Recent content by jmsanta

I'm missing Berlin - that's where I'm from! From the nationwide available commercial beers I prefer Flensburger & Jever. Usually I try to get the local beers - except in Cologne (Kölsch) and Düsseldorf (Alt). In summertime when visiting Berlin, nothing comes above Berliner Weisse! My favorite...

for cleaning I take a dishwashing detergent let it soak a few minutes. For sanitizing I take for all my brewing equipment on the "cold side" of the process a foodsafe alcohol e.g. a cheap rum (54 %) a few minutes before use.

Jülich is about 220 km / 135 miles by car west of Gießen, next bigger City is Aachen, about 20 miles from the Netherlands and Belgium - or should I say close to beer drinkers heaven on earth? Just 15 miles to the "Bier und Weinbrandecke" Among the scientific society Jülich is well known for...

Sorry for double-posting - was not aware I had to wait for moderation. the first try is at his thread

@all: Thanks for the warm welcome! @Germelli1: The Reinheitsgebot - well - really an interesting story. Among some German brewers is a joke about it. According to it only water malt and hops is allowed - and the yeast? Just wait some time and call it "belgian style" ;) BTW, the...

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For some time I've been searching for a recipe of an apple beer - but nothing useful turned up in the net when using the german search terms. - A simple switch of the language and everything changed... Just transferring the AG-version on page 46 of Brandon O's Graff recipe to metric units...