Great video, as always. I already have a handful of old brewing equipment that I have set to give away to my local homebrew club. It's nothing crazy, but obviously, stuff is taking up valuable space, and I figure newer homebrewers could use it to keep their costs down. (A few fermenters, a corny keg, and misc stuff.) I think you have mentioned "Into the AM" ghosting you, well, I guess I joined that same club. I liked their T-shirts (comfort and designs), and I was only promoting them with the promise of eventually getting some free ones to give away to viewers without coming out of my own pocket. - Keep up the great work, and avoid sick people, as I've spent the last few weeks taking the largest anti-biotics pills I've ever seen after being stuck in an airplane with lots of people coughing.
As a mead and wine maker, I'm starting 1 gallon kits. By spring i hope to do larger batches, all grain. End of year goal is 1 or two self conceptualized recipes.
We all gotta start somewhere. I skipped straight to all grain when I started brewing. I did the most bare bones set up. I started with a 2 gallon pot I already owned. A nylon laundry bag from home depot (lol),and a plastic bucket with some electrical tape, also from home depot. Then an air lock and starsan of course. My first beer I planned on my own. I live in a hot climate so I looked for a clean malt (pilsner), a citrusy hop (Citra), and a yeast to complement citrus and had a high temperature tolerance (Voss Kveik). I made that one gallon batch and immediately got hooked. The beer tasted great but I had no means of carbonation, so that sucked a bit. A couple years later, I'm all set with a dedicated brew kettle, fermentation chamber, kegs, a kegerator, water salts, ph meter, different cleaners. I've tried my hand in mead making, but not my favorite. I love making ciders, but all grain is where it's at imo. There are just countless variations in every ingredient, mash schedule, hop addition, and water salt addition. I HIGHLY recommend checking out TheApartmentBrewer. Him and Trent (Brusho) have even done a collaboration before. He has the most in depth beer brewing walk throughs I've ever seen. Very nice guy and will often answer your questions as well. Welcome to the world of beer brewing
@sethb9687 Actually watching their videos is what got me motivated to move from Wine and Mead, into beer. I appreciate your reaching out to people here and not just shit posting like half of youtube lol
When you pulled the barkeepers friend „ad“ off I wanted to like the video again, forgetting I already did that 🤣 (I definitely need to pick some up in my upcoming US trip)!The video really made me giggle and sweetened my day. Thank you Trent!
I always made a "FrankenBeer" with old hops. A smash kinda with any old hops thrown in at any time. Never knew what I'd get but never had complaints from friends. Great way to get rid of old hops.
Clean out the kegerator/keezer bottom and firmly reattach any temp probes while you're at it to avoid a disaster, check the probe in your kettle too! Almost all budget oriented AIO brewing systems rely on zipties to hold the pump connections, so cleaning out the pump and reaffirming those with more long term metal screw clamp connectors is a good idea too. In keg maintenance, checking for leaks and disassembling completely and changing out any sketchy looking o-rings as well. That diptube shortening, floating diptube or gas inlet mod is also better to do now than next year.
Went through and assessed my hot and cold side tubing and connectors. found a couple that I had to decide to either replace or spend time rigging up a recirculation cleaning.
My main focus is streamlining all of my processes to make my brew days shorter, so I can have more of them. 2024 only saw 3 brew days. I'm challenging myself to brew at least once a month this year with the lofty goal of spending $0 on commercial beer for home.
Set a brew schedule. If I plan it, it actually happens. if I don't I keep pushing it off because "I forgot to start the yeast starter" or "I can't mill grains at 10pm and risk waking my kids up"... For ingredients, 3 years old it's bad for hops stored correctly. Plan around your ingredients! I use old hops for my darker beers, saisons, stuff like that. Stick with fresh hops for IPA's of course. But having an up-to-date list of all your ingredients combined with planning is key.
Usually I have no problem finishing it within 3-4 months, but if I don't finish it by then I will probably be bored of it and ready for something new. But i've had beer in a keg in a fridge for a year and it still tasted good to me.
@@TheBruSho same. I think it depends a lot on style. My sour beers sit in a keg for a year before I even try them. My dark ales condition for 6+ months (if I can keep myself from drinking them). That said, I had a hazy IPA start to show oxidation at 6 months. I need to be better at handling my Hazies apparently... :)
2025 is the year I enter competitions. 15 years of home brewing for my own palette has made me curious as to whether I'm any good at it. Also, "scrub daddy" sounds kind of kinky, I'm not complaining, I kind of like it. Thank you for your TH-cam channel ✌️
If the 25% Tariffs go into effect on Canadian Barley it will be a knife in the back of the craft beer industry! Canada produces three time the barley of the USA. Breweries are struggling due to rising costs from the War in Ukraine and the pandemic.by the way if your not informed the Canadian dollar is $0.69 vs the US buck. I Love American craft beer, many wont survive. Call your congressman, senator and governor and let them know. One president is solely responsible for creating the industry ( Jimmy Carter ) and another for wiping it out! ( D.J T. ) very sad.
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What's on your to-do list for 2025? LMK below!
Nicely done Trent! Good list 🍻🍻 I also love those sponges 🍻🍻
@@DavidHeathHomebrew thank you David! 🍻
Oh man, never stop making videos! You were made for it
I love the quality and love you put into your videos! Keep it up ❤
Why are cleaning/organizing videos always so satisfying to watch?? 🧽🫧
Great video, as always. I already have a handful of old brewing equipment that I have set to give away to my local homebrew club. It's nothing crazy, but obviously, stuff is taking up valuable space, and I figure newer homebrewers could use it to keep their costs down. (A few fermenters, a corny keg, and misc stuff.) I think you have mentioned "Into the AM" ghosting you, well, I guess I joined that same club. I liked their T-shirts (comfort and designs), and I was only promoting them with the promise of eventually getting some free ones to give away to viewers without coming out of my own pocket. - Keep up the great work, and avoid sick people, as I've spent the last few weeks taking the largest anti-biotics pills I've ever seen after being stuck in an airplane with lots of people coughing.
Just finished up cleaning out about 200 sq ft of floor to ceiling boxes in the basement. Need to keep cleaning but it sure is nice to reset!
Happy new year, Trent! For me it's the old classic: "Brew more". But also, I want to take better notes this year.
As a mead and wine maker, I'm starting 1 gallon kits. By spring i hope to do larger batches, all grain. End of year goal is 1 or two self conceptualized recipes.
We all gotta start somewhere. I skipped straight to all grain when I started brewing. I did the most bare bones set up. I started with a 2 gallon pot I already owned. A nylon laundry bag from home depot (lol),and a plastic bucket with some electrical tape, also from home depot. Then an air lock and starsan of course. My first beer I planned on my own. I live in a hot climate so I looked for a clean malt (pilsner), a citrusy hop (Citra), and a yeast to complement citrus and had a high temperature tolerance (Voss Kveik). I made that one gallon batch and immediately got hooked. The beer tasted great but I had no means of carbonation, so that sucked a bit. A couple years later, I'm all set with a dedicated brew kettle, fermentation chamber, kegs, a kegerator, water salts, ph meter, different cleaners. I've tried my hand in mead making, but not my favorite. I love making ciders, but all grain is where it's at imo. There are just countless variations in every ingredient, mash schedule, hop addition, and water salt addition. I HIGHLY recommend checking out TheApartmentBrewer. Him and Trent (Brusho) have even done a collaboration before. He has the most in depth beer brewing walk throughs I've ever seen. Very nice guy and will often answer your questions as well. Welcome to the world of beer brewing
@sethb9687 Actually watching their videos is what got me motivated to move from Wine and Mead, into beer. I appreciate your reaching out to people here and not just shit posting like half of youtube lol
When you pulled the barkeepers friend „ad“ off I wanted to like the video again, forgetting I already did that 🤣 (I definitely need to pick some up in my upcoming US trip)!The video really made me giggle and sweetened my day. Thank you Trent!
Haha thanks! Enjoy your trip to the US!
I always made a "FrankenBeer" with old hops. A smash kinda with any old hops thrown in at any time. Never knew what I'd get but never had complaints from friends. Great way to get rid of old hops.
Thanks for that! Got me motivated to do the same 👍🏻
Clean out the kegerator/keezer bottom and firmly reattach any temp probes while you're at it to avoid a disaster, check the probe in your kettle too!
Almost all budget oriented AIO brewing systems rely on zipties to hold the pump connections, so cleaning out the pump and reaffirming those with more long term metal screw clamp connectors is a good idea too.
In keg maintenance, checking for leaks and disassembling completely and changing out any sketchy looking o-rings as well. That diptube shortening, floating diptube or gas inlet mod is also better to do now than next year.
We júst started our new brewery so this video comes exactly at the right time :) thanks!
Congrats on the new brewery!
Looking forward to what you got planned.
Need to assemble my new tables. Working on setting up a live stream while assembling.
Nice ad! Love the rotating bottle!
That Bar Keepers Friend infomercial needs legit TV air time (3am on some local affiliate) :D Great to see the puppet cameo!
@@TheHomebrewChallenge Hahah thanks Martin! Been meaning to bring back Hoppo in some way
Went through and assessed my hot and cold side tubing and connectors. found a couple that I had to decide to either replace or spend time rigging up a recirculation cleaning.
LOVE that shine! LMAO!
@@CityscapeBrewing 😅
My main focus is streamlining all of my processes to make my brew days shorter, so I can have more of them. 2024 only saw 3 brew days. I'm challenging myself to brew at least once a month this year with the lofty goal of spending $0 on commercial beer for home.
Setting Up for Success in 2025...Nice! Great video, man.
@@BlichmannEngineering cheers! 🍻
Set a brew schedule. If I plan it, it actually happens. if I don't I keep pushing it off because "I forgot to start the yeast starter" or "I can't mill grains at 10pm and risk waking my kids up"...
For ingredients, 3 years old it's bad for hops stored correctly. Plan around your ingredients! I use old hops for my darker beers, saisons, stuff like that. Stick with fresh hops for IPA's of course. But having an up-to-date list of all your ingredients combined with planning is key.
One video brewers never show. Love it. Cleaning is 3/4ths of brewing and no one shows the process.
Trent! Great video though it hurt to watch you throw away those hops! Got a link to those ads where you are selling the gear?
@@RegicideBrewing thanks dude! Right now I’m trying to sell them locally but if I don’t get any bites I’ll open it up to channel members.
did you sell that counterflow chiller? If not, I'm interested
Not yet, trying to sell local and then I’ll open it up to channel members. But if no one bites I’ll let you know!
At 7:06, are those screens in your tap handles?
@@schuchdan02 yeah they are e ink displays. I talk about them in the 3D printing video, linked in description
Funny... I need a pump and a counterflow chiller..
Hey Trent, how long do you normally keep your beer in a keg before you toss it away?
Usually I have no problem finishing it within 3-4 months, but if I don't finish it by then I will probably be bored of it and ready for something new. But i've had beer in a keg in a fridge for a year and it still tasted good to me.
@@TheBruSho same. I think it depends a lot on style. My sour beers sit in a keg for a year before I even try them. My dark ales condition for 6+ months (if I can keep myself from drinking them). That said, I had a hazy IPA start to show oxidation at 6 months. I need to be better at handling my Hazies apparently... :)
2025 is the year I enter competitions. 15 years of home brewing for my own palette has made me curious as to whether I'm any good at it. Also, "scrub daddy" sounds kind of kinky, I'm not complaining, I kind of like it. Thank you for your TH-cam channel ✌️
@@WarmHugFermentations 😅🍻
Yeah 900 years from now should give you plenty of time to get that experience, some would claim exuberant amount of time 😀 see you in the year 2925!
@@KranurKran oh yeah, good point 🤣
You should link that 3D printing/organising video! Sounds cool
Thanks I just added it to the description! Check it out
@TheBruSho Great! I've just added it to my watch list. Got a new brew space and could do with the tips 👀
Gotta get rid of the old hops! I starting to see a pattern in the finished product 😂
@@dimbrewingco haha right? Crazy how fresh ingredients can make all the difference
lol not bad idea to have too many bungs lol
Thanks’nn
Just keep on brewing... and maybe try some Tejuino and kombucha drinks.
Heck yeaaaa!
So….Much….Stuff…..I gotta purge too 😭
You’ll feel much better when you do
We all could benefit from this haha
If the 25% Tariffs go into effect on Canadian Barley it will be a knife in the back of the craft beer industry! Canada produces three time the barley of the USA. Breweries are struggling due to rising costs from the War in Ukraine and the pandemic.by the way if your not informed the Canadian dollar is $0.69 vs the US buck. I Love American craft beer, many wont survive. Call your congressman, senator and governor and let them know. One president is solely responsible for creating the industry ( Jimmy Carter ) and another for wiping it out! ( D.J T. ) very sad.
I didnt know BKF came in liquid
It’s the “soft” version. I guess less abrasive