TOP FIVE MISTAKES beginning home brewers make!

These are the top five mistakes home brewers make.

Here Nate provides some thoughts on starting out home brewing and what to focus on. This is a basic list for beginners but may also provide some useful resetting for seasoned vets.

I hope these can provide a bit of food for thought - Thank you for watching!

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[CSHack]

I have been absolutely loving the increased activity on YouTube. Keep it up guys the content is fantastic!

[hearle]

I love that you give back to the homebrew community in sharing your ideas as a pro brewer. Yes, an older tread, but a great one.

[lawrencebehmer]

All I heard was “…brew a triple IPA with dehydrated ice cream…” Challenge accepted!! 😂😝

[davidcampbell]

Recently sold all my homebrew equipment. Now these videos are coming out and I’m feeling the itch to brew again.

[DarwinsBeerReviews]

I love your tasting tip. If you don't know what good beer tastes like and more importantly WHY beer tastes like it does, then you can't figure out what your homebrew tastes like.
The WHY is huge to adjust the brewing process to improve.

[markluxton]

Good tips. I restarted this hobby after decades, Figured I knew enough since I made great beer long ago, and other things. I should have fermented a bag of sugar and bread yeast, just to test out everything including temp. controls. Instead I starting with an expensive partial mash Porter kit(malt and LME). I made a couple rookie mistakes, and now the Porter is aging and I do not like it much, but I have no way to know how is is supposed to taste....assuming my mistakes messed with the taste. Next porter will be all grain malt...minus the errors lol I know I like Porters which is why I bought that kit.

[Nusbizz]

This 100%. Also want to add to the “don’t mess with your beer”. First time I made a killer neipa and was at kegging stage, I kept attaching the hose and tap to taste it everyday, thereby introducing O2 to it unknowingly to my almost finished beer. Went from a beautiful canary yellow to brown tint in 5days. One of my best beers, ruined, but not forgotten..

[jeffroach]

Great advice!! The only thing I would add is know your ingredients. Very important to taste your grain. Many homebrewers have never chewed on their grain.
Tree House is an inspiration to all homebrewers...Thank you ☮

[RecipeswithBen]

If you are new to homebrewing, start with brew in a bag and ferment in a keg

[jeffj]

Great tips. I've made every single one of these mistakes!

[sethb]

I think #5 and #2 really go hand in hand. And I'm extremely guilty of both. Patience is a virtue that I'm trying to fix! Great tips. Thank you

[bryanjenkins]

Thanks for the tips dude, on my 5th brew now. Been doing SMASH beers to get the feel of it. I love it!!!

[mbo]

As mentioned below, clean and sanitize everything. Good tips, keep them coming. Thanks.

[sterlingb]

Shout out to that dad doing the baby stroller shuffle

[NWsmallbatchBrewing]

Yes !!!! Don't rush your beer. Amen brother. I've preached this for years.

[josephcastoldi]

I’ve been home brewing for a few years now and recently started to micro dose acid additions to my finished hoppy beers and it’s a very cool way to see how just one simple variable can help express a beer. Thank you for the great content and keep up the helpful hints for home brewers!

[felipesparks]

I’ve been brewing for a decade and never upgraded from exactly what you said: carboy, pot, and cooler/mashtun. And to your point my beer turns out great and don’t think it’s worse than guys I know with expensive equipment. I tell interested brewers all the time that all they need is a couple hundred bucks at most. And not to go out and spend a grand on stuff.

[markm]

My biggest improvements as a home brew have been starting with RO water and adding salts depending on style being brewed and fermentation temp control.

[PartyTimeBrewing]

The develop your palate comment is a great one! It just got me thinking that I don't need to overthink it and just do up tasting sheets that say what's great?, what's not so great? and what would I change? Looking forward to checking out Charleton in a few weeks!

[superslyko]

My biggest purchase was a $91 grain mill. I have yet to use it. After 10+ years of brewing, $8 BIAB, $16 plastic bucket, and $40 kettle, I bit the bullet. Mistake? Sanitize everything! Soap & Water just cleans & kills the head.