How To Brew All Grain - Session IPA

A beginners guide to home brewing all grain recipes. In this video we will show you one of the simple batch sparge methods we use. If you are thinking of switching to all grain watch this video, buy a cooler, and go for it!
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[@seemeknowmore]

I’ve brewed about 50 extract brews. I’ve been looking to get back into it and researching All grain. This is by far the most informational and straightforward video I’ve seen so far. I’ll be visiting Brewgr frequently. Also, be using this exact system

[@plumber3738]

Im brand new, haven't even bought equipment yet, and found this video very helpful. I like how you took the time to explain the little things that others assume their viewers just know. Thanks!

[@Misfit1026]

Great video man! Thought I might throw a lil info at ya on Beta and Alpha amylase. Grains have starch in them. We mash to get the starches out of the grain, into the water, you have that down. Starch is basically a chain of glucose (sugar) because the glucose is in the form of a chain it can't be consumed by the yeast. Alpha enzymes break the starch chain up into smaller pieces called dextrin this is not a fermentable sugar. Beta enzymes go after the dextrin's and eat at them from the ends, breaking them down into fermentable glucose (sugar). Picture it like this, you go to the butcher's shop and get a long string of sausage. You have to break up the string to cook them, that's the Alpha working. Now you chop them up into pieces so you can eat them that's the Beta working. Once in small piece's the yeast can eat them and basically burp co2 and fart out alcohol. That's enzymes 101.

[@brewgr]

Misfit1026 Great explanation, that really helps, Thanks!

[@JohnSmith-lb9nx]

Why can't science teachers explain things more like this guy?

[@warman31]

I wish I was taught science and history with beer. I honestly grew up and I just was never able to enjoy going to school. I always attended and I did okay, but I could never really enjoy it, and I left wondering if I was just an idiot. Then, I started brewing beer and learning about the science of beer and the history of beer and doing these math formulas to figure out my ABV, my IBU's and the difference between Alpha and Beta amylase, I've learned so much about microorganisms and yeast and how they react to beer and temperature. I've learned about farming, I've learned about the history of taverns and pubs and their significance to the world. Since starting my homebrewing career, I've wanted to go back to college for biochemistry. If they made things in school as interesting as the science of brewing beer, I would have done much better.

[@boatbuilder1954]

I can't figure out that why is it when I drink beer for every one I drink it seems that I pee two out! What does science call that?

[@unsaltedlife5998]

I got a question could you mash at like 145 for like half the time of the mash and then raise the temp either by sparging with hotter water to get the final temp need in the end and have both?

[@colrobinson3993]

Nice video. I love the way you include those little mistakes like burning your hand on the faucet and accidentally freezing the wort you withdrew for the hydrometer reading - it shows a human touch and shows beginners that even experienced brewers can drop the ball but still turn out great beer.

[@Food_D]

from a relative beginner this is a great video, I appreciate the steps and camera angles you took to demonstrate. wish me luck!

[@eddoewrites]

I enjoyed the video; it was very informative. I've been making extract brew for a little over a year now and been contemplating the thought of attempting an all-grain brew session. Your video felt very straight forward and I appreciate the "doing portions" over the jargon. However, the "A-amylase and B-amylase" lesson was insightful. Thanks!

[@baldy246]

This is a great instructional video! Not too complex, just what you need to know! Great job man!

[@MoskiHomebrew]

This was one of the videos i studied while learning about the brewing process! Thanks Brewgr!

[@boatbuilder1954]

Thank You for posting the video. I am starting to get my all grain equipment together and hope to be brewing soon.

[@skinsfan0084]

My man, thank you very much for making this video and clarifying all of my questions. I am new at whole grain brewing and found your video to be very helpful. I will start my batch next week adn will let you know how it turns out.. Thanks again my friend.

[@Wihanh]

One of the simplest All Grain explanations i have seen, well done

[@juvehernandez6493]

Brew extract will have you feeling like a champ in a week, this all grain is where boys become men. After some videos I felt like I wasn’t gonna get the beginning but you managed to speak in a way I would get it thanks.

[@brewgr]

Glad to help!

[@jimtully543]

Really enjoyed your video! I've been brewing all grain for 15 years and still pick up new things by watching videos like your's. Also wanted to share a couple of things I do that have helped me. Instead of heating a separate gallon of water to pre-heat the mash tun, I just heat my strike water 5 to 10 degrees hotter than what will be needed for the mash, then pour it into the mash tun. The mash tun will soak up some of the heat and drop the water temperature several degrees, approaching your desired strike temp. If it's a few degrees high, just stir a bit or toss a few ice cubes in. Another thing I did was buy yet another brewing gizmo.. this one is a shaft with flaps on the end. You put it into a drill and stick it into the carboy. Then start it up, and aerate the heck out of your wort before pitching the yeast... costs about $15 and works great! Thanks again... you have motivated me to brew this weekend... gotta get those fall beers in the works!

[@bradtomlinson6990]

Just getting into all grain, thanks for the video, great tutorial man!

[@jlopez47]

Thanks for your video. It helped provide me with much needed confidence for my first all grain brew!

[@s3an6]

This is a great clear explanation. You also are very helpful sharing how to use and build tools. I was starting BIAB for my first few all grains, now I have confidence I can do a much better job with this tutorial.

[@TheDangerwood]

Greetings from alberta! Awesome video! I've got one extract brew in the primary fermenter but after watching lot (lots!) Of all grain brewing videos on KZbin (yours being right up at the top for information and quality) I think I'm ready to give all grain a go. Great to see you re-using your wort chiller water also, that's a great idea that I'll have to do as well.

[@jonpulsipher8014]

fantastic video! I love that you utilize recycling during your process! If i ever get to the point where I can get a decent setup, your method has given me great ideas. Very well done.

[@johnfreeman7005]

Great video , I am doing my first in the morning and you just made it so clear. A big thanks from New Zealand Bro.

[@johnwatson5462]

Thank you for your easy to follow presentation I am an extract brewer thinking seriously doing allgrain as an addition . I enjoyed your video very much cheers from downunder

[@stephanepellerinmech]

Excellent video. Good pictures, clear explanations, slow and calm. I will recommend your video to many other homebrewers. Bravo.

[@Fe2O3yC]

Thanks. Been wanting to move to all grain, but haven't made the jump yet. This will definitely get me going.

[@michaelchilly93]

Enjoyed the vid. I have been brewing for about 18 months, and started all grain last summer. Never tried batch sparge.

[@mikewastian3007]

Great video, thank you very much. I really appreciated the fact that you simplified the process. Cheers !

[@luvs2race370]

Great vid. Brings me back to when my brother and I first started all grain brewing. Session IPA's are one of my favorites. Hoppy like a regular IPA but not nearly the ABV. For not a big investment a reverse flow or plate chiller (we use a reverse flow. Works incredible. Literally 200F going in and 70F out.) are def worth the money. Thx for the vid and hope u keep posting.

[@dangracia7805]

Nice Video! I have to tell you, I've come back to this over and over as questions came up in my own brewing. I went to your blog and it said not to use your dowel to check quantity after the boil as the wood is hard to sanitize. So I went to the hardware store and got a 3-ft. long stainless steel 3/8" rod along with some stainless steel nuts and fender washers. I gave everything a good cleaning to get rid of any oils before I put it together, but used the fender washers for the gallon levels and locked them in place using the nuts above and below each washer. I threaded a file handle on the rod itself to make it easy to handle. and I can sanitize it pretty easily by dipping most of it in my Star-san solution and spraying down the rest of it with my sanitizer. Haven't used it yet but think (hope) it'll work well.

[@dwtc551]

Great video. All of the viewers really appreciate not editing out anything. Even the mistakes looks great

[@RYANMAKO]

Fantastic video man. Im from San Diego as well, and we are just getting into the whole Brew at home ordeal. So i will add your channel to my reference playlist for later. Thank you!

[@andrewm8952]

FINALLY! A well done, well explained video. Bravo sir.

[@christophertrawick3014]

I appreciate this guys humbleness and simplicity. I feel that more brewers need to follow the KISS rule (Keep It Simple Stupid). Being a very intelligent individual and a beginner brewer currently all in one, I have run in to the problem 9 out of 10 times that the person in the video is trying to make themselves sound like "the model avid beer expert" more than trying to lay out the steps in an understandable and easy to follow abc 123 form. The model beginner brewer video is in the form of "Okay, let me hold your hand and walk you through it step by step in the most simple way, just so you can understand the basics", and this guy has accomplished exactly that. At the end of this video I feel 100% confident that I could brew an all grain batch and not mess it up. After finishing many other "how to" videos I feel just as lost, or more confused at the end, due to all of the acronyms and abbreviations and "smart boy" terminology a lot of other guys use.

[@jacktorrance7639]

Thank you for explaining in detail. Other great brewers just go thru the process but for newbees it's harder to understand the certain steps. Awesome video and will do my first all grain next week.

[@davidcampbell4429]

Great video. You simplified what I was thinking was going to be very complicated. Cheers

[@timmcnally1563]

Very helpful and informative video, thank you!

[@AussieDownUnder]

Awesome video mate, All the way from Australia :) I plan on doing my first all grain brew in a few weeks

[@malicegarden]

Hi from Toronto! Thanks for this video...I've come back to it a few times now and find it very helpful!

[@brewgr]

Thanks from San Diego!

[@fireindigital]

This is such a fantastic video, helped me a lot, thank you!

[@a_perfect_human_being]

Looking to build my own igloo mash tun, and finally deviate from extract brewing. Found this video very helpful to clear up all of the processes I've read about, yet had a hard time visualizing. Cheers!

[@seana6445]

This is a great video. Fun to watch and a lot of good brew day info.

[@LesLerTim]

Excellent video! You do an incredible job explaining the mashing process and the theory behind everything. I'm only just beginning, so I'll probably stick to brewing with extract for a while, but I'm saving this video for when I inevitably get to all grain brewing.

[@brewgr]

Thanks for watching! Get a couple extract brews under your belt and then make the leap. There really isn't that much more equipment or process. Cheers!

[@seanrowland1670]

Thanks for the video Jason, I really enjoyed it. One thing if I may : measure the original gravity (O.G.) after the boil is completed and the wort is cooled. This way you won't burn yourself. When fermentation is complete, remeasure the final gravity ( F.G. ). The difference times .131 will give you your alcohol by volume

[@BrendonWBrown]

Excellent guide. Great quality, thanks!

[@mobryan1976]

Great video! Just what I needed to get me started with all grain. You got me motivated to go for it. Thanks for the explanation on how the mash temperature affects the dryness of the beer. Been wondering why my extract IPA comes out too sweet all the time.

[@scottconsidine736]

watching you is like watching me. lol just dump it in. i do the same thing. never a single clump. btw love the illustrations. keep up the good work. cheers!

[@sappymammal]

Yea black board was a great idea. This is the best all grain how to video Iv seen. Thanks man.

[@TheBeardedBeerman]

Great vid . I wish i would have watched this before i did my first all grain brew today. Cheers

[@BabylonMister]

Excellent info! Thanks for helping a newbie out!

[@daddygrasshopper]

Awesome video sir! Haven’t made the leap to all grain yet, but your explanation and video were excellent... I might not be too far from it!

[@brewgr]

Glad it was helpful! It's worth taking the leap.

[@Villageparksource]

I really like your videos and your soft voice is therapeutic

[@nitroturbostar]

Village Park Source Would you happen to know about ASMR? If not, you should look it up. From your comment I can tell you have the ''tingles''.

[@matthoffy5130]

cheers mate, excellent video will definitely help for my first brew. ipa's 4 days

[@tonydcurrawong]

Thanks for your hard work. Well done.

[@Splashdown99]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing!

[@neileyre6019]

Great video mate. Here’s a bit of useful info for you . If you used metric you would find the calculation of your water so much easier. Using your number of 3.83 gallons. If you convert this to litres you get 14.498 litres. But here’s the beauty of the metric system. Water has a density of 1gram per milliliter(ml) (or cubic centimeter cc). So in short 14.498 liters of water weighs 14.498 kilos close enough to 14.5 kilos. Just weigh the water. Keep up the great work it was very informative thanks.

[@brewgr]

Metric is definitely way easier... thanks for the tip!

[@billywray4524]

great video..explains the process really well..thanks

[@edmundhughes5912]

Terrific video - thanks for posting!!

[@musicmike1960]

I would love to have this brew kettle, nice job bromance...

[@pittsburghphotographer]

Thanks for the easy to follow video, made the transition easy

[@nebiykaroglu6709]

Thanks for the nice video and informations about the process...

[@jimcollins7141]

Thanks for the great video, very informative.

[@Rtollinchi]

One the best all grain explained brewing videos!

[@brewgr]

Glad it was helpful for you!

[@markpoyner5611]

You have a lot to learn my friend, good luck it is an enjoyable journey.

[@bubblebeebartend]

This was great! Very accessible language for newbies like me (:

[@GenusBrewing]

Great, detailed video! New research is showing that beta-glucans are much more important than mash temp when it comes to body and sweetness of a beer. A high mash temp will lead to lower attenuation but not a sweeter beer. This will be dependent on your total grain bill. Brulosophy is a great resource for new information like this. Cheers!

[@remypaternoster6627]

Temperature at which mash is made favors the action of Alpha or Beta Amylase. Each one "cuts" the starch chains in different ways, making them more or less fermentable. This is why you get a sweeter or dryer beer, according to the types of sugars you have at the end of the mash for yeast to "eat", thus generating CO2 gas and alcohol in the process from fermentable sugars. Starches are also called "complex sugars".

[@leontejoseamayavergel6140]

Great Video. No complicated, you explain very clear. I liked

[@brewgr]

Glad it helped!

[@billspruce8368]

Very well done. Thank you.

[@ElaborateTrolling]

i have seen a gazillion brewing video's..... this is the best one

[@sheldonmuscumann7830]

Good video! Breaking down the alpha and beta sugars via mash temp will save many home brewers first few batches. Cheers

[@danielmelgoza9978]

great video, it really helped me a lot

[@benny3337]

Thanks heaps mate, very informative

[@mlminto]

i enjoyed your video, thanks.

[@johndahl8655]

Great video. Thanks.

[@mvleblanc]

Great video.

[@bokmasterson]

Really cool video! You should make plenty more of them.

[@Unnamed111-l5z]

Thanks for the video!

[@fridrikl78]

Great video, thank you.

[@joshuadnorman]

Great Video , However i have just completely wasted a ton of gran due to the conversion to metric not working correctly on the brew session screen. The strike temperature conversion was 13'C off

[@voltronsupremeFood]

Great vid! keep em coming

[@spankwilliams]

Hey, This was the best intro to all grain video I've seen! I'm about to start All grain brewing next week, but was wondering if you had any recommendations of the best equipment for a beginner to buy. Thanks!

[@gaijinman7852]

Good video, thank you.

[@markp9083]

Suggestion, if you get a small length of silicone tubing that has a slightly smaller inside diameter than the outside of your sight glass you can stretch it over the top and back into the kettle to avoid wort jumping out the top during the boil. The silicone is safe at boil temps and is softer and more elastic than vinyl so you should get a good seal and avoid dripping down the side of the glass

[@soulc4ster]

hreat video and amazing website ;) thank you for your advices

[@marcusjames7126]

Good stuff.

[@BEERNBBQBYLARRY]

I like your use of a blackboard for discussion (ala Alton Brown or Glenn Beck). I might use that for my videos. Thanks!

[@martyonthebeach]

Tx to show this , not easy at beginning!

[@claudel79]

GREAT VIDEO, HEISENBEER !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Doge_91]

I approve your channel image! :)

[@wouldntyaliktono]

A-amylase and B-amylase are the enzymes that break the starches down into sugars. The yeast eats the sugars, not the amylase. The B-amylase produces more fermentable sugars and higher abv, while the A-amylase produces sugars that can't be digested by yeasts. These sugars never become alcohol, but do contribute to sweeter flavors in the end product. Ok, I'm done being pedantic now.

[@edwinspellcaster6394]

Biochem 101

[@RichardCockerill]

what is a pedantic....like from another?....PLANET....OMG...SAY IT AIN'T SO...THE PEDANTICS ARE INVADING :]

[@poisonpotato1]

But B can’t break down larger sugars, it needs A to break it down some so B can break it down further

[@vvet7625]

Great video. I have about four all grain brews so far and enjoy a good session on youtube. The pot holders looked pretty awkward and difficult to manage. I would think a pair of welding gloves might be safer. Subbed and liked. Keep up the good work.

[@jwiebe003]

awesome. thanks!

[@addicted2craftbeer]

nice video thanks!

[@davidcouch007]

Hi Jason. Great video. Do you have any information on the equipment you used for the wort chilled recirculation?. Make some more videos buddy

[@MrFastfreddie19]

Very informative video👍

[@brewgr]

Thanks a lot

[@jonathanriedel9411]

Greatest video I have seen thus far. I still cannot find any info if I can use old food storage un malted grains to brew with as I need to use them somehow. I read I can offset my malted barley with 30% of it as the long chain sugars will take longer to convert so that made me wonder. Can I just use more grain and longer fermentation to make all whole grain work? I might test this very soon.

[@poconotopia]

Hi Jason, Thanks for sharing this video! Very clear and simple. Do you have any recommended website where I can buy all the ingredients, components for brewing.

[@christianpilon7725]

tank you Mbrewgr nice job :)

[@harryledwith3311]

Great vid and set up. I have garage envy... and I like the look of your quiver - where do you surf?

[@smgri]

That was a great video..you did a good job explaining and showing how it all works ! Just curious..did you start brewgr..looks like a great site !!

[@amateresu6708]

Ive been going to beer brewing class in Brussels. We do things a bit different. There are some differences in mashing temperatures. The usual brewing process starts off at 50 degrees, which is to break down some protein as food for the enzymes and yeast. for the beta amylase we have a mashtemperature of 60-62 degrees. the enzymes that work at this temperature bite off 2 glucose units off the ends of starch which is a massive treelike sugarstructure. yeast will only be able to eat a sugar smaller then 3-4 glucose units. ( the sugar u use in kitchens is mostly glucose) The longer u mash at 60 degrees, the more small sugars u make for the yeast to eat, which will leave less sugars in the beer and make it more dry. for the alpha amylase we use a mash temperature of 70-72 degrees. This enzym cuts all these sections of sugars straight in half. So these cannot be eaten by the yeast, unless u mash at 70 degrees for a long time. A longer mash on 70 degrees gives a sweet beer. We dont rlly start off mashing at 40 degrees because the malt house here in Belgium already did that part for us (activating the enzymes in the malt.)

[@kennethmilar4973]

Fahrenheit verses Celsius

[@MultiCocobeware]

Great informative vid. Could you tell me why you didn't use a muslin bag to add the hops?

[@andyquinn1125]

Thanks!