by Ben | Nov 4, 2026 | Hard Seltzer
Hard seltzer is carbonated water plus alcohol. That is the whole formula. The alcohol is ethanol made by fermentation, and the ABV usually lands around 5%. In its purest form, seltzer has no sugar, no color, and no flavor. Most commercial versions do add fruit...
by Ben | Oct 30, 2026 | Brewery
If you’re setting up a craft brewery, the control panel is often one of the last decisions that causes real headache. Some suppliers push instrument-type panels, others default to a PLC touch screen, and the price difference is significant. So which one should...
by Ben | Oct 26, 2026 | Brewery
Many breweries run into the same piece of advice when specifying a glycol chiller: “brewery loads are constant, so a large glycol buffer tank is unnecessary — put the money into a bigger chiller instead.” Half of that is right. The other half can cost you...
by Ben | Oct 25, 2026 | Brewery
In a brewhouse, cleaning is never a “chore.” It is a core process that determines both beer flavor and equipment lifespan. Many brewers spend half their working time on cleaning. That is not waste. It is the precondition for consistent flavor batch after...
by Ben | Oct 23, 2026 | Brewery
Brewers treat wort Plato as a target: the recipe says 12°P, the reading comes out at 11.8°P, and the instinct is to “fix” it. But wort Plato is an outcome metric. It records how much dissolved material ended up in the water after every choice you made...
