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Would love to hear more about your early days home brew journey, Nate. 2009, 2010, 2011. Kind of the home brew science and experimenting you did to pioneer the tree house style ipa style. Great video!
It was through a YT vid comment that I found out about Spotless Water here in the UK. Well priced pure water that you can fill vessels up at a pump. No waste and no capital outlay.
Nate the 🐐. Love the videos man keep em comin! Been homebrewing for 10+ years and a pro brewer for the last 3 years. I just had my first recipe canned/kegged. Awesome seeing people enjoy the beer in the tasting room
@@treehousebrewco HAHAHA, well being a teacher full time and working at a brewery part time as a server/bartender/manager...kinda have my hands full! But I still love it!
I did and do not regret a cent spent on it. I brew now oxygen free and under pressure batches transfered directly to the keg. Tremendous improovement in freshness and flavour!
@ a new fermenter is in my short list to buy. I am brewing smaller bathes these days. It would be great if there was a nice 5 gallon conical fermenter out there. Cheers!
I've been forever debating the ss conical investment idea. Then you need a glcol chiller. It's a little out of control. Right now I'm on the fence as I have realized that the freezer i have been using to temp control really doesn't do the trick. (Data from using a tilt) The set temp and wort temp can be 10 degrees off as the air in the freezer is not efficient at temp control.
If you can’t afford a $1500 dollar conical fermenter but you have a keg already, you can buy a much cheaper spunding valve and get 3/4 of the benefits that the conical provides. The conical is objectively better but fermenting in kegs gets you pretty close.
@@patchworxbrewing4164 a conical has some conveniences, it makes dry hopping easier, it makes it easier to brink yeast, and a jacketed conical is better at controlling temperature, but it’s a luxury purchase and not really worth it to most.
#4! Man when could you sell me some of your super fresh, sticky, selected hops!?? I’ll buy anything you will sell me and pay shipping! That would be the ultimate homebrew hook up!
I could do better with 4 & 5, but I try. 1 through 3 I do pretty good. I will add number 6, brew in the morning and save the beer until after clean up! Good video!
I have learned over the years that one should go top of the line as soon as possible. You will outgrow the mid-range gear quickly and be stuck with it.
we made another video that said modest, starter equipment will get your 95% of the way there. but if you want to make the best beverages possible, often times the objectively best equipment is the only path to do so.
@@treehousebrewco crappy equipment becomes a nightmare later. My first rig was all homemade since there were no brew companies until Blichmann showed up. All of these new cheap pumps and stainless with crappy welds. I am not sure a conical is necessary but a good stainless fermenter is huge.
Should I get a conical or glycol first do you think? Been doing this for a few years now so it's definitely something I'm going to stick to, and think I made some pretty dang good beer, but only have the chest freezer setup. Obviously both are pretty large investments but I'm leaning getting conical first and doing Kveik beers in the meantime. What are your thoughts if you don't mind? Cheers!
I have a conical I rarely use. I don't harvest yeast and i don't need to dump the bottom. I am often using a good stainless bucket fermenter. I use it for oxygen free transfers and hop drops. That will make a big difference. Temp control, RO water, oxygen free transfers, quality ingredients and good recipes. Your beer will be amazing. Counting yeast ... I will never do again. I sucked at it and my beer never improved. Yeast has improved so much over the years. Check the other boxes first and then dial in your yeast numbers.
@treehousebrewco so please sell me any of your super dank and sticky exclusive hops. I will buy anything you will sell me by the pound and pay shipping!
Appreciate the perspective. One thing I would suggest is making a video and explaining from a pro perspective what some common homebrewing practices do and if there are ways to modify them. For example, buying a conical fermentation vessel and glycol chiller would be great, but I don’t have that $$. So if I use kveik yeast and dry hop in my bucket fermentation vessel or Fermzilla, what is the best method. What flavor impacts does this have, etc…
Thanks for the comment Frank. To be completely honest, I'm probably the wrong guy to ask. On my own journey when running into limitations, I needed to invest in the right equipment to get the desired outcome. There's no way that I'm aware of to fake temperature control - you can modify a chest freezer, but that's imprecise in my experience, although it's the next closest thing.
Interesting as always Nate. Somewhat related, maybe good for a future video,...is how about cause and effect? For instance I have had recent experiences (not your beer but typically very good breweries) where when I poured a beer the head looked good, it disappeared very quickly, and then the beer almost tasted flat. 2 out of the 4 cans seemed that way. Is that a case of introducing too much oxygen, bad handling, something else? I am sure there are many other things that can happen between light-struck, kept warm, etc that then result in some unwanted result in the end. There have been a lot of times where I know the particular beer is good but there is something off about the one I'm currently drinking so it would be interesting to have an idea of why one can may be different than the next.
I've seen a lot of sought after hazy beer be so aggressively dry hopped or acid adjusted that it creates a burn that seemingly destroys head retention altogether. I'm not sure what causes it but it does seem to be a by-product of excess. I've also seen a lot of this type of head retention destruction in heavily-hopped centrifuged beers (which is extremely common in the industry).
Sorry I disagree with you on a stainless steel fermenter, I've got a conical ss brewtech but I use a fermzilla 65l instead. Why?????? Easier to clean, easier to sanitize and easier to handle but I do keep my fermenter in a fermentation chamber that's void of light.
@ I agree stainless steel is far superior but depending on how your set up is it's not nessarily going to produce a better beer, but everyones situation is different.
Poor homebrewer uses plastic primary plastic secondary dry malt extract with some grains year old hop pellets dry yeast and carbon filtered water with calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate, cleaning with bleach and hot water, try to minimize oxidation but everything is not close to pro equipment and processes still fun to play with all the yeast varieties and even try some turpenes
Thank you for watching! If you enjoy this content, a like, comment, or subscription is huge to support future content.
Previous home-brew videos:
Home Brewing at Tree House: ruclips.net/video/8twZaJxv9LY/видео.html
Tree House Hazy IPA recipe from Tree House: ruclips.net/video/4lxKaf_MeSQ/видео.html
Stout recipe and brewing tips: ruclips.net/video/CW_vmk8b_RI/видео.html
You guys have always been very supportive of home brewers. That's awesome. Thank You!
Would love to hear more about your early days home brew journey, Nate. 2009, 2010, 2011. Kind of the home brew science and experimenting you did to pioneer the tree house style ipa style. Great video!
Props to the video crew. They are legit pros at filming and editing.
Couldn’t agree more
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killing it!
It was through a YT vid comment that I found out about Spotless Water here in the UK. Well priced pure water that you can fill vessels up at a pump. No waste and no capital outlay.
Nate the 🐐. Love the videos man keep em comin! Been homebrewing for 10+ years and a pro brewer for the last 3 years. I just had my first recipe canned/kegged. Awesome seeing people enjoy the beer in the tasting room
congrats on your progress and good luck!
Love it!
Hopefully one day I will get more involved in home brewing. For now, work, work, work. Great video!
it's a fun hobby that can get out of hand and next thing you know you've got yourself a 130,000 SF brewery. 🤣
@@treehousebrewco HAHAHA, well being a teacher full time and working at a brewery part time as a server/bartender/manager...kinda have my hands full! But I still love it!
I should buy that conical fermenter:) Great tips!
I did and do not regret a cent spent on it. I brew now oxygen free and under pressure batches transfered directly to the keg. Tremendous improovement in freshness and flavour!
@ a new fermenter is in my short list to buy. I am brewing smaller bathes these days. It would be great if there was a nice 5 gallon conical fermenter out there. Cheers!
yes.
I've been forever debating the ss conical investment idea. Then you need a glcol chiller. It's a little out of control. Right now I'm on the fence as I have realized that the freezer i have been using to temp control really doesn't do the trick. (Data from using a tilt) The set temp and wort temp can be 10 degrees off as the air in the freezer is not efficient at temp control.
@ check to see if your probe location makes a difference. I’ve run a few tests on my fermentation chamber and it’s pretty accurate.
If you can’t afford a $1500 dollar conical fermenter but you have a keg already, you can buy a much cheaper spunding valve and get 3/4 of the benefits that the conical provides. The conical is objectively better but fermenting in kegs gets you pretty close.
I don't think a conical is better vs a keg. I think kegs work great
I use kegs exclusively now and have neglected my conical for years.
@@patchworxbrewing4164 a conical has some conveniences, it makes dry hopping easier, it makes it easier to brink yeast, and a jacketed conical is better at controlling temperature, but it’s a luxury purchase and not really worth it to most.
@@omarpadilla4739 hell yeah
@@omarpadilla4739I’m the same! Sold my unitank/conical and all in on kegs, floating dig tubes. Way easier.
Fantastic tips Nate thank you as always. Conical fermenter and yeast laboratory is next on my list - 3/5 ain’t bad 😅
this dude knows what he’s talking about
#4! Man when could you sell me some of your super fresh, sticky, selected hops!?? I’ll buy anything you will sell me and pay shipping! That would be the ultimate homebrew hook up!
I could do better with 4 & 5, but I try. 1 through 3 I do pretty good. I will add number 6, brew in the morning and save the beer until after clean up! Good video!
Totally agree! I always miss something if I’m tanking an adult beverage while brewing.
I have learned over the years that one should go top of the line as soon as possible. You will outgrow the mid-range gear quickly and be stuck with it.
we made another video that said modest, starter equipment will get your 95% of the way there. but if you want to make the best beverages possible, often times the objectively best equipment is the only path to do so.
@@treehousebrewco crappy equipment becomes a nightmare later. My first rig was all homemade since there were no brew companies until Blichmann showed up. All of these new cheap pumps and stainless with crappy welds. I am not sure a conical is necessary but a good stainless fermenter is huge.
There is also plastic PET conical fermenters that can be pressurised and aren’t super expensive
yes, but still an objectively inferior vessel for many reasons
I have to replace all of my brewing equipment thanks to Hurricane Helene. Will keep this video in mind.
Oh man. Sorry. Geez.
Should I get a conical or glycol first do you think? Been doing this for a few years now so it's definitely something I'm going to stick to, and think I made some pretty dang good beer, but only have the chest freezer setup. Obviously both are pretty large investments but I'm leaning getting conical first and doing Kveik beers in the meantime. What are your thoughts if you don't mind? Cheers!
temp control equally important. forgot to mention that. honestly might prioritize it over stainless
@@treehousebrewcogotcha, I’ll save money for both then! 😉
Also temperature control
great call - i had this on my list as a subcategory of conical and forgot to say it
I have a conical I rarely use. I don't harvest yeast and i don't need to dump the bottom. I am often using a good stainless bucket fermenter. I use it for oxygen free transfers and hop drops. That will make a big difference.
Temp control, RO water, oxygen free transfers, quality ingredients and good recipes. Your beer will be amazing. Counting yeast ... I will never do again. I sucked at it and my beer never improved. Yeast has improved so much over the years. Check the other boxes first and then dial in your yeast numbers.
Hey got any conical fermenters hanging around the brewery your looking to sell for homebrewing
I don’t, sorry
Nate what watch are you wearing in this video? I can't tell it kinda looks like a Grand Seiko White Birch?
exactly that
@ great watch! 🙂
@treehousebrewco so please sell me any of your super dank and sticky exclusive hops. I will buy anything you will sell me by the pound and pay shipping!
Appreciate the perspective. One thing I would suggest is making a video and explaining from a pro perspective what some common homebrewing practices do and if there are ways to modify them. For example, buying a conical fermentation vessel and glycol chiller would be great, but I don’t have that $$. So if I use kveik yeast and dry hop in my bucket fermentation vessel or Fermzilla, what is the best method. What flavor impacts does this have, etc…
Thanks for the comment Frank. To be completely honest, I'm probably the wrong guy to ask. On my own journey when running into limitations, I needed to invest in the right equipment to get the desired outcome. There's no way that I'm aware of to fake temperature control - you can modify a chest freezer, but that's imprecise in my experience, although it's the next closest thing.
Interesting as always Nate. Somewhat related, maybe good for a future video,...is how about cause and effect? For instance I have had recent experiences (not your beer but typically very good breweries) where when I poured a beer the head looked good, it disappeared very quickly, and then the beer almost tasted flat. 2 out of the 4 cans seemed that way. Is that a case of introducing too much oxygen, bad handling, something else? I am sure there are many other things that can happen between light-struck, kept warm, etc that then result in some unwanted result in the end. There have been a lot of times where I know the particular beer is good but there is something off about the one I'm currently drinking so it would be interesting to have an idea of why one can may be different than the next.
I've seen a lot of sought after hazy beer be so aggressively dry hopped or acid adjusted that it creates a burn that seemingly destroys head retention altogether. I'm not sure what causes it but it does seem to be a by-product of excess. I've also seen a lot of this type of head retention destruction in heavily-hopped centrifuged beers (which is extremely common in the industry).
Nate, what happened to the Tree House blog? Scrubbed from the internet?
what Tree House blog? the Tumblr?
Sorry I disagree with you on a stainless steel fermenter, I've got a conical ss brewtech but I use a fermzilla 65l instead. Why?????? Easier to clean, easier to sanitize and easier to handle but I do keep my fermenter in a fermentation chamber that's void of light.
brew how you like, but stainless is an objectively better vessel.
@ I agree stainless steel is far superior but depending on how your set up is it's not nessarily going to produce a better beer, but everyones situation is different.
I haven't used my conical in years. Keg ferms FTW
it's definitely a bit more modest and convenient, but not the tool that a conical is for the extra 5% of precision.
Pro tip to make homebrew taste less like homebrew, become homeless.
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Loved seeing the Charlton team and location! 🍻
Streetbrew
JULIUS sent me.
Poor homebrewer uses plastic primary plastic secondary dry malt extract with some grains year old hop pellets dry yeast and carbon filtered water with calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate, cleaning with bleach and hot water, try to minimize oxidation but everything is not close to pro equipment and processes still fun to play with all the yeast varieties and even try some turpenes
It’s not free. I have to buy a pen and paper. Lol
fair!
You should sell some fresh ingredients to us locals