#homebrewing

The devs drank so much lemonade that one of them came up with a bright idea: Pouring the syrup into the bottle that sat atop the water cooler, to remove the extra step of mixing the two liquids. "We would have premade, cold, lemonade whenever we wanted it," Sherman enthused.

The patient had an infection with , Cordell says. So when he ate or drank a bunch of starch — a bagel, pasta or even a soda — the yeast fermented the sugars into ethanol, and he would get drunk. Essentially, he was brewing beer in his own gut. Cordell and McCarthy the case of "auto-brewery syndrome" a few months ago in the International Journal of Clinical Medicine.

The patient had an infection with , Cordell says. So when he ate or drank a bunch of starch — a bagel, pasta or even a soda — the yeast fermented the sugars into ethanol, and he would get drunk. Essentially, he was brewing beer in his own gut. Cordell and McCarthy the case of "auto-brewery syndrome" a few months ago in the International Journal of Clinical Medicine.

BrewBlogger 2.3.2 is a easy to set up, easy to use, browser-based homebrew logging and calculation suite. It is a PHP/MySQL-based system that provides today's brewer not only a fast and easy way to record their brewing activities, recipes, and awards, but also forum to share their zymurgistic efforts and expertise with the homebrewing community around the world.

BrewBlogger 2.3.2 is a easy to set up, easy to use, browser-based homebrew logging and calculation suite. It is a PHP/MySQL-based system that provides today's brewer not only a fast and easy way to record their brewing activities, recipes, and awards, but also forum to share their zymurgistic efforts and expertise with the homebrewing community around the world.

According to law enforcement sources and police reports obtained by the Tribune, the arrests were the result of a monthlong investigation into a group suspected of making Molotov cocktails — crude bombs usually created by filling glass bottles with gasoline. But the National Lawyers Guild criticized the police raid, saying the nine NATO protesters only had beer-making equipment in their possession.

We can learn several crucial lessons from this diverse, creative group, and that understanding will allow us to encourage innovation. For some, the main impetus for DIY is that it provides an outlet from their daily grind: Many employees suffer the life of the cubicle-bound "knowledge worker." In his best-selling Shop Class As Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford argues that the elimination of industrial arts and home economics classes from public school curricula has left us dependent on machines that we don’t understand and frustrated by the outsourcing and off-shoring of production. We also derive little satisfaction from what we “produce” at work. We’ve become a nation of shoppers and consumers. DIY is a way to engage the physical things around us and create durable (and drinkable) objects. Based on informal conversations with other DIYers, some of these motivations include self-reliance, community-building, autonomy, independence from monopolies, an alternative to rampant consumerism, innate curiosity, and the desire to make something cool.

There have been discussions on this before, but they mostly come down to "I think it will...." or "It probably won't...". Who has actually tried it, how did it work, and how did you add it (Do you add it to the starter or wort, and if you add it to the starter do you aerate the wort)? I want to hear first hand experiences rather than just theories.

Once a year I like to take a day to go through all my homebrewing gear and make sure everything is clean and working right. It feels good to go into a deep-cleaning mode from time to time to make sure you're not picking up off flavors from your kettle or worse—infections from equipment that should have been discarded.

Winter Warmer ales are like gingerbread and cognac wrapped up in a beer. Start with a good-tasting beer foundation, add some spice on top, and finish with some alcoholic warmth. This recipe clocks in at around 8.7% ABV.

Recipes for me to try

"Welcome to Kegbot! Kegerator monitor and access control. Kegbot is a free, open-source project to turn your beer kegerator into a computerized drink tracker. With Kegbot and our Arduino firmware, you can: Monitor exactly how much beer is left in your kegs and track the temperature; Record the volume of each and every pour; Set up user accounts to track who is drinking, how much, and all sorts of other nutty statistics; Use special keys (tokens, RFID tags, barcodes) to authenticate your kegerator users; Control access to your taps (with special valve hardware) to prevent unauthorized pours; ... and many other crazy things! "

"It is also a great way to reuse a yeast that performs well for you. If you like the qualities you are getting out of a certain stock of yeast, you can save it for more batches of beer."

"I noticed Ed's Apfelwein tasted super hoochy until it was about a year old. When it's about a year old tho it does taste like a good cider, but doesn't have the body a good cider does. So, how can I make something that will taste good faster and also have body?"

"Last year’s Winter Spiced ale was a big success. Not only did the Irish Ale yeast surprise and amaze me by creating a beer around 15%abv, but they also survived some harsh treatment in a nutrient-poor environment, to produce a great beer for me and my friends! This year I refined the recipe a bit, made some changes, and will produce a beer that is hopefully a bit more herbal, slightly lighter in flavor but also will have more depth of flavor, versus last year’s smack-you-in-the-face winter warmer!"

"1.25 lbs. (0.57 kg) Muntons Extra Light dried malt extract 3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) Northwestern Gold liquid malt extract 1.0 lb. (0.45 kg) 2-row pale malt 1.0 lb. (0.45 kg) CaraPils malt 5–6 lbs. (2.3–2.7 kg) pumpkin (cubed) 5 AAU Cascade hops (60 mins) (1.0 oz./28 g of 5% alpha acids) 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg Dried ale yeast 0.75 cup corn sugar (for priming)"

"6.25 lbs light DME 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 8.0 oz Biscuit Malt 4.0 oz Wheat, Flaked 60.00 oz Pumpkin, Canned (Boil 60.0 min) .75 oz Goldings (5.0% AA 60.0 min) 13 IBU 0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) 1 Pkgs English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) or Fermentis S-04"

"After recently discovering the joys of "Physical Computing" i've decided to undertake my first micro controller project, an automated brewing system fondly referred to from here on in as HABS"

"That’s where all the fun comes in. Small changes in the recipe make a world of difference in the finished product."

"In the summer, wheat beers are probably one of the most popular brews to start with. This recipe is about as easy as it gets. The beauty of doing a good wheat is that quality results lie in your process, not so much in your recipe."

"06-A American-style Ale, American Pale Ale"

"For some of you beginners out there, i thought i would show you how easy it is to make ANY type of beer you want using NO EXTRACTS in the comfort of your kitchen."

"The implication for the home brewer is cleaner beer, and the application is the glass carboy. Most homebrewers start off with a kit which contains a food grade plastic fermenter. It will serve as a reliable primary vessel for several brews but note: it does have a limited life. The reason big commercial brewers don't line their tanks with less expensive plastic also applies to you. Over several cleanings the plastic acquires small scratches. Although nearly invisible to the naked eye these will act as the breeding ground for all types of beer infections. Even microscopic sized scratches are potential beer ruining trouble spots. Glass surfaces are smoother and more durable and should lead you to switch eventually to glass carboys as both your primary and secondary."

"So I’ve decided to start a new batch of Apfelwein based around EdWort’s Apfelwein Recipe. Instead of following the recipe I’ll be using four gallons of apple juice and a gallon of black cherry juice. I’d also like to keep it on the “less boozey” side so I can consume a fair amount of my craft instead of just a couple of the 8.5% ABV Rocket Fuel, so I’ll only be using a pound of dextrose instead of two! However the biggest departure from the original recipe will probably be the use of Safale S-04 Ale Yeast in place of the Red Star Montrachet."

"Award Winning Apfelwein Recipe (German Hard Cider) Apple Wine Recipe Placed 1st in the Cider & Apple Wine category at the BJCP sanctioned Alamo Cerveza fest (out of 11 entries) and took 2nd place for Best of Show for the main category of Meads & Ciders (out of 50 entries)."

"It is perfect for anyone short on space (like a dorm room – but you never heard that from me), or anyone who wants to get their feet wet with home brewing."

"As a homebrewer who also happens to be obsessed with coffee, I found that too many of the coffee or espresso flavored stout recipes I found seemed to consider coffee more of an afterthought than an important factor in the success of the beverage. I have always found it odd that brewers would take so much time to pick out just the right hops, yeast and perfect water chemistry, only to say something so general as, "Add a pound of cracked coffee to the brew pot." Lightly cracking coffee is supposed to compensate for the longer extraction time in the brew, but overextracted coffee is as undesirable in the beer as it would be on its own. Some homebrewer recipes even go as far as advising instant coffee as an ingredient. This is intolerable advice. Over a few years, I have tried several methods, and the one I most enjoyed is the one that I am about to share. "

"Adventures in Homebrewing offers a full line of home brew recipe kits designed with BEER in mind. Often, homebrew kits are designed to stay in an acceptable price range. How can a cream ale cost the same as an IPA...It cannot. We do not allow the price of our brews to influence ingredients, the ingredients influence our brews. After one batch, you will see the light!"

"Brewer's Best™ Equipment Kit Contains: * 6.5 Gallon "Ale Pail" Primary Fermenter with Drilled & Grommeted Lid * 6.5 Gallon "Ale Pail" Bottling Bucket with Bottling SpigotEasy Clean No-Rinse Cleanser * Airlock * Siphon & Bottling Set-up * Home Beermaking Text * Hydrometer * Bottle Brush * Twin Lever Capper * Liquid Crystal Thermometer * Bucket Clip * Equipment Instructions"