How to make a 5 gallon batch of mead.

A clothes drive is a fun way to make it easier for would-be donors to make a difference, particularly if you live in a multi-resident building, work at a large office, or belong to a civic club, church, synagogue or mosque.

Homeless people and low income families need all types of gently used clothing, particularly warm clothes and coats for cold weather, formal clothes (to attend job interviews), and shoes (which frequently wear out). It’s helpful if donated clothing is clean, reasonably wrinkle-free, and on hangers.

If you’ve got some juice, bread, and a toilet, even in jail you can have a night cap. Luckily, I have slightly more modern facilities, so in this video, I’ll teach you how to take some plain old juice and turn it into wine, using stuff you can get at the supermarket.

Knob Creek Bourbon whiskey is a Kentucky straight bourbon that is made as a small batch from Jim Beam and has a reasonable price tag. Learn more about 9-year-old Knob Creek Bourbon and whether the cost is worth the quality with tips from a liquor store employee in this free video on whiskey.

Expert: Lee Neal
Bio: Lee Neal works with Pic Pac Liquors in St. Petersburg, Fla. and has been in the liquor business for more than 30 years.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Going Green can be profitable. The New Belgium Brewery (in Fort Collins, Colorado) gets it.

THE BEST OF GREEN DESIGN: A Colorado brewery invents the recipe for green beer.
By Jim Gorman

The only thing “lite” about the full-bodied beers crafted by New Belgium Brewing is the environmental impact. By reducing the energy, water and waste involved in making its award-winning Fat Tire Amber Ale and other beers, the Fort Collins, Colo.-based brewery is proving that great taste and a clear conscience are both good for business. From hops in to beer out, practically every stage of New Belgium’s brewing process has been designed for greater efficiency. In the brew house, heat typically released as steam preheats incoming water. Temperature sensors automatically open windows to cool the building. Methane gas from an on-site wastewater treatment facility is piped to a generator, which produces enough electricity to cover 10 percent of the brewery’s needs. New Belgium purchases the remainder of its electricity from wind farms, and offsets some of its CO2 emissions by purchasing renewable energy credits on the Chicago Climate Exchange. But according to New Belgium’s sustainability specialist, Nicolas Theisen, there is always room for improvement. “We’re a partner in developing a process to use the carbon dioxide byproduct from fermentation to feed fast-growing algae in silo-shaped bioreactors,” he says. “The oil in the algae can be pressed to make biodiesel, and the rest can go into our waste treatment ponds to make methane.”

The Happy Hour Guys make a special stop outside Boulder to commune with the magical properties… of OAK. Yep, The Happy Hour Guys are beginning a journey into the crazy, unpredictable and many times incredible world of Barrel Aged Beers - and no one is doing more cutting edge stuff in this arena than our friends at Avery Brewing. Join Jimmy and Mark, and enjoy a special guest appearance by the founder of Avery Brewing Adam Avery in this very special, woody episode. All hail the OAK! Cheers!

Why do 1 Gallon Batches of beer?

* Short on time? It only takes 45 minutes to brew up a batch.
* Living in a dorm room or small apartment? 1 gallon equipment kits don’t take up much space and everything can be cleaned in your kitchen!
* Don’t know if you’re going to enjoy a style? With 1 gallon batches you can do a bunch of different varieties to see what kind of styles you prefer and have a nice selection on hand for your friends and family to taste!
* Enjoy Lager beers? Well, now you can simply place your primary fermenter in to your refrigerator and make lager beers. No need for any other necessary equipment! Can’t beat that.
* Bottling only takes about 20 minutes, so if you’re short on time this is the way to go.
* Simply put, 1 Gallon batches are a lot of fun for the Casual Brewer.

Instead of just using sugar in your extract brew, why not use something with flavor. Honey is easily accessible and a great substitute for plain old sugar.

This is part of a video series which is documenting the creation of a small brewery. In this video the cooling coils are being formed and mounted on the fermenter which will be used with a Glycol Chiller. The fermenter is designed to hold 27 Gallons and the cooling coil is 50’ of flexible copper tubing. The tubing holds its shape by using copper hanging straps.
For more information about the process and to know where the homebrew project is today check out the homebrew project blog at http://homebrewproject.blogspot.com/

Renowned entrepreneur of Dogfish Head Brewing Co., Sam Calagione, explains first hand how Sabco’s Brew-Magic System significantly helped them to become one of the largest craft breweries in the nation.