Per Batch Miscellaneous Item Costs

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

When calculating the cost of a batch of beer, it is easy to overlook the little items like sanitizer, bottle caps, clarifier, priming sugar, and specialty items like burton/gypsum salts or Irish moss. For those of us who keg our beer, don't forget we have to pay for CO2 recharges ...

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Healthy Fermentation Video

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

This video shows you what healthy ale fermentation looks like. It is an IPA, with OG 1.06, after three days in the primary fermenter.

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Extreme Brewing – By Sam Calagione

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Extreme Brewing - By Sam Calagione An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home This book contains 25 fun and 'extreme' beer recipes. The introduction surrounding the makeup of ingredients is well done and more detailed than most books. This book contains a lot of photography and the images are ...

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The Homebrewer’s Garden – By Joe Fisher and Dennis Fisher

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

The Homebrewer's Garden - Joe Fisher and Dennis Fisher How to easily grow, prepare, and use your own Hops, Malts and Brewing Herbs If you have ever considered growing hops, barely, or herbs this is a wealth of information. The book also contains 29 recipes that call for some of these exotic ...

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First batch tips

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Here are some tips that will keep you out of trouble for your first batch. These tips apply to an extract style recipe using malt extract (dry or liquid). Scrub the kitchen, sink, stove, and all counter tops. Start boiling the water early, since that will take awhile. Do not use bleach to ...

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Brewing Up a Business – By Sam Calagione

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Brewing Up a Business- By Sam Calagione Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery In this combination auto biography, business account, and brewery guide Sam Calagione, lays down what challenging the big American breweries is like and his mission to redefine of beer to public. ...

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