Spend money on temp control first. Expensive fermentors and fancy name-brand kettles are great, but if you can't control the fermentation temp, you will not brew good beer.
Sticking with extract brewing for 10+ years, could have been way ahead in the all grain game. Also not caring about temp control and oxidation for those 10 years. Weird how some (or most) batches turned out bad.
I agree! I wonder if it would be a good idea to start creating shorts. Shorts can generate a ton of views in a short amount of time and reach a different audience. That may help grow awareness & your subscriptions!
So yeah, my favourite beginner problem: temperature. But getting temperature under control definitely requires gear. I don't even have a problem regarding buying it - I have money for a small fridge and an inkbird. Maybe even a fancy glycol chiller. But I have no space to store all that stuff when it's not in use!
My early mistakes were not having everything ready before hand. I would end up scrambling around measuring and sanitizing as I went, it was incredibly chaotic. Now I make a list of all needed equipment, prep all my ingredients, and write out the methods Ill be using so I can relax and enjoy the process. Now I love brew day :)
I'm a beginner to home brewing and this is one of the only brewing channels I really like. A lot if others have a certain frat boy / bro energy which I just can't get behind.
Biggest mistake I’ve made so far was fermenting in my garage and using an un-sanitized bucket with dust, paint, and wood chips in it as a blowout vessel. I put water in it. I put the blowout hose from the fermenter into the bucket. The temperature delta in the fermenter caused a negative pressure (suction) that pumped the un-sanitized “garbage” water into the bucket giving the final product a bitter, tart, terrible taste. Had to dump the brew.
Biggest mistake I made was fermenting in glass carboys before going to plastic "Big Bubbler" with a wide mouth. The glass ones are a bear to clean. The best thing I did was invest in brewing software.
Also in your fermentation, if you are using a clear fermenter like the one shown, keep it away from direct sunlight!! UV rays can cleave some of the chemical bonds in your iso-alpha-acids, causing your beer to taste skunky.
Temperature is super important during the brew as well, not just the fermentation. The enzymes that you are activating to break your malt down into usable starches and sugars for fermentation have very specific Temperature ranges that they are active. If you mash in too hot, you will likely denature them, which would basically leave you brewing and not extracting anything. Read up on alpha amylase, beta amylase, beta glucanase, and proteinase. If you have a decent understanding of them, your brews will be much more efficient
I, too, forget who I am. Great channel. I'm glad I found your channel. My second beer is currently fermenting and my first batch is carbing in bottles. Cant wait to try it and learn what I can improve.
I too, made every single one of these mistakes getting started. My personal favorite was combining mistake 1 and 3. I made a west coast IPA with like 15 hops and ended up fermenting it around 75-80 with regular ale yeast. It was a mess, but I'll say it taught a good lesson! Great video as always Trent!
mistake #5 is easy fix. Since you had been teaching how to install spigot, install another one somewhere in the middle and take samples for checking FG.
Fantastic video, and great tips! Oxidation was such a huge one for me when I began. Racking into secondary with open transfer, bottling from an open bucket, etc. I never knew how much of a difference this made until one day I brewed an NEIPA, and was instantly disappointed by the results. This opened my eyes to the flavors of oxidation and I began to see it everywhere in all my beers! Since then I have made huge changes to my process and definitely for the better.
I’m an expert kombucha maker here in North East Ohio!! A lot of restaurant chefs and friends think mine is better than the store bought! My biggest mistake was using flavored tea for my first brew and made later batches moldy! I use the heat wrap like your video! Great advice! Had early issues with mold bc my room was not that warm! Really good advice about writing things down! I have a 1,000 kombucha recipes!
My biggest mistake was trying to modify recipe kits/build my own recipes before I knew what I was doing. I would make super unbalanced beers and was left scratching my head. After about a year of "attempting" to brew I finally figured out style guidelines and followed tried and true recipes until I knew what I was doing. Also, I didn't give any thought to oxidation until I started kegging. I have never had an infected batch of beer though!
Awesome video. We have a channel and I can learn a lot from your presentation style, photography and overall look of your videos. They are simple to understand, entertaining but have a large amount of content. Keep doing what you are doing and helping the brewing community. Wish you every luck in your channel success, I predict you'll be one of the top brewing channels before long. PS Our brewing mistakes list is too long to mention here! 🤣🍻
@@CountDrunkula 😁 Appreciate your support count and we'll still be putting out our brew days with all the disasters and unscripted nonsense.🍻 Of the "educational" type of channel, he is looking like one of the best (which is unusual for such a new channel). I like the crisp photography good sound and balanced music, it's what I'm looking to improve for our channel. PS Have you seen his pumpkin beer video - it makes you want to brew!
Yep that list hits every nail that I hit on my journey ! Most I was awair of when I made them buy hay you just need to repeat the same old shit for yourself ! For me sanitization and yeast handling where the hardest to learn ! doh Doh !!!
Definitely overthinking the process. I just brewed my first batch even thought I wrote down exactly the schedule I wanted to follow I missed steps. Too early dryhopping. Transferring off of those hops into another fermenter. I’ve been careful with oxygen but the silly mistakes have caused me more trouble.
My big mistake is never learning to put my thoughts about a beer into words and having promised to print out flavour and aroma wheels for aaaages still not doing it. So I definitely give beers scores as a shorthand for that and I really think people should give scores as a form of honesty. Not planning a recipe until I'm making it is also a real problem. I'll be mashing in and still have no idea what hops to use and will have forgotten to do the water profile. I'm an utter mess to be fair!
Hahah don’t be so hard on yourself! The first step to fixing a mistake is recognizing it. Sometimes I too forget to plan ahead only to realize that I am brewing in the morning and find myself scrambling around. A little forethought goes a long way
I do have a kegging vs bottling video where I go over how to keg. But in general I set pressure to 10psi and go up or down from there depending on the style
My mistake is buying a pot and fermenter too small, while under estimating my consumption rate of my own brew beer. If you are to buy, always get a BIG pot and fermenter. Even if you are not into brewing after that, the items can still be in use for other purpose. Second will be cookie cutting hops quantity to suit your batch size. Thats how I ended up with a 200 IBU pale ale as my first batch. Always use a recipe software.
I started with "How to Brew" by John Palmer and it has a lot of info but it can be a bit wordy/outdated. I think "Mastering Homebrew" by Randy Mosher is one of the easiest to read and has lots of visuals which is helpful.
Also I once made this super incredible Tropical Lavender kombucha and now I can’t replicate it because I don’t exactly know what the ingredients were! Lol….(No Notes!)
Well said! Our biggest mistake was attempting to do a decoction mash in the dead of winter outside. But even that F* up still produced a delightful (yet unrepeatable) beer. Check out the monster mash here: ua-cam.com/video/_WKej3t3cFY/v-deo.html
What is the one mistake you wish you could go back and tell yourself?
Spend money on temp control first. Expensive fermentors and fancy name-brand kettles are great, but if you can't control the fermentation temp, you will not brew good beer.
@@mcwhitie agreed!!
I think you hit the nail on the head with temp control! It’s super important. Also, I’d tell myself to learn how to make a yeast starter sooner.
@@ElementaryBrewingCo yeah that is also an under valued technique to know!
Sticking with extract brewing for 10+ years, could have been way ahead in the all grain game. Also not caring about temp control and oxidation for those 10 years. Weird how some (or most) batches turned out bad.
This channel is criminally underrated. Im just getting into homebrew and this channel is invaluable.
Wow thanks so much! Thanks for watching
I agree! I wonder if it would be a good idea to start creating shorts. Shorts can generate a ton of views in a short amount of time and reach a different audience. That may help grow awareness & your subscriptions!
So yeah, my favourite beginner problem: temperature. But getting temperature under control definitely requires gear. I don't even have a problem regarding buying it - I have money for a small fridge and an inkbird. Maybe even a fancy glycol chiller. But I have no space to store all that stuff when it's not in use!
My early mistakes were not having everything ready before hand. I would end up scrambling around measuring and sanitizing as I went, it was incredibly chaotic. Now I make a list of all needed equipment, prep all my ingredients, and write out the methods Ill be using so I can relax and enjoy the process. Now I love brew day :)
That’s amazing and how it should be! Anything to make the brew day more fun is a win
I'm a beginner to home brewing and this is one of the only brewing channels I really like. A lot if others have a certain frat boy / bro energy which I just can't get behind.
Hahah thank you so much I really appreciate you watching!
You know you picked that ideal ale temp to make us laugh.
I'm about to brew my first batch of beer, your channel has helped me prepare tremendously!
That’s so great to hear! Thanks for that and happy brewing friend!
Biggest mistake I’ve made so far was fermenting in my garage and using an un-sanitized bucket with dust, paint, and wood chips in it as a blowout vessel. I put water in it. I put the blowout hose from the fermenter into the bucket. The temperature delta in the fermenter caused a negative pressure (suction) that pumped the un-sanitized “garbage” water into the bucket giving the final product a bitter, tart, terrible taste. Had to dump the brew.
Biggest mistake I made was fermenting in glass carboys before going to plastic "Big Bubbler" with a wide mouth. The glass ones are a bear to clean. The best thing I did was invest in brewing software.
awesome information , thank you so much! Love your channel
No thank you for watching!
Enjoy your sense of humor. You make learning so enjoyable.
He he thank you!
Easily my favorite Sho you’ve done Trent. Agreed on all counts.
Thank you Chuck!
Also in your fermentation, if you are using a clear fermenter like the one shown, keep it away from direct sunlight!! UV rays can cleave some of the chemical bonds in your iso-alpha-acids, causing your beer to taste skunky.
Nice looking, non-confusing-for-an-already-watched video. Hehe. Great as always
Haha thanks!
Temperature is super important during the brew as well, not just the fermentation. The enzymes that you are activating to break your malt down into usable starches and sugars for fermentation have very specific Temperature ranges that they are active. If you mash in too hot, you will likely denature them, which would basically leave you brewing and not extracting anything. Read up on alpha amylase, beta amylase, beta glucanase, and proteinase. If you have a decent understanding of them, your brews will be much more efficient
I, too, forget who I am. Great channel. I'm glad I found your channel. My second beer is currently fermenting and my first batch is carbing in bottles. Cant wait to try it and learn what I can improve.
Haha glad I’m not alone! Thanks and happy brewing!
I too, made every single one of these mistakes getting started. My personal favorite was combining mistake 1 and 3. I made a west coast IPA with like 15 hops and ended up fermenting it around 75-80 with regular ale yeast. It was a mess, but I'll say it taught a good lesson! Great video as always Trent!
Haha yea nothing like a shock to the senses to teach you a lesson lol
Thank you!
No Thank You!
Great tips to remember. I probably should do the note taking part of the equation.
Yeah sometimes I forget and it usually comes back to haunt me later
Great video I’m in year 3 and still make mistakes. All beginners take note of this helpful, informative video. Best notes: oxidation and temperature
Thank you Erik!
I've made brewing mistakes, but I took notes and learned from them. Now I am making better and better beer. I want my beer to win awards...
Keep brewing and I’m sure you will!
mistake #5 is easy fix. Since you had been teaching how to install spigot, install another one somewhere in the middle and take samples for checking FG.
Great Tip!
Great channel, subbed!
Awesome!! Thanks Brita!
Great video!!! 🍻
Thank you! 🍺
Nice video I think this will help a lot of us 🍻
Thanks I hope so! 🍺
Fantastic video, and great tips! Oxidation was such a huge one for me when I began. Racking into secondary with open transfer, bottling from an open bucket, etc. I never knew how much of a difference this made until one day I brewed an NEIPA, and was instantly disappointed by the results. This opened my eyes to the flavors of oxidation and I began to see it everywhere in all my beers! Since then I have made huge changes to my process and definitely for the better.
Yeah that one can definitely have a big impact, a lot of my early beers suffered from oxidation. But we learn and get better. Thanks!
So how do you counter oxidation now?
"WhoAmI" is my name across so many different systems and apps and platforms. I really did find the right channel 😂😂😂
I’m an expert kombucha maker here in North East Ohio!! A lot of restaurant chefs and friends think mine is better than the store bought! My biggest mistake was using flavored tea for my first brew and made later batches moldy! I use the heat wrap like your video! Great advice! Had early issues with mold bc my room was not that warm! Really good advice about writing things down! I have a 1,000 kombucha recipes!
Great tips, thanks for that!
Wasnt expecting those bleeps at the end! Lol
Hahah 🤬
Your channel deserve a ton more views
Thank you! Hopefully they will come with time!
Number 5 for me.
My biggest mistake was trying to modify recipe kits/build my own recipes before I knew what I was doing. I would make super unbalanced beers and was left scratching my head. After about a year of "attempting" to brew I finally figured out style guidelines and followed tried and true recipes until I knew what I was doing. Also, I didn't give any thought to oxidation until I started kegging. I have never had an infected batch of beer though!
Well that’s good, glad you were able to still learn and grow!
Don't know yet I'm waiting on first kit show up.
Well good luck and happy brewing!
Another great video! Where were you when I started brewing, hahaha....
Haha thanks. I was probably making a ton of these mistakes somewhere!
I didn't grind the malt, it ended up to be a very light beer. It still was good, though.
Oops! Well at least it still tasted good. I had no idea you could make beer by not crushing, interesting!
Awesome video. We have a channel and I can learn a lot from your presentation style, photography and overall look of your videos. They are simple to understand, entertaining but have a large amount of content. Keep doing what you are doing and helping the brewing community. Wish you every luck in your channel success, I predict you'll be one of the top brewing channels before long.
PS Our brewing mistakes list is too long to mention here! 🤣🍻
Thank you I appreciate the kind words! And I just subbed to you! Excited to see your channel grow. And make a mistakes video too so we can all learn!
No lad,s no! The last thing we need is you two becoming another Dullvid Heath channel. You're personality based and that's what people like.
@@CountDrunkula 😁 Appreciate your support count and we'll still be putting out our brew days with all the disasters and unscripted nonsense.🍻 Of the "educational" type of channel, he is looking like one of the best (which is unusual for such a new channel). I like the crisp photography good sound and balanced music, it's what I'm looking to improve for our channel.
PS Have you seen his pumpkin beer video - it makes you want to brew!
Yep that list hits every nail that I hit on my journey ! Most I was awair of when I made them buy hay you just need to repeat the same old shit for yourself ! For me sanitization and yeast handling where the hardest to learn ! doh Doh !!!
For sure those are extremely important too, might have to make another list and cover those too
Killer video, all good things to learn from!
Thanks for watching man!
Definitely overthinking the process. I just brewed my first batch even thought I wrote down exactly the schedule I wanted to follow I missed steps. Too early dryhopping. Transferring off of those hops into another fermenter. I’ve been careful with oxygen but the silly mistakes have caused me more trouble.
For sure overthinking is a big one! Keep it simple and don’t make it too complicated. Cheers to that!
Great Video Trent ! 🍻🍻
Gracias!! 🍻
Bonus Tip is one of the best advices 🤙🏼🤙🏼
@@Hellbrews I have to remind myself this from time to time!
@@TheBruSho ua-cam.com/video/C1Or898YB1k/v-deo.html as he said: Don’t be scared homie. Haha
@@Hellbrews 🤣🤣
My big mistake is never learning to put my thoughts about a beer into words and having promised to print out flavour and aroma wheels for aaaages still not doing it. So I definitely give beers scores as a shorthand for that and I really think people should give scores as a form of honesty.
Not planning a recipe until I'm making it is also a real problem. I'll be mashing in and still have no idea what hops to use and will have forgotten to do the water profile.
I'm an utter mess to be fair!
Hahah don’t be so hard on yourself! The first step to fixing a mistake is recognizing it. Sometimes I too forget to plan ahead only to realize that I am brewing in the morning and find myself scrambling around. A little forethought goes a long way
Just getting into this. I bought a kit. I am going to K.I.S.S
Do you have a Video, of keging and serving bier what a pressure do you use to serv from a keg?
Great videos thanks!
I do have a kegging vs bottling video where I go over how to keg. But in general I set pressure to 10psi and go up or down from there depending on the style
Thank you 😊
Definitely 4 for me
That's a big one! Changes the game for sure
The braj sho! Ive made all these too
I heard the more mistakes you make the better brewer you are
hi my home brew bottled 4weeks, when i uncap bottle it just when all gassy like after you shake coke, any idea what i did wrong. Thank you Kenny koala
My mistake is buying a pot and fermenter too small, while under estimating my consumption rate of my own brew beer. If you are to buy, always get a BIG pot and fermenter. Even if you are not into brewing after that, the items can still be in use for other purpose.
Second will be cookie cutting hops quantity to suit your batch size. Thats how I ended up with a 200 IBU pale ale as my first batch. Always use a recipe software.
Those are good ones to share! Thank you
I let my airlock dry out.. very active fermentation. The starsan bubbled out. Beer turned brown.
Oh man! Did it taste bad too?
@@TheBruSho smelled like mold. I just poured it out.
@@jamesj8965 🤢🤮
What is the "quick attach" thing you have that's going on the kettle spigot at 3:51? Where can I buy one?
I talk about them in this video, linked in the description as well:
ua-cam.com/video/7eb1a_Q1SiQ/v-deo.html
What is the best/most clear brewing beginner book you’d recommend?
I started with "How to Brew" by John Palmer and it has a lot of info but it can be a bit wordy/outdated. I think "Mastering Homebrew" by Randy Mosher is one of the easiest to read and has lots of visuals which is helpful.
Also I once made this super incredible Tropical Lavender kombucha and now I can’t replicate it because I don’t exactly know what the ingredients were! Lol….(No Notes!)
Haha I’ve been there! Now I try to write it down somewhere, even if it’s on my phone
use SI units!!!!!!!
Well said! Our biggest mistake was attempting to do a decoction mash in the dead of winter outside. But even that F* up still produced a delightful (yet unrepeatable) beer.
Check out the monster mash here:
ua-cam.com/video/_WKej3t3cFY/v-deo.html
Hahah well that’s not too bad. I’ll check it out!
The first mistake is believing that soaking high modified, malt in hot water for an hour makes ale and lager.
My biggest mistake at the beggining was to clean my equipment with dish soap 😑😑😑 hahaha
Hah I did that too early on!
Not to ad more yeast than recommended because it might causes you the shits?
Who am I🤣
Absolutely, all Infos are kept too general.....
Biggest mistake was not buying a bigger boil kettle
Well at least you can always size up as you go!
@@TheBruSho lol, it will soon become my HLT
@@albrough great way to find a new use hah!
lol Who am I
🤣😂
Biggest mistake… stoping brewing. 🤦♂️
Haha yeah that is a big one, but you can always jump back in