Sounds like their is (or was) a pretty significant beer culture in Ukraine. I wonder if there could be a fundraising / brewing thing like the "resiliance" recipe a few years ago in response to the Camp fire in California? https://destinations.com.ua/wining-dining/cuisine/211-best-ukrainian-beers

Let's pick it up Canada - you're falling behind. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/were-worlds-drunkest-countries-2021-180541189.html

and I'm not going to sell it.. I'm going to drink it. With my brew mentor. In snifters I was recently gifted a bottle of vintage 2008 Thomas Hardy Ale. A world renowned barleywine. I was given this the night a friend and a I drank a 2004 vintage of Thomas Hardy Ale. It was amazing. I assumed...

Learn something new every day ... I stumbled on this podcast interview today and learned that the name is Lor-EE-na, not Lor-AY-na. Dat's da way dey say it in da UP, eh? https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/an-interview-with-lorena-evans-from-brewersfriend-com-hhh-ep-098/

Attached is a pic of my two way gas distributor. Right now both lines run from the pressure set at the main regulator - usually 10 to 12 psi. I would like to be able to adjust one keg up or down to suit various styles and I am thinking of getting one of those Kegland secondary regulators with a...

We had a club brew day yesterday for the first time since the onset of Covid 19. Just three of us as we knew these 3 would not eschew masks or social distancing. I had not brewed with our host in a while and he showed me the coolest thing ... a mason jar vacuum sealer. Turns out this is HARD TO...

Hey all. I'm looking to gain from your wisdom and experience. I started brewing all grain about 100 years ago and the conventional wisdom at the time said "Carapils at 5% or less will help your beer get a nice head and retain it." A few years later - or rather a few years ago - folks started...

Boo Hoo. Poor me. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/23/boston-beer-stock-tumbles-21percent-after-weak-truly-hard-seltzer-sales-weigh-on-earnings.html

The Beautiful Game has had its beautiful weekend marred by fans who choose to be pigs. In addition, both baseball and football are scandalized by episodes of pedophilia and extreme rough sex. WTH? I trust that my kids and grandkids learn lessons of both winning and losing, about tolerance...

Before light lagers took over the Canada beer world. I've probably had this since the 60's

I have an odd situation and would love some help. Maybe you know something. I like filling 32 ounce "Boston Rounds" from my kegs. They work well with my Perlick taps and I can fill a bottle with almost no foam until I get to the very top and then cap on the foam. I have a half dozen of these...

Curious if any of you have read about this. Apparently there was a case at Boulevard Brewing (Kansas City) that hit the news in something of a big way, and once it did, there were dominoes that started to fall in other small breweries. Anybody hear about this?

How I can look up my specific expiration date with BF? I know I'm due to renew, but I don't know if I have 12 days or 12 hours.

One of the first beers I ever made was an Irish Red. It kinda sucked. It was an E Kit that came with the equipment set that my kids got me many Christmases ago. I have steered away from the style since then which is silly because I like a good IR. So anyway, I want to make one and I have 2...

Saturday would have been my brother's 72nd birthday. He has been gone 3 years now. He was an avid Bills fan. Me too. Bills fans are donating to Lamar Jackson's favorite charity. I hope they donate to honor him and wish a full recovery, as I do, not to pay for the pick six. My donation is in...

I was wracking my brain for a couple weeks ... A 3 gallon keg sitting on the hump was fine. Drafting right and tasting good. The 5 gallon keg sitting on the keezer floor was almost all foam. I checked the lines, cleaned the lines, determined that nothing was amiss with CO2 or regulator. I...

My son is a musician and a big Zappa fan (I was perhaps an influence). When I told him about Zappa hops I said he needed to help me determine a style and name a beer. At first I thought a brown ale and name it Brown Shoes Don't Make It. He came back a day or two later with. "Make a pilsner -...

I'd brew a Fox News Cinco de Mayo beer. Either Tres Cervezas or stealing from the Belgians, a Mexican Triple.

So I've been doing this for nearly a decade, and I think I'm doing well - no, I know I'm doing well, but sometimes the science stumps me. I have mostly brewed ales, but a few lagers here and there, and also building up supplies and equipment to brew what I want, when I want. Building up...

I brewed a batch of Yoopers Fizzy Yellow Beer a while back. It sat in the keg (sealed and purged) for a few weeks and went into the kegerator at the end of last week. First few pints had a taste I did not fully appreciate. At first I thought maybe I was not a fan of Tetnanger hops .. then I...