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Surly Brewing Company here in Minnesota just released Surly Five, an all-Brett fermented sour beer, to commemorate their fifth anniversary. Here's a link to an interview with Todd and Omar (brewmaster and owner, respectively) http://www.aperfectpint.net/blog.php/?p=2188 I wish I could...

I had an interesting yet horrifying experience over the last six months which I'd like to relate, for your entertainment, enjoyment, and hopefully, sympathy. I have been brewing for a year and a half. We started with extract, but I have brewed in BIAB and AG numerous times since my first brew...

Even with good sanitation practices and fermentation temps I am getting a strange off-flavor in my hoppier beers. Ray Daniels wrote something about high levels of carbonate giving hop bitterness an unpleasant "soapy" bitter taste, which I think is what I'm tasting (we have fairly hard water, I...

Me and the SWMBO toured the Summit Brewery this morning, a fine time was had by all. I have pictures, may post if I get over this chronic laziness thing. The guy in the beginning of the tour gave a brief history of beer and discussed the four main ingredients that you're all very familiar...

Damn I have to accompany SWMBO to a work christmas party tonight. I'm pretty broken up about it. Just take a look at the beer list (on tap): http://thehappygnome.com/menus/drafts/ They have a few bottled beers there, too. http://thehappygnome.com/menus/bottled-beers/...

That's what happens when you inadvertently double the grain bill for a fine Biermuncher recipe, you have to come up with an inspiring title for the recipe. My first all-grain brew (I have at least 30 extract/minimash brews under my belt) came out great. The second AG is a Celebration clone...

I've read about decoction but have not seen a thread explaining what styles of beer would benefit from a decoction mash technique--any ideas?

I grabbed a $4.57 storage tote for my latest batch (double IPA) and filled it half-full of water, then put the fermenting bucket in that and I have a couple of liter bottles of water freezing to drop in there. I am wondering, though, for anyone who has taken steps like these to keep...

I have this great technique for brewing -- I pour myself a homebrew and sit on the couch, or play Starcraft 2, and my girlfriend brews beer for me! She doesn't even drink beer, but she likes to brew. We did brew 10 gallons of cider recently, which she is pretty into, but the beer is all for...