We get a lot of customers who are home brewers since we're a company that specializes in silicone hoses and tubing. In our last blog we began touching on some of the common home brewing myths we hear from our customers and debunking them. Today we're back with some more common (and funny) myths and misconceptions surrounding the world of home brewing to shine some light on the truth. 

• The hop material from your kettle will produce grassy flavors. Actually, if you filter the wort that comes from your kettle, it won't have any impact on how your beer tastes. Some people remove kettle trub during the brewing process because they can get more wort into their fermenter, but it really doesn't matter. 
• Airlocks shouldn't be used as signs of fermentation. This is something that shouldn't be taken out of context. While airlocks do show you that fermentation is active, you must also be careful to not mistake your airlock going off as a sign that fermentation is complete. We suggest relying on hydrometer readings over a few days to make sure that fermentation is complete. 
• It's hard to go all-grain. This is very false! Home brewing beer with an all-grain recipe is just as easy as making it from a home brewing kit. While it is a longer and different process, that does not inherently make it harder. 
• Dry yeast is inferior to liquid yeast. Ask almost any home brewer out there and they'll tell you: yeast is yeast and whether it's liquid or dry does not matter.