In the whole brewing process of craft beer, the first thing we need to do is crush the malt in order to saccharify the wort. Today we will learn about the importance of crushing malt.

When you're first getting brewing equipment, it's not so great to try and start using it right away. As with any mass-produced product, there may still be residue on the equipment from the manufacturing process. Unique layers, dirt, gunk, or oil may still be on the outside of the stainless steel equipment; we want to clean the equipment before we start brewing.

Compared to shell and tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers have grown in popularity over the past few decades. Generally speaking, plate heat exchangers have higher heat transfer efficiency and occupy less space. These factors have helped spark brewery interest in plate heat exchangers as an alternative to shell and tube heat exchangers. There are two methods of cleaning plate heat exchangers: cleaning in place (done by circulating chemicals through the channels of the plate heat exchanger) or manual cleaning (removing the plates from the frame and using a pressurized water jet to clean the plates individually).

When making homebrew, you need to find a great beer fermenter. They're also inexpensive, and it's easy to develop your own beer.A key initial step is to determine what kind of fermentation vessel you want.