Author Archives: mikehoover

Two Stage Plate Chiller Build Kills The Summer Heat

I pieced together a two stage wort plate chiller recently and tested it out on some real time brews. It performs very well in the hot temperatures of South Carolina in July. I started with a Blichmann Engineering Therminator that … Continue reading

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Brews for 2015

I only had seven brews in 2015: Gone To ‘Ale Pale Ale (one week after the great SC flooding only two blocks away) Crazy Blonde Pale Ale Black Cat Black Ale (a staple around here) Celebration Ale Copy (a little … Continue reading

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Inkbird ITC-1000F Fermentation Controller Build

I built my third fermentation chamber controller box. I have two with the STC-1000 controllers but they display only Celsius. So I got smart and ordered an Inkbird ITC-1000F controller from Amazon.com. The price was about the same and this … Continue reading

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Second Pilsner: 2B or not 2B?

Hangar 92’s second attempt at a Bohemian pilsner was made on Sunday, November 9, 2014, on the BrewDeck. The recipe: 19 lb Best Maltz Pilsen 1 lb Melanoidin malt 1 lb Munich malt 10L 5.0 oz Czech Saaz 2.4 AA … Continue reading

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First Attempt at a Pilsner

Hangar 92 Brewing Pilsner Urkel On Sunday, October 5, 2014, Steve and I brewed a Pilsner at Buckfield on the Brewdeck. It had not been used in two years, so we had to learn the system again, most of it … Continue reading

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Bee Cave Brewery Haus Pale Ale Brew Day

On Saturday, January 29, 2011, Steve and I brewed a recipe he found on the Home Brew Talk forum that has apparently become quite popular. A poll showed that members of the forum have brew 3620 gallons of this beer … Continue reading

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White Christmas Pale Ale Brew Session

Me and my good friend Steve decided to have a brew session on Christmas day, Saturday, December 25, 2010. He and Lori were staying in town and so was our family so we decided to get together and enjoy a … Continue reading

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Black Cat Ale Brew Day – November 29, 2010

Brewed up 10 gallons of Black Ale – Black Cat Ale – on Monday, November 29, 2010, with the help of my good friend Steve. He arrived at Two Finger Head Homebrew (TFH) around 11:00 AM. We measured out the … Continue reading

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My Homebuilt Homebrew Motorized Malt Mill

I have been wanting to start a homebrew blog for a long time and finally got around to it. Hope you will enjoy your visit. With this, my first post, I have posted a video on YouTube showing my motorized … Continue reading

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