strator, Author at Central Florida Home Brewers Association

Experimenting with Experimental Hops

strator2020-10-28T17:30:34-04:00

One of the things I love about homebrewing is there’s always something new to learn. A new process. A new piece of gear. A new style. Just about every facet of the hobby ends up getting a new element somewhere along the line that offers an opportunity to learn something new in the hobby. This includes new things in base ingredients. One core ingredient in brewing that allows us to try something new nearly every year, is hops! Here are 4 new experimental currently available from Yakima Valley Hops you can experiment with now! HBC 431 Alpha Acids: 14.0 – 16.0% [...]

Experimenting with Experimental Hopsstrator2020-10-28T17:30:34-04:00

The Central Florida Buzz – April, 20 2020

strator2020-10-28T12:31:56-04:00

4/20/20 - Edition of The Mike Kara Radio Show - The Central Florida Buzz Presenting A Show Called - "The Joys of Home Brewing - Stay Home! & Brew Some Beer!" Featuring members of The Central Florida Home Brewers Guests Include - Dave Smith - Member of CFHB Matt Hunsworth - Education Committee & Member of CFHB Ed Measom - Member of CFHB & Business Manager for Orange Blossom Brewing Company

The Central Florida Buzz – April, 20 2020strator2020-10-28T12:31:56-04:00

5 Home Brewing Podcasts Bound to Teach You Something

strator2020-10-28T17:35:02-04:00

There’s never been a better time to be a homebrewer. There’s also never been a better time to access on-demand, free media. When those two worlds collide, there really is no better time than right now. In the modern digital information age, there’s almost no piece of information about home brewing you won’t be able to find with just a bit of searching. YouTube, Blogs, Vlogs, Webcasts, streaming media, online communities, and social media are just a few of the resources available to absolutely anyone that wants to learn anything about home brewing. In this article, we’ll take a look at [...]

5 Home Brewing Podcasts Bound to Teach You Somethingstrator2020-10-28T17:35:02-04:00

The Central Florida Buzz – March 2, 2020

strator2020-10-28T12:25:28-04:00

The Mike Kara Radio Show - The Central Florida Buzz Presenting A Show Called - "The Joys of Home Brewing - Let's All Just Come Together And Brew Some Beer!" Featuring members of The Central Florida Home Brewers Guests Include - Matt Hunsworth - Education Committee & Member of CFHB John Sather - Member of CFHB Rob Reeder - Owner & Founder of Battalion Brewing Company & Member of CFHB Dave Pappas - Owner of Heart's Home Brew Supply & Member of CFHB

The Central Florida Buzz – March 2, 2020strator2020-10-28T12:25:28-04:00

One Year Using the Blichmann QuickCarb

strator2020-10-28T18:37:40-04:00

A little more than one year ago my brewing really started to ramp up. I bought more gear to brew with, more kegs to store the beer, and more taps to serve the beer. I even purchased an additional CO2 tank dedicated to carbonate the beer. The one thing I couldn’t buy was a time machine that could fast forward the carbonation process to attach that tank to more kegs more often. For the most part, I’d been doing the “set it and forget” method of force carbonating my kegs. I’d attach the tank, dial-up to the pressure setting according to [...]

One Year Using the Blichmann QuickCarbstrator2020-10-28T18:37:40-04:00

The Central Florida Buzz – Jan 6, 2020

strator2020-10-28T12:24:41-04:00

1/05/20 - Edition of The Mike Kara Radio Show - The Central Florida Buzz Presenting A Show Called - "The Joys of Home Brewing - Happy New Beer!" Featuring members of The Central Florida Home Brewers Guests Include - CJ Ahern - Past President & member of CFHB Matt Hunsworth - Education Committee & Member of CFHB Jim Gilson - Vice President of Ales & member of CFHB

The Central Florida Buzz – Jan 6, 2020strator2020-10-28T12:24:41-04:00

Central Florida Buzz May 5, 2019

strator2020-10-28T12:23:39-04:00

5/05/19 - Edition of The Mike Kara Radio Show - The Central Florida Buzz Presenting A Show Called - "The Joys of Home Brewing - The Sunshine Challenge is a coming!" Featuring members of The Central Florida Home Brewers Guests Include - John Laconca - Past President & member of CFHB, discussing the pub crawl during The Sunshine Challenge Matt Hunsworth - Member of CFHB, discussing all about beer JD Hoffman - Past President & member of CFHB, discussing CFHB and The Sunshine Challenge

Central Florida Buzz May 5, 2019strator2020-10-28T12:23:39-04:00

Central Florida Buzz – April 7, 2019

strator2020-10-28T12:22:49-04:00

4/07/19 - Edition of The Mike Kara Radio Show - The Central Florida Buzz Presenting A Show Called - "The Joys of Home Brewing - Let's All Brew Some Great Beer!" Featuring members of The Central Florida Home Brewers Guests Include - Matt Hunsworth - Member of CFHB, discussing all about beer John Kinloch - Vice President of Ales & member of CFHB, discussing the beers he brews and The Sunshine Challenge Lori Warwick - President & member of CFHB, discussing the beers she brews and The Sunshine Challenge.

Central Florida Buzz – April 7, 2019strator2020-10-28T12:22:49-04:00

Central Florida Buzz – March 3, 2019

strator2020-10-28T12:21:56-04:00

3/03/19 - Edition of The Mike Kara Radio Show - The Central Florida Buzz Presenting A Show Called - "The Joys of Home Brewing - Hop to It Featuring members of The Central Florida Home Brewers" Guests Include - Matt Hunsworth - Member of CFHB, discussing his beer related podcast Jim Gilson - Member of CFHB, discussing ciders Ed Measom - Member of CFHB, discussing his new mild brown ale

Central Florida Buzz – March 3, 2019strator2020-10-28T12:21:56-04:00

Central Florida Buzz – February 3, 2019

strator2020-10-28T12:19:52-04:00

2/03/19 - Edition of The Mike Kara Radio Show - The Central Florida Buzz Presenting A Show Called - "The Joys of Home Brewing - Hop Gun With Tom Booze Featuring members of The Central Florida Home Brewers" Guests Include - CJ Ahern - Vice President of Lagers & Member of CFHB, discussing his new brew Matt Hunsworth - Member of CFHB, discussing his home brewing experiences Kathleen Plyter - Member of CFHB, discussing her mead making

Central Florida Buzz – February 3, 2019strator2020-10-28T12:19:52-04:00

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