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Unfortunately after only participating in one Guate Brewing gathering I've migrated far from Guatemala all the way to Istanbul. I wish I was there to sample some of Wayne's brews. Istanbul is pretty dry on the beer front.

Hi Burakkilic, It looks like you've got the basic ingredients for a good beer there. I've been brewing for so long that I seldom use formal recipes but instead just use what I have at hand and follow my instincts. It looks like some people gave you some ideas already in that thread, I think...

Hey. I've been in Istanbul for about 7 months now and finally got my first small batches of rough mead going. I've read through some of the thread but It looks like most people are struggling. I'm willing to join in that struggle. Is there any kind of brewing community here in the city? If...

I had a great time too. It was fun to meet all of you and I hope we can do it again. p.s. I think I lost track of a few of the beers towards the end but your list includes the two beers I brought and the two that Pablo brought, if the BBQ was the smoked malt ale that he had.

I hope it's ok if I bring a friend. He's a Guatemalan brewer.

Looks like I can make it tomorrow. I've got a smoked ale I can bring to share.

I would like to meet up and I have a few meads for sampling too.

Thanks Patzaquel for the info on Quinfica. I looked at the website and it says they have powedered, leaf and extract hops. So hopefully they will have at least one of them in stock when I run out of the hops I brought from the states. I am available on either November 8th or 9th. I also...

HI. I haven't been active on this thread but I am still brewing in Guatemala so I'd like to try and meet up with you all in November if it works out. I've had a few successes and a few batches that weren't great but they were still better than brahva. I can't ask for anything more...

Oh, also, thanks for the tip to add the LME at the end of the boil. Perhaps the carmelization is what I percieve as extra sweetness. For the moment, I don't have the equipment to do a partial mash. At some point I hope to.

Thanks. I am not very familar with extract brewing or the acronyms and had interpreted LME to be light malt extract rather than liquid. It looks like my options are partial mash or sugar. I've met a guatemalan who malts his own, he said he would let me help the next time he does it. If that...

for those of you who use dist. caribe malt extract. do you have any secrets on how to make the final product less sweet? It seems like there are a large amount of unfermentable sugars in there. also, I saw on pacayaforhops earlier post, something along the lines of distcaribe LME. Does...

That sounds like a nice upgrade. I've seen the aluminum pots in zone 1 and elsewhere but was looking for stainless. I'll try home green. Thanks for the tip. I have thought about getting one of the large blue enamel pots because they look old school and are relatively inexpensive, but was...

Thanks for the info. I drove across the city this afternoon and found Distribudora del caribe and bought some malt. I was a little dissapointed because they said it was 75Q for a gallon but the jugs were only about two thirds full. Still not bad for 3.5 kg. It's been a very long time since...

I just joined the Cerveceros CA-4 group. I've been poking around on the thread for a few minutes and already I've found a few bits of information that will likely make my next two years in Guate much more pleasurable. I don't have much for equipment yet but I do have a batch of maracuja...