the PB&J and it taste exactly like a grape jelly uncrustable which honestly isn't my style as I'm a heavy PB guy/less jelly. Anyway, always love your videos and the Hoppy Hour. Cheers!
If you wanna ferment sugar use diammonium phosphate or DAP. It has helped me ge the fermentation going and not stalling. Try it next time you wanna ferment sugar, dextrose or honey.
Brewed a raspberry and vanilla milkshake IPA the other week and had to use a pound of dextrose. Almost felt like I was cheating. Great video Braj, keep them coming! Cheers!!!
Braj I love your videos. Don’t stop man! Everyone that brews knows the struggle, it’s all part of it. I subscribe to all the same brewtubers you do, but I don’t look forward to their videos coming out like I do yours. Stay the course man, we want to see more, who cares how the brews turn out.
I like using Voss Kveik when I make my wifes seltzers. That Orange flavor it gives off melds well with well with all fruits. Also I have found using a stainless steel fermenter with seltzers is the way to go. Light can hold up fermentation. When I started doing mine in a old 7 gallon keg I was able to stop messing with it during fermentation.
Ive enjoyed your videos cause YOU made brewing fun. You gotta do what's right for you. I hope it's not the last video but I'll watch the old ones to enjoy them. MBC!!!!!!
if your approaching it from a Seltzer stand point, maybe try using a Propper Seltzer Yeast Nutrient pack! I started brewing Seltzers because of your channel using Olive Nation extracts, Mango has been a fan favorite. Using the Propper Seltzer packs anf lutra Kviek have been money every time i have used them when i do a brew without grain. Love your content, you got me back into brewing after a 3 year slump and i am addicted again!!
Came to say the exact same thing. I've been using the Propper Seltzer nutrient with the Lutra Kviek and dextrose base for a number of recipes and it kicks off fast every time and finishes clean and dry.
Hey BRAJ, Sorry I missed you at XUL when I made that brewery crawl in Knoxville last week. I did try that PB&J Mixtape, and I was a bit blown away by the flavor. I did get the bread crust hint in there also. I thought it might be a honey malt added. I'm going to try experimenting myself. I get the corn sugar base and backsweetening also. You are definitely on the right track. I hope to see you continue making well produced videos. I have watched so many. I love your content. Oh, by the way, good luck on the marathon endeavor. Cheers!
Been waiting on this one! If this really is the end, I am super sad. By far my favorite brewtuber and where I learned basically everything. Sickest vids out there
If you were planning on kegging rather than bottle conditioning why didn't you just make the whole batch taste exactly how you wanted it, minus any fermentation, and then just fortify with a neutral spirit like vodka or Everclear to get you to your desired final ABV? I.E. something like a 4½ gallon mixture of your PB powder, whatever "jelly" flavor you're going for, and plain ol' H2O. 0 stuck ferments, 0 waiting time, same product. Just my 2 cents worth.
I did this thing where I mixed 13 lbs. of dextrose with 4 gallons of hot water. I let it cool down to room temperature(70* or so) stirred in a tablespoon of lemon juice, some yeast nutrient, and some distillers active dry yeast. Let it sit for a week and nothing happened. It was still at the sg. of 1.130. I stirred in a pack of TurboYeast and it took off like a rocket! Finished off in 5 days at a fg. of 0.990!
Braj... That finish was painful to watch. I've been in a brewing funk but you've ALWAYS pulled me out. Don't quit! Do an IPA, like the starburst one. I'd watch another video of you brewing an old recipe with you riffing like you do. You brought me here for the homebrew, but I stayed for the braj.
Your going to make me try this now. Geeze. I would halted fermentation completely transferred off the yeast cake onto the PB and J mixture then let it sit for a week of so then cold crash and keg. That should have left good residual sweetness with pb flavor.
I brew using dextrose (as I have a heart condition & using grain wipes me out for 2 days afterwards) first brew got stuck.....so I added more nutrient & it kicked off again so now I use 6 heaped tablespoons of nutrient for a 10 gallon batch & it's finished in a day (kveik lutra) but don't use a brew system, I heat half of the water on the stove (it ends up some where between 86-100 degrees) & then wrap the fermenter with 2 towels so the heat dissipates slower - unwrap it after 24hrs (I use a RAPT pill to track the gravity) & let it cool down & clear then add fruit juice, through a sanitised strainer to ensure no pulp, to it as I keg
Well if this is it, go out knowing you helped me give it a second shot. Ten years ago I flamed out after three brews that go progressively worse. Cinnamon toast crunch stout was a hit and Ive gotten into scheduling so I always have something on tap.
It didn’t look like a stuck fermentation, but way too much head space in the fermenter. That said, it may not have been enough simple sugars to be processed by the yeast. Also, could add yeast nutrient every couple days to keep the yeast going that way as well.🤷♂️ What if you combine the water, pb2, and the grape liquid, then recirc like a mash for 60 mins at 150/160? it could combine and break it down a bit more than just stirring?
Forever my favorite brewtuber! CH, your videos are simultaneously hilariously entertaining and educational. Have learned so much from you! Hope this isn’t your last
By using the liquid version of Lutra Kviek, this is no longer a gluten free beverage. The dry stuff is though, so next time just go with that and you're set!
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Thank you for teaching me everything I know about everything! I'd be lost without you braj!🙏🍻
😘
You guys are rock stars!
This isn’t the end, but the beginning of a new H4L era! Don’t give up CH, I’ll binge your old videos until you make another 3 cents!
I hope it's not the end. Your wisdom and the way you present it was 100% why I started brewing. Thank you!
Shout out Ferment Station! Great vid, braj. If you gotta take a break, do what's best for you and the cats dude.
Cheers Steve!
Braj! I hope this ain't the last vid... your an inspiration to brewing! I'm a product of the 90s, 87 for life! Everything about my knowledge of beginning brewing is all you braj. All your vids are top notch, I started making mead so I get the longevity and failure... your an inspiration to brewing click bait or not, keep the flow flowin braj! Cheers my friend 🍻 hope to see more vids! I make a lot of apple cider cuz i got trees and add dextrose but I add yeast nutrient to prevent all the b.s. and off flavors. Hope it helps, cheers
I've been waiting for this video like a kid waiting for my favorite Saturday Morning Cartoon to come on while stuffing my face with a PB&J
Without your vids id still be brewing extract recipe kits, Thanks brother.
If you're going to make Seltzer you have the right yeast, you need to use a Seltzer yeast nutrient. I do it commercially. Brew it with an unfermentable sugar and all will ferment out except the sugar you used to get a consistent abv. Omega makes the yeast nutrient and I use it commercially and at home to make sour Seltzer stuff too. Oxygen helps a lot as well but it can make you finish a Seltzer in a week no stuck fermenting but it'll always be bone dry unless you backsweeten or use unfermentables(monkfruit, Stevia ect.)
I've binged the last 5ish years of videos over the last few days (now about to tackle some Hoppy Hour). I have a few buddies who own breweries, but I think its time I try my hand at some garage beers! I'm definitely leaning BIAB on an electric system since I'm in Canada and we have 8 month winters.
I hope I didn't get to the party too late and this was the end, but either way thank for all of the hours of entertainment and laughs!
PS. If you're currently setting up a new brewhouse in the new place, my name vote would be Braj Mahal 🤟🍻
You got this braj!
I'm on a break from mandatory beer chugs but still love comin back to watch your channel man. Always able to capture the essence of what I loved about brewing beer... having fun. If this is the last one, we'll all be a bit sad, but all good. Appreciate the epic content over the years!
Broski I flippen LOVE YA best braj alive!
Thanks for the vids man. Your channel has been a mecca for brewing hacks and recipe ideas. Hope it's not the end, braj! Cheers!
I hope I will see you soon having fun brewing and creating videos. I just discovered H4L two years ago when I started asking myself how to make a smoked sour beer (months before I tried to brew my first beer ever). It is by far my favourite beer channel, because it is not about beer, but about how good life can be with good friends, good booze, good 8-bit videogames. I had a ton of fun watching your videos (even the ones about food were ok-ish...), but I can understand that life changes and you come to a point where all the components that made something the most beautiful thing in life, they are just not there anymore and you have to choose to be stuck in a memory or to move on... I had a metalband with my best friends 20 years ago, iit was the most important thing in my life... now we all live far and some of the friends don't even talk to eachother anymore, families would make it impossible to reharse and tour, even the scene is not what it used to be. Time passes and I can't blame you for retiring from the beer thing... I will just miss you a lot, CJ! and I hope you will post some updates from time to time, about your life, the stray cats, the occasional batch of whatever crazy brew you will be attempting.
Respect for the perseverance!! Please don't stop making video's, big fan here!
Much love! Always loved your content!
Hang in there braj. Don’t forget you’re doing this stuff to save me the pain. Much appreciated. 👍👍
The frustration is real braj. Don’t let it get you down. Take a step back and clear your head. You are entertaining and fun to watch, not to mention I’ve learned a few things from you on the way. For your stuck fermentation, I know what has worked for me in the past is amylase enzyme, but I’ve only used it with beer. Not sure if it would have much effect on dextrose but something to think about. Also would be curious to see aeration with oxygen at the start with a big starter.
Growing up in the 90s, i definitely thought quick sand and acid rain were gonna be a bigger threat in my life......they are not
Your series on extract brewing is what taught me how to brew and got me started. Don’t go CH! Your stuff is legendary.
Love it. Thanks braj
Mad respect for the tenacity dude.
Man. What a pain. I will definitely try something like this. Specially since the kids think it's nasty. Now that's encouragement. I will most definitely use grain in it. Wish me luck Señor Braj. Cheers 🍻 from Phoenix, AZ
Cheers from Australia! Thanks for all the great content!
Thanks CH you rock man!!!
My braj, thankyou for all you have taught me, though i hope this is not the end!
Your channel is what inspired me to get into home brewing. If this is the end, it’s a bummer, but appreciate all of effort you put in!
287 of the best brewing video's I've ever seen. All of it has been very entertaining. It prompted me to experiment more and to steer away from pre-packaged kits. I am also able to brew without spending a fortune on equipment, thnx to the advice in your video's. Whenever one of my beers is failing... whether it's stalled (or no) fermentation, ABV not where expected, flavor profile wrong.. any number of things. Before I stew in my anger, I watch a few of your videos and I feel much better about the journey. If this is truly the end, I thank you for all the content.
Aww yeah! Cheers! “But I do know how to turn sugar into beer”… ❤🍺
What you basically made here is a sugar wash. Home distillers make sugar washes all the time to make cheap vodka. A problem they run into and likely what happened to you was the PH crashes and the yeast stop working thus the stuck fermentation. You have to add something to your fermentation to keep the PH high enough for the yeast to finish out. An old distillers trick is to add oyster shells to the fermenter to buffer the PH. I would just monitor the PH and adjust as needed. PS, Don't quit :)
Love you CH don’t give up braj! lol
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-Man and woman have a child.
-Man and woman break up.
-Man becomes custodial parent.
-Man marries ex’s twin sister!
Boom 💥 biological step mom acquired.
Keep up the vids... love the content and always makes me laugh
good to have you back braj
Keep going no matter what!🍻
Okay fine I’ll do a PB&J mead
Have you tried Superstition PB&J Crime? It’s brewed in Az. Delicious mead!
YES
Oh hell yeah!!
Dueling Dogs Brewing in Lincoln, CA did it…..absolutely amazing.
Fun video. You're content is awesome bro!! 🍻🍺
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS BROTHER!!!…. and I love you 😘
Please keep making videos CH! There is a lot of brewing videos on UA-cam, but yours are hands-down the most fun
Even when you are having a terrible time, it's still great content. Love the self reflection too - beer purism is OUT and pragmatism is IN.
Long-time viewer not much of a commenter here. Don't give up! I love your stuff. Tomorrow is a brand new day.
Now that’s some true home brewer ingenuity! It’s also fun to throw everything but the kitchen sink at it every once in a while….. 😎🍺
You're a dream bud. I can understand it's frustrating, you just need a MBC. I've always enjoyed your content, I've learned so much and laugh so hard. You're gold 🥇always looking out for a braj and the two tips under the sink scene 😂
I stopped by Xul when I was in Knoxville because of you, really enjoyed the IPAs. Tried the PB&J and it taste exactly like a grape jelly uncrustable which honestly isn't my style as I'm a heavy PB guy/less jelly.
Anyway, always love your videos and the Hoppy Hour. Cheers!
If you wanna ferment sugar use diammonium phosphate or DAP. It has helped me ge the fermentation going and not stalling. Try it next time you wanna ferment sugar, dextrose or honey.
Brewed a raspberry and vanilla milkshake IPA the other week and had to use a pound of dextrose. Almost felt like I was cheating. Great video Braj, keep them coming! Cheers!!!
Cheers braj
Braj I love your videos. Don’t stop man! Everyone that brews knows the struggle, it’s all part of it. I subscribe to all the same brewtubers you do, but I don’t look forward to their videos coming out like I do yours. Stay the course man, we want to see more, who cares how the brews turn out.
I like using Voss Kveik when I make my wifes seltzers. That Orange flavor it gives off melds well with well with all fruits. Also I have found using a stainless steel fermenter with seltzers is the way to go. Light can hold up fermentation. When I started doing mine in a old 7 gallon keg I was able to stop messing with it during fermentation.
Don't be done!!! You can't go out like this...
i'm still here. the intro was you just did was my exact child hood.
Haven’t brewed in almost a year. Work, school, kids. But this vid makes me want to break out the equipment and get the band back together 🤘
I hear you there…
Miss you braj, much love- if this is farewell, then fare well my brother-
Informative and entertaining, I'm intrigued my friend nice job 🍻
Dammmm I miss your content! So good to have a fresh brew video!!
❤❤
You and Trent were my two go to resources when I got into brewing. If this is the end, I wish you a good future braj 🍺
New video this weekend 😎
Braj! Thank you for suffering for us.
Ive enjoyed your videos cause YOU made brewing fun. You gotta do what's right for you. I hope it's not the last video but I'll watch the old ones to enjoy them. MBC!!!!!!
if your approaching it from a Seltzer stand point, maybe try using a Propper Seltzer Yeast Nutrient pack! I started brewing Seltzers because of your channel using Olive Nation extracts, Mango has been a fan favorite. Using the Propper Seltzer packs anf lutra Kviek have been money every time i have used them when i do a brew without grain. Love your content, you got me back into brewing after a 3 year slump and i am addicted again!!
Came to say the exact same thing. I've been using the Propper Seltzer nutrient with the Lutra Kviek and dextrose base for a number of recipes and it kicks off fast every time and finishes clean and dry.
Hey BRAJ,
Sorry I missed you at XUL when I made that brewery crawl in Knoxville last week. I did try that PB&J Mixtape, and I was a bit blown away by the flavor. I did get the bread crust hint in there also. I thought it might be a honey malt added. I'm going to try experimenting myself. I get the corn sugar base and backsweetening also. You are definitely on the right track. I hope to see you continue making well produced videos. I have watched so many. I love your content.
Oh, by the way, good luck on the marathon endeavor. Cheers!
Cheers!
Been waiting on this one! If this really is the end, I am super sad. By far my favorite brewtuber and where I learned basically everything. Sickest vids out there
You Taught me SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much Braj. Plz dont quit on us! H4L!!!!!
Braj 🤙🏻keep killikg it dude been a fan since day 1 and still brew some of your recipes often!
Cheers braj!
lol. Sometimes it’s a battle. Way to persevere.
Always be chill…no matter wut…muh muh muh 🍻
Can't be the end, dude. I'm just getting started!
If you were planning on kegging rather than bottle conditioning why didn't you just make the whole batch taste exactly how you wanted it, minus any fermentation, and then just fortify with a neutral spirit like vodka or Everclear to get you to your desired final ABV? I.E. something like a 4½ gallon mixture of your PB powder, whatever "jelly" flavor you're going for, and plain ol' H2O. 0 stuck ferments, 0 waiting time, same product. Just my 2 cents worth.
Was just at my physical therapy and my therapist Patrick watches your channel and loves you guys! Have a good day braaaaaaj!
It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Thanks for using our Anvil Foundry™and inspiring so many to keep going against the grain in brewing. Cheers, man!
What, video drop… cheers braj.
Cheers!
Most entertaining brew show hands down! Do what’s right for you braj….we’ll be here if you’re back.
I did this thing where I mixed 13 lbs. of dextrose with 4 gallons of hot water. I let it cool down to room temperature(70* or so) stirred in a tablespoon of lemon juice, some yeast nutrient, and some distillers active dry yeast. Let it sit for a week and nothing happened. It was still at the sg. of 1.130. I stirred in a pack of TurboYeast and it took off like a rocket! Finished off in 5 days at a fg. of 0.990!
Turbo yeast is trick!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE I’m going try again with just the TurboYeast, and see what happens.
You single handedly got me into brewing dude. Mad props. ❤
Cheers!
Now. All I need is a video like this from my man Hellbrews. Where are you Compita Raúl? 🍺
I live in the Emirates where no body brew. Watching your videos were very educational and a pleasure.
No way you can end the channel when you just put out a banger of a video like this
You literally taught me how to brew from day 1 braj. Would be beyond gutted if this was the end.
Dont leave us! Just joined
Bahaha... the magnum box under the sink. Classic Braj move!
"Right on for going down the rabbit hole" Yea'aa! three penny's!
Braj... That finish was painful to watch. I've been in a brewing funk but you've ALWAYS pulled me out. Don't quit! Do an IPA, like the starburst one.
I'd watch another video of you brewing an old recipe with you riffing like you do.
You brought me here for the homebrew, but I stayed for the braj.
It's called hard seltzer because it's surprisingly hard to make
Your going to make me try this now. Geeze. I would halted fermentation completely transferred off the yeast cake onto the PB and J mixture then let it sit for a week of so then cold crash and keg. That should have left good residual sweetness with pb flavor.
I brew using dextrose (as I have a heart condition & using grain wipes me out for 2 days afterwards)
first brew got stuck.....so I added more nutrient & it kicked off again
so now I use 6 heaped tablespoons of nutrient for a 10 gallon batch & it's finished in a day (kveik lutra)
but don't use a brew system, I heat half of the water on the stove (it ends up some where between 86-100 degrees) & then wrap the fermenter with 2 towels so the heat dissipates slower - unwrap it after 24hrs (I use a RAPT pill to track the gravity) & let it cool down & clear
then add fruit juice, through a sanitised strainer to ensure no pulp, to it as I keg
keep making videos please, you helped me become the brewer I am.
Well if this is it, go out knowing you helped me give it a second shot. Ten years ago I flamed out after three brews that go progressively worse. Cinnamon toast crunch stout was a hit and Ive gotten into scheduling so I always have something on tap.
May be the best H4L video to date. Keeping it real. Not always rainbows and butterflies.
Ill keep on watching your videos if you keep on making them braj
MUCH LOVE BRAJ!!!!
Great Video my Braj! I need to get back on track filming more often, Cheers Amigo 🍻🍻
Please do!
PB&J Braj IPA , powered through like a braj 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
Wait until the recession hits to bump up the content. I started brewing in 93, things went way up then. Micropubs went bust shortly after.
It didn’t look like a stuck fermentation, but way too much head space in the fermenter. That said, it may not have been enough simple sugars to be processed by the yeast.
Also, could add yeast nutrient every couple days to keep the yeast going that way as well.🤷♂️
What if you combine the water, pb2, and the grape liquid, then recirc like a mash for 60 mins at 150/160? it could combine and break it down a bit more than just stirring?
Forever my favorite brewtuber! CH, your videos are simultaneously hilariously entertaining and educational. Have learned so much from you! Hope this isn’t your last
Braj army is strong! Need more vids!
By using the liquid version of Lutra Kviek, this is no longer a gluten free beverage. The dry stuff is though, so next time just go with that and you're set!
Well, it was good while it lasted. See you in the next life brother! By the way, for dextro wash try turbo yeast.
I watched the bagel dogs episode! Still need to try that recipe🤣
Cheers! 🍺
CH, you were just chasing a white whale. Get back in the beer lane and brew. Your videos are always a treat.