Most craft brew houses use a false bottom on their mash tun to filter spent grains from the wort. To increase production throughput, a brewery will often look to double and triple batching in a brew day, adding a dedicated lautering tun to free up their mash tun for the subsequent batch. Both method

You can’t make beer without maltIt’s so obvious to say, but without malt, you can’t have beer. In a world obsessed with hops and funky yeast strains, it’s easy to forget how crucial this ingredient is. Malt is to beer what honey is to mead; what apple is to cider. Without malt, you can’t make beer.

Plan Your Brew ScheduleOne of the simplest ways to maximize the capacity of your fermentation tanks is to plan your brew schedule carefully. By carefully planning out when you’ll be brewing different batches of beer and when you’ll have space in your fermentation tanks, you can ensure that you’re al