2023 YEAR IN REVIEW: Best/Worst Beers, Beer Tasting and Plans for 2024

[@BlichmannEngineering]

"If you are getting people into brewing, that is one of the most important things." We couldn't agree more and thank you for your time and content to foster new ideas and conversations. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@1TheLord1]

Buddy, never apologize for less content or what not. I'm just glad to get what I get. It's free (unless you want to tip). Don't make yourself miss out on family or whatnot because of us. We'll be just fine! Love your focus on lagers. I'm a larger guy myself and really like what you are doing. Keep it up!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm glad you enjoy the beers I focus on! Thank you for the kind words!

[@dt2243]

Gotta get CH off the couch and do a collab or 5. Great content and love the idea of more English brews. Very under rated brews.

[@mkeysou812]

That sour you "hate" looks absolutely incredible

[@TheBruSho]

Proud to know that I helped contribute to a bottom 3 beer! 😅jokes aside another great year of videos, heres to an even better 2024!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Haha collaborating with you was a big highlight for the year though, so it worked out!

[@321Smyth]

This is the only channel of which I watch every video so I always like these end of year videos. Can't wait to see more cask beers, I think you can actually experiment with it. I had an English pale ale with American hops on cask the other day, it works really well!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That means a lot! I really would like to do more serving with that hand pump, it is awesome when it works!

[@Silverhammerbrew]

It’s been a great year of content, and I’m looking forward to another year of the top tier content!!! Cheers bubba🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it so much! Cheers!

[@GentleGiantFan]

Congrats on the family addition. Father's Day will seem like "meh" for the first few years, but once she gets up in age, it will become your favorite holiday. I have two sons, 14 and 11, and I love Father's Day better than my own birthday. Cheers and Happy New Year Steve! God bless!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! I appreciate the words of encouragement and am looking forward to spending much time with her in the future. Happy New Year!

[@cidmontenegro8225]

Congrats on your daughter! You have to make a mead or something that can age to share on her 21st. Great year, can't wait for the UK ales.

[@devingrabner8577]

Congratulations, first child is an awesome life changing event. Putting your family first will never be disappointing. i have been playing around with making Honey Beer. I made a Berliner Weisse with honey and it was a huge success. Just wanted to thank you for all your inspiration.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you for the words of encouragement! I'm glad I've helped inspire you!

[@ssadams]

congratulations on all the new followers. I enjoy your videos especially the older ones with the basic brewing equipment. I always look forward to new recipes. Cheers 😀 👍 🍻

[@chocolatejackalope8221]

Would love to see a video on how you fit brewing into your busy schedule as a new dad. My wife and I are expecting next month and would love some tips! Congrats Steve!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That would be a fun topic! Congratulations!

[@BrewabitRick]

What a year you’ve had , great kit , great experiences,great beer. I have a 10 year old daughter and OMG ! The best thing in my life ( and I love brewing and beer 😁) I thank you for another year of informative,interesting,entertaining content I appreciate you. Looking forward to watching you in 2024 👍🍻🎉

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Lifechanging for sure! I am glad you enjoy the channel so much!

[@CarlPotts335]

Love the idea of pitching more videos to beginners. Ive just gotten into brewing and I like the additional information. I'd love to see a video how how to create a hop schedule. Even with a smash beer, I'd like to know to break up the hops (like, more IBUs at the start for bittering, or more of the total IBUs after the 30 minute mark) Love the content though!

[@largepeep8710]

Been brewing some hectic shit after finding ur channel. Hectic shit bro, keep it up!!!

[@deckerhand12]

I don’t like sour beers. Ill tried a few throughout the year and by different brewery’s. They were flawless but they weren’t my cup of tea. I gave them all 5 stars on untapped because the fact they were spot on with flavor and description. Just because I don’t like something don’t mean there is anything wrong with it.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I agree!

[@2289273]

I was looking forward for this year's review ;) cheers

[@2289273]

I thought the red ale would make it to the top, I will try to brew it next week and see how it turns out

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

@@2289273 definitely in the top 25% for the year!

[@2289273]

I have it on tap right now, I used Lutra but went a little to hard on the roasted barley and looks like a brown to a stout color ahah

[@sgoadhouse]

What a great 2023 for The Apartment Brewer. Even though your Berliner Weisse was your least favorite beer, it was my most favorite beer name! As a former high school German language student, our teacher used JFK’s comments as a salient warning for incorrect German grammar. So when I heard your beer name, I literally laughed out loud. Thanks for the LOLs.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thats really interesting! Cheers!

[@rong3643]

Congrats on the your daughter! My oldest is now 22 and she still says when I brew, "smells like my childhood!" I have pictures of her putting hops in my boils. It's fun when they can help!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I can't wait for those moments!!

[@randyboyd34]

Thanks for continuing to make new content. Congratulations on the new additions to both your brew house and your household 🎉

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you!

[@sunnyr.1130]

HEY STEVE Congratulations on being a proud father

[@18centwood]

Totally looking forward to English beers. Between Belgians and English beers is the reason i got into brewing. Love your content. Happy New Year

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Awesome! I'm very excited to brew more english beers too!

[@askaryambus]

Happy for all your blessings! Please keep sharing your hobby because it’s really cool to watch and learn beer stuff.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you are enjoying things!

[@option311]

Absolutely best brew channel. From stsrt to finish all the information is provided with the finish of a critical critique of the finished product. That's a huge difference from many channels that seem to never make a skunk beer. Your honest assessment is a game changer. To late for your dry January but a few recipes for hop water might be an idea. Sometimes I just want a thirst quencher that does not have the calories, alcohol or carbs and have made several that do just that. My sister has found she really likes them and is buying them but is considering starting to make her own. Just a thought

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I appreciate that! I need to consider a hop water recipe. Its not my favorite drink in the world but I'll have to try it out.

[@billnova1]

October 27th is my daughter’s birthday as well, except she’s 19.

[@mortorv2030]

Congratulations to you and your family. Enjoy the first christmas with your new born. Great channel for me as a very new brewer.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It was very special! Glad the channel has been so useful for you!

[@stenlee556]

Steve, I wish you a Merry Christmas! And I wish you good health, success in business and new discoveries in the beer hobby... And, by the way, a cool T-shirt, it seems to me that it glows in the dark, like you from the inside with sincerity and kindness.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you!

[@bissce]

Glad to hear you are going to tackle some NA brewing... looking forward to it. And also more UK brews... always favorites... used to travel there a lot.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It should certainly be very interesting!

[@Leadership_matters]

You are a brave soul. I have never tossed my hops into my boil freestyle. I do hate those metal screen hop spiders though. They crash hop utilization. I remember adding all of my hops in separate muslin hop bags. Thanks for sharing

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Once I tried it and figured out how to prevent clogs, I never looked back.

[@wildjames]

Cheers to a great 2023 Steve. You're easily the best homebrew content creator out there. Thanks for all of the fun videos, beers and for inspiring thousands of people. Can't wait to see what 2024 brings.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I appreciate the kind words! Cheers!

[@allanbrand]

Congrats on the birth of your daughter!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you!

[@Soulflayerr]

I love your content, you directly have inspired my interest in Belgian brews. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thats awesome! Cheers!

[@RJ-ht7lq]

Wow, I'll admit I haven't watched, in a while. I'll also admit that is due to my kids. They are at an age that rep sports are taking place every day of the week and we run consistently. Its worth it!! If you find time to brew, brew. If you don't take some time away. Beer will always be there but your kids first years wont be. Congrats dude, you've come so far!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Wise words!

[@tjewald32]

Great show and congrats on fatherhood! Hope you find time for another cask ale served thru the beer engine. Love my home cask system. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! You will absolutely get your wish this year!

[@locke64]

Have a happy holiday Steve!!! And an happy new year to all your family!!! Remember that this great year for you on this channel was all because of you! Cheers!!! Can't wait to see what 2024 reserve to this wonderfull appartment 😉

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you and the same to you as well!

[@sunnyr.1130]

Wish u a happy, healthy and wonderful holiday season and all the best in 2024, cheers

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! Same to you!

[@thekris4378]

Thanks again, Steve for a great year of brewing and congratulations. I brew in an apartment as well. I’ve been learning from two homebrew clubs for about a year and a half now. Having two kids under four, it’s a challenge to have a brew day. Good luck, and have fun with your kid.🎉

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you for the kind words! I'll definitely need to plan a few things out different for brewing but it will work out. Cheers!

[@RichardDePas]

Thanks for adding your recipes to Brewfather. I am just getting into full grain brewing with the Brewzilla. Happy New Year!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Happy New Year!

[@PatArbogast]

New viewer here, Merry Christmas. I have been brewing for the better part of 10 years now and enjoyed your year end review and am excited to come up with better techniques and ideas to try. Cheers. Pat

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Welcome to the channel!

[@tommanning7337]

Looking forward to 2024 Congratulations man, you and your family have a Hoppy New Year Cheers 😎👍🏻👍🏻🍺🍺🍺

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you very much! The same to you!

[@XLegiitBadassX]

Watching this as I do my first all grain brew. It’s your blonde from the other week! Looking forward to brewing along with you from time to time! Here’s to you, Steve, and to the beers of 2024!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Great choice! Best of luck with it and cheers!

[@BedtimeBen]

May the Lord bless you and yours this year! Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! Cheers and same to you!

[@nemodl]

Congratulations on your daughter! I've very much enjoyed your channel, I look forward to content, but also hope you're able to enjoy heaps of family time :)

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you so much!

[@OriginalFallofMind]

Congratulations!!!

[@thebrewtreebc]

Congrats Steve! Thank you so much for all your content and contributions, especially the work you did on brewfather, cant wait to play around with some of your recipes! Couldn't agree more with your sentiments about English beers and looking foreword to the new content as well. Best to you and yours in 2024!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! Here's to a great new year 2024!

[@stuebrews]

I think the Berliner Weiss would have been in my top 3 :-) Congrats on a great year, and happy brewing in 2024 🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Cheers and thank you!

[@achowe9313]

Happy new year Steve! Congratulations again on the family expansion, from one new father to another. Very glad to have the recipes on Brewfather!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you again and congratulations to you too!

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Cheers Steve!!! Have a great rest of the year!!! Happy new year and cheers, 🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Cheers Brian! Same to you!

[@Karjakumpu]

Merry Christmas and Hoppy new year. Your beers have been inspirational for me. Tree house was nice brew and I have made many variations of it. Keep up the good work.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Same to you! I'm really glad you enjoyed the recipes and the brews worked out so well for you!

[@ianlaker9161]

What a fabulous round up of an amazing year. Lovely to see your baby daughter, who obviously means the world to you! Here's to a great 2024 for the channel. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! Cheers and happy new year!

[@mkopec1]

Congrats on the Daughter!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Happy Holidays braj!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Same to you!

[@JPch108]

muito bom... Portugal

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Obridgado!

[@JohnL9013]

Awesome year, Steve. Loved your content this year so much. Look forward to 2024!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you!

[@dimbrewingco]

Congrats Steve! Learned a lot from you these past 1.5 years of homebrewing. I always look forward to your vids. Happy holidays!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm glad I've helped you so much! Happy new year!

[@joshyjoshakin]

Awesome summary, great energy! I would love to see your take on brewing with limited time (i.e., with kids) and juggling that fine line between homebrewer and dad. Until then, keep up the great work!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'll be learning that and I'll be sure to let people know what works!

[@nathaningram1779]

Thank you Steve! Great receipes and channel! Happy Holidays

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you and same to you!

[@BitterRealityBrewing]

Great year-end coverage, and Congratulations on being a dad (insanely life-changing)! Colab with Simple Home Brew - Working with Pierre is always rewarding as he is a very down-to-earth and relatable guy, plus the person who inspired me to start KZbin. Past Brews - As for your beer brews throughout the year. Try to bottle off, about 4 per keg (using a counter-pressure bottle filler to avoid that oxidation). I do this more for taste testing of beers I brew again a year to as many as 4 or 5 years later, and many times, I prefer my older versions. Pinter - I liked this video and the product concept, as it is a great way to get future home brewers into the hobby, as you said, dipping their toes in. I also love seeing any company so passionate about bringing any form of homebrewing to the general public through simplicity or automation. I'm getting ready to cover a similar product like the Picobrew crossed with a BeerMKR with a lot of flexibility. Previous Brews - A few previous brews that were your least favorite sounded more amazing to me than your favorites. (I really like Saisons and fruit beers in between my IPA and darker beers.) Enjoy the little one, as it is an amazing time in life! My two boys are my world.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks for the kind words! I usually counterpressure fill my bottles, but maybe there is some more fine tuning I need to do. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ronnyskaar3737]

Great video! All the best to you, your family and your brewery. Greetings from Norway.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you and the same to you!

[@Brandenton1]

I ran across your channel this year, and has been a wealth of knowledge. Appreciate all you have done...cheers to 2023!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm glad you enjoy the channel so much! Cheers!

[@goldpanman]

Happy New Year Steve, to you and your family. I want to thank you for your excellent channel. You, more than anyone or anything, has influenced my brewing technique. Most notably, because of you, I have started paying attention to water chemistry in brewing and have noted a definite difference in the quality of my beer. Thank you.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm so glad I've helped you so much and thank you for letting me know!

[@JohnFrytag]

Quality content! I’ll keep watching cuz its good! Happy new year!!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you're enjoying the channel so much!

[@januszkszczotek8587]

Did you ever make a Grape Ale? I know, the hype for Grape Ale is over, but I recently did my first and it is very tasty. Happy new year to you and family!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Nope, never have, but I'll have to try it some time!

[@Trollllsvans]

Good stuff as always. Your belgian series brought some serious improvement to my own brews, thank you for that. I'd like to see you delve into the scandi/baltic brewing with rye, juniper, and wild yeast. Maybe a collab with BrewingNordic or similar? Cheers from Sweden!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Cheers! I would like to explore that vein a bit more, although those are not my favorite flavors to be honest.

[@1985jamesward]

Haven’t brewed enough porter. Love hand pulled beer. I smell a fullers London porter clone on handpull. Do it it’s fuxking delicious. Merry Xmas and happy brew year

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That would be a great idea!

[@OriginalFallofMind]

I am not placing blame on anyone but myself and possibly the yeast but I brewed your smask ipa with azzecca and kviek. It was horrible. 😅 I used the kviek to do a kolsch and it was horrible. I had high hopes. It did mellow and became drinkable but I'll probably never use kviek yeast again.Omega Kolsch 2 has went from grain to glass in less than 7 days consistently. If I want a quick beer, that will be my new kviek. 😅

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

u brewed some awesome beers 2023........

[@Jimsmith656]

By far the best brewing content on KZbin. Love your vids and stoked you put your recipes in Brewfather. Can't wait to brew some more of your beers in 2024. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you will get so much value out of the Brewfather move!

[@L4wyrup]

Thanks for a great year of content, Steve! I totally get brewing, and especially making content, takes a hit when you have little one. I have a lovely little toddler that toddles all over the place myself and I can barely find the time to keep brewing :) I am 100% looking forward to the content you'll make next year! Merry Christmas (we're on 2nd Christmas day here in the Netherlands so I feel like I am still on time ;) and a happy new years in advance!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It is absolutely worth it to focus on family for times like that. Glad you enjoyed everything this year!

[@edwardmeradith2419]

Great year in review!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks Ed!

[@vruychev]

Congrats on your successes and cheers to the new ones to come.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@RegicideBrewing]

Steve: great end of the year video. Big congrats on growing your family. I have two young children myself and I have had to slow down a lot on the hobby. However, thanks to your videos, I am really doing a better job and perfecting my recipes, specifically my NEIPA recipe. I look forward to what the channel has in store in 2024. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! I'm glad you've found my videos so valuable, cheers!

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

fab video......wish you happy holidays mate.......cheers

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you and same to you!

[@itterman]

@TheApartmentBrewer Whats you location? The bottle looks like a Small Pony Barrel Works! bottle! Great sours!!! I'm in Ottawa Canada area. Love what you are doing with the channel currently brew a Czech lager with double decoction

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm in the Boston Massachusetts area, its just a standard 750 mL bottle. Best of luck with the Czech Lager!

[@jasongutierrez734]

How do you store your old brews? I was curious when you mentioned you still have the graf left, if you keep it in the keg or bottle it to free up the kegerator.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Mostly just leave them in the basement, which is a pretty consistent 60-65 degrees. I kept the graf in the keg in the kegerator.

[@jeffrichter5735]

Been a great year of video content. Thank you Steve and happy new year to you and your family.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you, happy new year!

[@erniq3]

It was pleasure watching you another year. I’m glad you mentioned smart ref, I’m just wondering how accurate it is knowing that standard refractometers are basically trash and you can’t check gravity when alcohol present in beer. Is smart ref working in another way than standard ones?

[@shanehardingham2153]

The SmartRef is accurate and easy to use. I find mine is always within 1 gravity point of my basic hydrometer. The question is which one is actually correct? The SmartRef app saves your Original Gravity and uses a formula to convert physical readings during fermentation to an alcohol corrected Specific Gravity.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

@@shanehardingham2153 That's been my experience as well!

[@markrobinson8630]

I'd be interested to know if you have a good hop water recipe. I've tried a few but haven't landed on one that I love yet.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Not yet, but definitely something to consider!

[@PRH0210]

Happy New Year - very much looking forwards to fresh boozy content. An Englis cask ale is a beautiful thing, but please do put a sparkler on your beer engine. Beer poured/served in the north of the UK is creamy, foamy and delicious (we use a sparkler on the swan-neck spout); whereas beer poured in the south of England is delicious, but wholly lacking in that unctuous creamy head. Oh, and the makers of Guiness cheat: they use nitrogen to get that famous head, as I'm sure you're aware? Cheers

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Happy new year! I've always had a sparkler on mine, I prefer it that way

[@gregmorris2022]

When I hear about a beer tasting too phenolic, I imagine licking a bowling ball… Just me?? Anyone??? Never mind.

[@shanetaylor7533]

You should collab with @craftbeerchannel for the english beers 🍻