Tony Needs Hobbies

This video demonstrates how I follow my fool proof procedure for making a yeast starter. The liquid yeast that I use is a Wyeast 3068 smack pack. To get the exact required amount of yeast to pitch in the wort, I prepare the yeast starter in two steps. If you’re a home brewer and want

In the Netherlands, we are all cheeseheads. That’s why I’m going to make Gouda style cheese in this video together with my cousin Martin. We are making two baby Gouda cheeses from pasteurized milk. The recipe is a traditional Dutch recipe for Gouda cheese. Did you know Gouda is the place in the Netherlands where

A few weeks ago I made a razor sharp kiridashi knife. Since it is so sharp, I need a safe way to store the knife. So… In this video I am going to make a leather sheath for the kiridashi blade. The Japanese marking knife will get a beautiful sheath, since I am going to

It’s Christmas time so it’s time to prepare some gifts for my family and friends. I can’t imagine a better gift than wonderful homemade soap. That’s what I am going to make in this video. For the first time I am going to try to use pigments in soap. I will use red, green and

In this video I am going to show you how you can make a cheap and simple charcoal forge. With this small forge you can do all kinds of projects. I’ve built it since I am preparing to build the sheepsfoot knife build-a-knife box that I bought from the Alec Steele Co. In this video

Make a Movember donation to support all kinds of men’s health related research via this link:https://movember.com/m/14593086?mc=1 This month it’s already Movember again so I am growing a mustache and try to raise some funds for prostate cancer research and other men’s health related topics. But that can’t be the main topic of this video, so

In this video I am going to make a knife filing jig. That’s a simple device that helps you file perfect bevels onto knife blanks when you don’t have a belt grinder. It’s also really easy to make out of some plywood boards and some assorted hardware you might have lying around. This knife filing

I love coffee and leather, so why not combine the two? In this video I am going to try leather carving and tooling for the very first time. In order to be able to stamp and tool I need a good working surface. The best natural stone for that purpose is either marble or granite.

It’s time to brew beer again, together with my cousin Enrico. In this video we are going to use his Easy Brew 50L all-in-one automatic brewing system to brew a fantastic New England IPA. It is a programmable RIMS system which makes this homebrew adventure a breeze. For this New England style IPA (NEIPA) we

For beginners it is difficult to start making shoes in traditional ways, using either the Goodyear construction or Blake stitch method. That’s where SneakerKit comes in play. SneakerKit was on Kickstarter some time ago. The shoe making process that they developed enables everyone to make their own sneakers by simply following the steps. If I