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8th Annual A.H.A. Mead Day

Yogi Bear eat your heart out (and get that replacement liver on order)!  It’s that time of year again.  The sun is shining, the skies are blue as can be, and the birds and the bees are, well… you know.

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Old Recipe, New Post

Well it looks like it will have been 2 months since the last thing was posted on here unless I do something about it.  Imagine that… guess I’ve been doing way to much drinking and not enough brewing. So without … Continue reading

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Beer Wars set to release April 16th

“Beer Wars will introduce you to the who’s who in beer while following the journey of small, independent brewers who are challenging the corporate giants. Director Anat Baron provides an insider’s perspective of the daily battles and all out wars that … Continue reading

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Kiltlifting Scotch Ale Tasting

Brewed:  January 31st, 2009 Primary: 1 week Secondary: 1 week Bottle conditioned: 11 days ( I know, its a bit short) Tonight I had the first bottle of what I would consider a fully carbonated and almost conditioned Kiltlifting Scotch … Continue reading

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2008 Craft Brewer Segment Numbers

Yesterday, The Brewers Association, which tabulates industry growth data for breweries in the US, announced that today’s small independent craft brewers are increasing their gains in the alcohol market share.  These gains are due to a variety of things, most … Continue reading

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Wort Chiller Review (and 2nd batch of “the 44th”)

     At about 4pm yesterday I recieved a little brown box in the mail at the office.  Long story short, I have in my posession a wort chiller.  And it proved itself last night to be worth every penny. … Continue reading

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Kid Rock Branded Craft Beer?

Michigan Brewing Co., brewer of craft beers, announced that it has plans to produce a new product line: a craft beer for musician Kid Rock. Kid Rock is working closely with Bobby Mason, the owner-brewer at the Michigan Brewing Co., … Continue reading

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New Brew-toy Coming to Town

It is with great pleasure that I announce the newest addition to my homebrew setup…. A WORT CHILLER! My girlfriend, Chrissie, ordered one up for me the other day for my birthday (thanks baby), and I can’t wait to put … Continue reading

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Sierra Nevada’s Brew-Based Biofuel

California based Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has teamed up with microrefiner E-Fuel to turn wasted yeast into high-grade ethanol.  Thats right.  That seemingly useless muck that ends up in the bottom of our own empty carboys of homebrew (historically sold … Continue reading

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