Craft Beer Brewing School: Day In The Life Of A Pro Brewer ~ Brewing Prost Munich Dunkel! (Part One)

Adam Mills, Head Brewer at Cartridge Brewing gives an in-depth behind the scenes look into how he brews his favorite beer called Prost, a Munich Dunkel! The goal of this series is to make you feel like you are in the brewhouse with me, while I am teaching you the entirety of the brewday process! This video is full of techniques, concepts, and tips for homebrewers, and those looking to enter the industry.
Instagram: @adam_makes_beer ~ @jungbrudekk
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Hello, I am Adam! I am Head Brewer at Cartridge Brewing outside of Cincinatti, OH. I am a former high school and university educator, and I have been making beer for a living for over a decade. My goal here is to give a behind-the-scenes look into the craft brewing industry, and to share any knowledge I have. I am not the perfect brewer, but I am always pushing myself to get better and to learn more. I have an amazing team behind me, my Assistant Brewer, Maggie, and Josh, our cellarperson and packaging lead. Our goal in the brewhouse is to always aim for the bullseye, knowing we will never hit it. That mantra keeps us focused on continual growth, and helps us appreciate the journey of improving as brewers.

[@Timothythebrewer]

Adam you are great at what you do! A real asset to the craft 😊 Cheers! 🍻

[@adammakesbeer]

Wow what a great compliment, thank you!!!

[@CesarWilly08]

Thanks again for making these videos Adam. Keep them coming!

[@adammakesbeer]

Thank you!

[@ChristianMercadoAcevedo]

Good stuff!

[@MetalHeadBrewer]

Great video🍻

[@adammakesbeer]

Thank you!

[@kis1815]

Hi again Adam! Love your work so much, and thank you for sharing all these with us! I'm wondering if you could give any tip to avoid astringency when brewing stout, especially during mashing process. For example how long should I mash the dark grains? And should I mill the dark grains differently? Also, what's the different when adjusting my mash ph with so much dark grains?
Sorry I know that's a lot of questions! Anyway, love you man!

[@scottgoebel4671]

I'd like to see your grain mill sometime. Hopper is too easy.

[@adammakesbeer]

Ok I will include it in something in the future.

[@vladsquared]

any reason to slowly mix in the salts/lactic rather than just put it all in the strike water and let it dissolve?

[@adammakesbeer]

Maybe not, might just be my personal preference 😊

[@adammakesbeer]

But also, I don’t have access to adding stuff directly to my HLT.

[@deathkid411]

I am new to brewing but I heard there are acid malt. why nut use them?

[@adammakesbeer]

I find it easier and cheaper to just use acid. Also, I need to adjust my sparge water and acid malt wouldn’t work for that.

[@deathkid411]

@@adammakesbeer Also what are those pipes you are moving in the beginning.