Adam Makes Beer is my new favorite brewing channel. It is one of the most informative channels by far. Adam is so great at explaining the processes in brewing and anyone working for him at the brewery is very lucky. He would be a great mentor for any new brewer. Please keep the videos coming. especially the one in the brewhouse.

@adammakesbeer

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony!!!

Loving the content. Great to see how methods and techniques are applied at the professional level. Keep it up!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

I’m working hard on perfecting my light lager too and have been making my last couple batches with a much wetter mash and a lighter sparge rinse. Seems to help my setup from pulling too many tannins from the husks too. I have been devouring your content brother! Thanks for being here.

Loving your content and explanations of the brewing process and hacks. Thank you

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

This is one of the better instructional vids on the interweb. thank you!

@adammakesbeer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

awesome video, a lot details THANKS.!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Going to have another deep dive brewday series coming up soon!

Awesome video. You are the man!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Adam congratulations for your effort , i really like your channel and your passion for brewing! I also am a brewmaster in a Carlsberg brewery but started my beer journey in a microbrewery year ago. thanks for your channel

@adammakesbeer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Coming from a guy that is about to open my own brewery in 4-5 months in SC these are fantastic! There are very few videos on commercial brewery brew days. Great to see and keep them coming!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Will do, best of luck to you!

Thank you for an interesting recipe would have never thought to mix both 2 row and Pilsner on a Mexican lager. Ima have to give it a try this weekend

@adammakesbeer

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

Hey Adam - I'm a homebrewer and found you on Instagram. Love these videos and your teacher-like approach. Thanks for putting them out! If I'm ever in OH I'll be sure to stop by.

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

nice, i may not get to see your mexican lager but I'll have to consider stopping by at the end of my multi-city trip on my leg back to dc. wanted to do that last year but the house decided to be interesting.

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome!

Great video. Standout editing and content

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much!!!

Cool video! I agree that this has to be the hardest style to make. I shy away from lagers because of the time and temp control. I recently got myself some temp control so I'm excited to make this style for summer!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Awesome that you got a temp control! What kind?

@SeanMcColgandude

2 жыл бұрын

Found an old mini fridge around my neighborhood. College kids are coming home and you can find them everywhere this time of year haha, I'm stoked

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanMcColgandude That’s the way! I had a deep freeze hooked up to a Ranco controller back in the day when I was brewing at home. Keep those lagers cool and happy!

Great explanation. I’m a homebrewer and really enjoy lager. I’d love one day to do a mex style Vienna lager. How would you attack that? 20%corn, then half pils half Munich?

@adammakesbeer

Жыл бұрын

Give it a go, and then adjust from there. Plug your recipe into a calculator and adjust color with Carafa special 2 as needed.

Awesome content, Adam! Everything looks and sounds super refreshing with that recipe. Do you find that this beer doesn't need any Carapils or dextrine malt for head retention? Or would that make the beer less dry and crisp? Cheers!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Great question! I think that it is stylistically unnecessary and perhaps inappropriate to ad dextrin malt to this style. A big key to this light lager style is the low level of body and residual sugars. Hope that makes sense!

Keep doing. Nice 🍻 video.🔔

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!!

enjoyed this content. subscribed!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Please let me know if there are any topics you would like me to cover!

@wd6358

2 жыл бұрын

@@adammakesbeer As an avid homebrewer I enjoy seeing behind the scenes of a bigger operation. Just keep doing what you're doing!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

@@wd6358 I am also producing short form content on Instagram if you are on that platform. You can find me @adam_makes_beer

Can you talk more about pH targets/adjustments you're making throughout the lauter?

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

I utilize a spray bottle of food grade phosphoric acid that I spray over the surface of the mash throughout the sparge. My hot liquor tank isn’t set up in a way that I can reliably dose it’s contents, and adjust the sparge water as a whole. It is slightly labor intensive but it really pays off especially with lager beers.

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Typically I target the mid 5.3’s for the mash, and 5.5 for the sparge water. I hope that makes sense, let me know if I can clarify further 😊

@spacejam5394

2 жыл бұрын

@@adammakesbeer perfect, thanks!

Hey Adam! It's cool seeing other breweries' operations so thanks for making your vids. For your mex lager recipe, do you prefer the taste of rice over corn as an adjunct or is there another reason for using that?

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I had not worked with rice much at all before making this beer. I was making a classic American pils at the time utilizing corn, so I decided to run this Mexican lager with rice.

Nice video, looking forward to watching more content from you. Been a pretty dedicated homebrewer for ~5 years now, fun to see how it's done on a large scale. One thing you said in the end when tasting the beer - you mentioned pH and water and that it can lead to grain/husk flavor when too high. Did I understand you correctly, that you also adjust the pH of the sparge water? What water do you use (perhaps I missed it in the video)? I'm curious since I tried researching this a couple of years ago or so, and came to the conclusion back then that at least with RO water, it's not necessary to adjust its pH since its residual alkalinity is so low that it won't matter much.

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t use RO water and I don’t have experience with it. I do adjust my sparge water ph to 5.5 in order to not pull tannins aka the husky flavors out of my mash. Does that answer your question?

@spitti3

2 жыл бұрын

@@adammakesbeer yeah it does, thanks!

Lovin the videos! Been to Cartridge several times and enjoy your beer! As a homebrewer in the area I love to see you making these videos!! Question...When you calculate your IBU's in recipe formulation do you account for the bitterness contribution during the whirlpool and whirlpool rest as the hops would still be contributing IBU's? Thanks!!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I appreciate the support! Absolutely I calculate all of the hot side hop additions. The primary difference between brewing at home and on the larger scale is that my wort will stay hotter, longer thank it will in a smaller kettle. That means that even my late hop additions will generate a solid amount of bitterness. For instance, one of primary changes I mad when turning pro was counting my flameout or WP additions as 20 min additions.

@geradmiller

2 жыл бұрын

@@adammakesbeer Awesome! Thanks for the reply!

Great video. We actually have (almost) the same 15bbl system from Spec Mech, though ours has a mashkettle and not a traditional combi-tun setup like yours. Do you run your rakes at all while lautering? I know some brewers run them at the absolute slowest speed to get every little bit of extraction out of the grain. Not sure how much efficiency that actually adds, but thought I'd ask. Cheers!

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

I have done both. I will of the bed seems a bit sticky, but in general no. I feel like I get less grain in the kettle when I don’t.

Hi Adam, I noticed that you use a electronic flow meter. Can you tell me the make and maybe the model number? It looks like GPI brand? I would also be interested in information on your dial run off valve. They look like some pretty sweet equipment. Thanks!

@adammakesbeer

Жыл бұрын

It a little battery powered one. here is the part number its gpi: 01N31GM

Thanks for a good video 🍻 What pH is your sparge water at?

@adammakesbeer

10 ай бұрын

I will answer this on tomorrow livestream!

Do you have additional pH targets throughout the different stages for your lagers? Into fermenter etc?

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

I try and hit 5.35 in the mash. Adjust sparge to 5.5. I haven’t gone beyond that yet but I expect to be adding some acid to my kettle as well to optimize break. Just not there yet 😊

Hey Adam where can I find the beer log

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

I forgot to post it. I will try and get it in the description. Do you have one that you use currently?

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

I added a link that has the brew log for Cartucho. I will be able to add a blank version as well if that is what you are looking for.

@adammakesbeer

2 жыл бұрын

Ok I have both the blank copy in there as well. Let me know if you can access them.

@oscarmontalbo5551

2 жыл бұрын

@@adammakesbeer thanks 😊 I was able to download them, thank you so much

want to know how good a brewer is... taste his pilsner