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Wow, this post has over 4,000 views! Thanks for checking it out guys! -Okt

Thanks for the feedback StoneHands. So I am not writting the responses twice, I'll respond to your comment on the blog. Best Regards, -Okt

Hey Folks, Whenever my brother and I happen to be in the same town, we invariably strive to brew a collaborative beer together - something with shelf life that will last a few years. For our most recent collaborative beer, we decided to brew an Eisbock. Not only did we have to brew a...

It looks like the first or second week of May I'll be flying into Shannon. The bulk of my time will be down in Limerick, but I was planning on heading up to Galway to visit a friend. Thanks in advance for the suggestions. -Okt

Hey All, I've got a business trip coming up in a few weeks where I'll be heading for Western Ireland (Limerick, Galway) for 5-7 days. I have yet to find any good resources that describe the beer scene over there, so I wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions beer destinations to check out...

Hey Folks, We've added a few new charts to the collection, as well as added links to the high-res PDF's for all the charts. Visual Brewing Charts by Lug Wrench Take a look and leave us a comment with what you think. Slainte! -Okt

Thanks Hop! Let me know your URL's website when you get the chance. Slainte! -Okt

Thank you. We have one or two in the queue at the moment - if you want to subscribe to our feed, you'll get notice when they go live. -Okt

Ato: I believe I sent them an inquiry before, but I never got a response. However, I'll give them another try. MikeRoBrew: Awesome feedback, thanks! We are about to interview another nanobrewery and I'll try to work in some of these questions to see what they say. Regards, -Okt

The concept for the first beer in our Recipe Formulation Project was posted this morning: Tom's Beer Concept - Spring in Your Step -Okt

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Houblon, Thank you for the feedback - I appreciate it. Originally I pulled the numbers from the Wyeast website, but I have noticed a few of the entries have changed over the months. So one of the challenges with this project has been having a slightly moving target. As for the Ardennes...

Ernst - Thanks for the feedback. If I recall, Paper City brews with a 20 bbl system. We've tried to focus our interviews on those breweries who use a 3 bbl or less system (which is our 'fuzzy' threshold between nanobrewery and a micro). While the stories coming out of most breweries are a...

(This is a continuation of the original post with updated links - HBT won't let me revise the original). Hey All, I’m not exactly sure what got me started on this, but I’ve been leisurely building a series of charts displaying the BCJP beer styles and their parameters. Maybe I’m just a...

Hey all, Several topics here on HBT and other forums got me thinking more and more about recipes and why people choose what goes into them. Through this thought, my brother and I decided to setup a project wherein we'll start exploring flavor combinations and recipe formulation. The idea...