Written by John Palmer Beer has been brewed for thousands of years and the majority of this brewing was done before anyone knew about germs or sanitation. Sometimes the beer was good and sometimes it wasn’t. Over time, brewers learned which practices seemed to make good beer, and these practices became ritual. A case in [...]
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May
The Technical Edge: A Complete Guide to Cleaning and Sanitation
Posted by Professor Good Ales Published in Beerno comment
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May
Written by Patrick Gavin for Politico.com While most of Washington was focused on Tuesday’s election results, the House was busy doing something else: passing a resolution about beer. House Resolution 1297, sponsored by Rep. Betsy Markey, supports “the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week.” “We’ve got quite a number of microbreweries and entrepreneurs [...]
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May
Written by RGW of the Indie Hopsters at inhoppursuit.blogspot.com If the Willamette Valley is renown for its aroma hops and Yakima Valley for it’s high alpha, where do “dual purpose” hops fit in? Since most mid to high alpha hops hail from Yakima, does that mean they don’t or wouldn’t thrive in Oregon? First, a [...]
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May
Without intent, I have collected well over 1,000 beer bottles since the early 70s. When something finally had to be done about the cheap paneling in this old modular, I had a choice. Tear down the walls while, oh, so carefully, replacing the often rotted 1X3s. Or: cover them with… The Bottle Collection. Since I [...]
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May
Ken Carman is a BJCP judge; homebrewer since 1979, club member at Escambia Bay and Music City Homebrewers, who has been interviewing professional brewers all over the east coast for over 10 years. Written by Ken Carman The topic: Beer in the Roman Empire We beer folks be barbarians!
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May
Meeting a mad Russian Imperial Bear vs. Drinking 2 many Russian Imperial Big Black Bears
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May
Written by Charlie Papazian for The Examiner It’s time to vote again for your favorite “BeerCity USA.” Last year’s poll saw over 15,000 votes cast. Portland, Oregon and Asheville, NC were announced as winners in a statistical tie for first place. Since the winners were announced in May 2009, craft beer and American beer culture [...]
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May
Written by Stan Hieronymus for Realbeer.com Now that Oklahoma has legalized homebrewing the attention turns to Louisiana. The American Homebrewers Association is working with a group of homebrewers in Louisiana to legalize the serving of home brew in licensed establishments for homebrew events. Here’s the call to action: House Bill 1484, which is an [...]
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May
Written by Martyn Cornell for Zythophile.wordpress.com “Jewish exiles in captivity in Babylon (in 597 BC) drank hopped ale as a defence against leprosy” They did not. The original Hebrew description (from the fourth century AD) of the herb used in the anti-leprosy drink was “cuscuta of the hizmé shrub”, that is, a Middle Eastern climbing [...]
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