Brewing is complicated

I brewed a batch of beer on Sunday, my first batch in a long time. My brewing partner and I use all-grain recipes when we brew. We like all grain because our recipes are more customizable and the beer turns out better.

Aside from forgetting careful sanitation, we have found that the easiest way to screw up a batch of beer is to be lazy about the way we add the yeast to the unfermented beer. I’m happy to report that we pitched our yeast correctly this time, and in a few weeks we will have some delicious beer to help us herald the arrival of summer.

Some brewers don’t have to worry so much about their microbes.