How To Brew German Helles Exportbier | Grain Storage

[@ajjarvis1177]

I am just now finding this channel after hearing about the recent partnership with Brulosophy. These are great shorts and very entertaining and informative. Blows my mind that through many of the first 4 or 5 batches, and especially this one, you are barefooted! I will assume flip flops are a hazard on a wet floor? great work, Cheers

[@chriscamarillo8914]

So sorry about your brewing mishap, Martin. This stuff inevitably happens. I really admire how you handled it. I so enjoy watching your videos and am really enjoying the current format that includes an additional something extra to the usual type video. In my opinion, you have the most enjoyable BrewTube channel to watch. Thanks for the videos and keep up the great work. Cheers!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@mouldman144]

G'wan Roy! Geezer doesn't drink and he necks a 6.4% German lager. Respect.

[@SamsTechTips]

he is an absolute unit of a man

[@bigworm3886]

That was def Bernie Gumble in the flesh

[@arcanterracrafts]

I myself is a homebrewer about 30 batches in. I really enjoy this series and have learned sooooo much from you. Getting my first keg this week (Goodbye Bottles!!!) and about to buy a fridge so I can experiment with fermentation in lower temps. Much love to you and know that I really appreciate the content!

[@marlonw5053]

During college finals, I forgot my wine experiment. When the bottle burst, it threw the toaster across the room. no time to clean up, was in finals. Then had to move to new University, my mom was pissed after she volunteered to clean my apartment after I left! Sticky sticky EVERYWHERE :P nice vid

[@smitty7592]

Great videos. My only critique is if you are brewing to style, during the tasting segment, speak more to how it measures up against that style.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Great suggestion.

[@Bohern1]

Thanks again Martin, I have now done the same thing for grain storage and copied your setup to the letter almost. The cost savings is the main reason I did it but it is very cool too. Keep up the great work.

[@AndrewLynch9]

Love the production quality that has went into this!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you.

[@lakesidebc]

Love Roy, and his technique. Great series, slowly working my way through. BJCP 5 is right in my wheelhouse.

[@davecochran7324]

Martin your choice in Music is Awesome I love he tunes during the vid

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you

[@chrisyardley7482]

Happens to the best of us, loving the videos by the way.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you!

[@barrycranston5122]

Good to see the home brewing spirit of worrying about the potential beer ahead of personal safety and comfort.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Haha so true. “But what about the precious beer?!”

[@pv4669]

Martin, as always a joy to watch your videos and brewing creations. Sorry for the mishap. Not sure you should be using an electric brewery while bare footed. Cheers!

[@jeremyomnet]

Homebrew dangers, had a hose flip out of my boil kettle on me at around 200f,ouch. ill have to try this style, great vid.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Ouch!

[@JohnnyReverse]

Ha that sucks, I opened my ball valve forgetting to connect my hose.... 200 f right at my nuts..

[@jeremyomnet]

@@JohnnyReverse omg.

[@MarkWilson-bx9gg]

Love these little add on clips you make in your videos Martin. Wish i could buy these vittle vaults in the UK

[@mozzle78]

Thanks Martin. Always enjoy your videos. Not sure how you can brew every week and stay so thin? Must be your water?

[@jacoby7114]

Another great video. Have you been fermenting your lagers under pressure?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

No! Tell me more...

[@tesske2008]

Great video. Would really like to try this one. What was your fermentation temperatures and time schedule for fermentation and lager time?

[@nickydef]

Martin - thanks for the tip regarding dollar store containers! Since I emailed you a couple of weeks ago, I picked up the very same containers for my setup, and they are working out wonderfully! Sorry about the spillage mishap! Had a hose flip out of the kettle with similar mayhem and cleanup - not fun...

[@danielrowe2174]

Smart ideas for the containers from the dollar store. Good thing you didn't get burn. You may need a better support system overhead to prevent the mash bucket splashing in and maybe lower your table too.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yeah in subsequent brews I leave that raised vessel alone until it has drained. My own fault.

[@mikehalls]

I poured wort all over the garage floor recently while transferring, no matter how many times i washed it, i still found a sticky patch for weeks! I was wondering if you shouldn't have adjusted the hop rate, based on having less volume in the kettle, but it didn't sound like it was too bitter.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Good to hear it’s not just me!

[@kennygraley824]

True vlogs! It happens but we always somehow just keep brewing.... worst thing Iv done so far was drop 6.5 gal of NEIPA called it “no more glass carboys” Cheers

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Oh boy. Hope you were ok. I know I’m too clumsy for glass carboys.

[@garyelderman1229]

Well done. nothing wrong with malt forward.

[@Bohern1]

Hello Martin, I love the channel and you are doing a great job with it. I like how the video's are short and to the point but pack tons of info into just 10 minutes or so, very nice. I have one question on how you are dealing with all the different specialty grains. Are you grinding the all at the same mill gap? I am guessing so but want to ask cause I am thinking about doing the same. Keep up the good work and we'll keep checking in.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you. Yeah everything goes through the same mill gap.

[@_Phillter]

Really enjoying the videos Martin, but it would be nice to put the "extra" things that you look at (for example, grain storage in this episode) in the title of the video! I went searching for your discussion about cooling wort the other day and it took longer than it should have :)

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Excellent suggestion!

[@gregvanderhart6541]

Loving the channel. I am thinking I may use a still to run tap water through for a 0 base. Currently I have been buying 23 ltr bottles of reverse osmosis water costs $2 Canadian ..........but as I have aquired a still and its legal to own one the hydro cost will have to be compared to see if its worth while....penny pincher lol

[@hardyardsbrewers1225]

Primo, beer is for sharing!! 😁 well done 🍻🍻

[@pdubb9754]

When I first saw the splash stains on the wall, I had a strong sense of what happened, from personal experience.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Wort spillers unite!

[@michaelchristian9752]

Haha been there as well... Live and lean :)

[@cmox18]

Very cool your channel, always watch. What pots do you use to store the malts?

[@timroberts4948]

I love the last comment ‘… I could drink 8 of them!’. What do you do with all the beer you brew, there must be so much in your house?

[@Teh509]

Do you just pick a random brewing system in the morning.... "I know, I'll use the Spike, no wait the Clawhammer" lol

[@ajoyce]

I have 3 bulk grains and some misc 1 pound bags I keep in a container but I think I am going to track down a dozen of those containers. I always having to go buy a handful of ounces of this and that. Now I just need to get a list of grains to fill those. Oats, Wheat, Cara-pils, Crystal malts, Chocolate, Rye, Black malt....should be a fun project.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yep it’s great to have the grains on hand but as you say figuring out which grains you’ll think you’ll need in the future is the trick

[@ajoyce]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge What I'll probably do is the next handful of batches just buy 4# of specialty grain until I have all that will cover it. Slower to build a collection but whatever.

[@morris1891]

Cool! Hey why don’t you do a Munich Dunkel next? I could find many videos about Dunkels

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Soon. That’s style 8A and I’m looking forward to it.

[@JohnnyReverse]

Get a 2 or 3 step ladder maybe? Its what I use on a "similar" set up

[@alexanderstahlner583]

Did the same mistake on my second brew day a few months ago that eruption chock wasn't to fun and probably lost at least a gallon of wort in the process haha

[@ricksiersma1374]

Thanks for a great video. How has your efficiency been with the unibrau system? I have been getting low efficiency in the 60’s, but I think my crush size was too small.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I’ve got BeerSmith set at 68% for this system which is about right but is sometimes closer to 70%. Crush size has made a big difference for me so yeah maybe try changing that.

[@ricksiersma1374]

The Homebrew Challenge thank you for info!

[@davearmstrong2296]

Great video. How do you choose the actual combination of malts and hops? Guesswork or from books, Internet, etc.?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

A bit of both 😂

[@davearmstrong2296]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge I am ordering various Grainfather kit (I live in the UK) to start brewing myself because I have learned so much from all your videos. Many thanks for them all.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

That’s great to hear. Happy brewing!

[@ericgauthier1484]

Look like a nice brew Martin ! Can you write OG,FG in the descriptions plz. Cheers from canada

[@davidphilion1432]

If it's Roy approved I'm making it

[@MatthewHerrold]

High water salt content is another key element of this style. Did you adjust your water chemistry to match the style?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I did add 4g of Epsom Salt - although that was primarily to balance mash pH

[@MatthewHerrold]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge BTW Love the series. very informative and great editing. I've stated in your previous videos, if you want to keep the whole mantra of brewing and consuming in the same video, might be best to start those sour beers now!

[@samlynes7015]

that looked like a difficult cleanup... sticky wort all over everything. But; I'm sure the smell was at least pleasant while you were working to clean it up.

[@ontroseont7414]

What is that song at 7min or there abouts driving Shaazam crazy... and Cheers

[@sergeysapkin6863]

Good report from Base)

[@nickydef]

Since you are brewing each week and serving soon thereafter - what is your carbonation routine on these beers? PSI/timeframe until the tasting follow up?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I force carbonate at 40psi for 36 hours. That usually seems to come out about right.

[@jcinsaniac]

Nice one - Helles is one of my favorite styles. Cheers!

[@gabrielmota214]

How about the hops, do you go to the brew shop every time?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Last year I bulk bought a bunch of 1lb bags of hops at Yakima Valley Hops during a sale. That gets me through most brews and I just pick up smaller bags of hops when I need them.

[@willschmit436]

I am old and tired. I prefer the vittles vaults that stand upright. Getting grain out of the vaults that lay down must be a bit like emptying the dryer (which I can barely do). Sorry about the wort mishap. That's why I wear a long shirt and pants and full height boots...

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yeah this has taught me to cover up a bit more. Boiling wort and skin are a bad combo.

[@superslyko123]

Yeah, Roy has never had a beer before!? 🤨 Bugs just love spent grain & wort......... been there, done that.

[@nicholasbullock4723]

It would be great if you included mas rest temps and times.

[@valdisivanovs5940]

How much water do you fill at the start for your wort?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

About 7 gallons.

[@valdisivanovs5940]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge Thanks for the answer!

[@divingernie6947]

Hello and greetings from germany, the spelling of the hops is not correct, we say in german "Hallertauer Mittelfrüh" and not "Hallertauer Mittelfrüher". It is great fun to follow your channel, hold on and have fun....

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you! So sorry for all the ways I’m deviating from the German Language

[@dicktophone4184]

Ever done a decoction? Your grain in hot wort is no problem

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

No but I really should

[@dicktophone4184]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge Good technique to know, also reinforces the idea that your mash can get really hot and still be fine. Boil it, squeeze it, sparge as hot as you'd like. It's going to be just fine

[@alfredolozano1983]

I fell your pain, the same thing happend to me with a quadrupple i was making XD

[@menigar]

Quite the presence of mind to stop and record the wort going everywhere, I think I would have angry cleaned it straight away!

[@sergeysapkin6863]

When you find your partner for testing?

[@joaopedrojp6055]

🇧🇷✌

[@ch0jin]

Bullshit Roy doesn't drink.

[@iliffavenuebrewhouse6496]

Dude wear shoes. Not smart. Sweet vid though.

[@ricksiersma1374]

wear an Apollo space suite to avoid gamma radiation also. I always homebrew in a hazmat suite at a minimum, never know when OSHA will show up.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Damn straight - have learned my lesson.

[@eddiehoffmann9752]

Get you some muck boots or shoes. Waterproof.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I am a shoeless brewer no more 👟

[@tj323i]

That backing music is awful