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This is a strong lager that I made to showcase the Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand. My goal was to make a strong dry lager that had the Sauvignon Blanc flavor from the hops and be somewhat like a sparkling wine. The results were quite interesting. For this beer to be successful, it needs...

My wife and I have been brewing partners for the last 10 years. She has brewed several batches by herself, but always with me being there to help and instruct. She does 5 to 7 batches a year. Today, she went solo, not only brewing while I was at work, but also teaching another lady to brew in...

This Wheatwine is a regular at our brewery. We brew it every other year. My wife made it this last time and it turned out stellar. She likes to make it as a 3 gallon batch. You can scale it up if you want a bigger batch. We have used a variety of yeasts on it. WLP007 Dry English Ale and...

FEBRUARY 6 - 7, 2009 Friday & Saturday 5-11 pm Lane Events Center Exhibit Hall 796 W 13th, Eugene OR KLCC Eugene Oregon NPR-KLCC MICROBREW FESTIVAL 2009 A microbrew tasting event to benefit KLCC 89.7 FM. Thank you for helping us keep the FUN in fundraising! Every penny made at...

I got a recipe from a brewery for a beer that I like. It was scaled in brewery units, 3000 gallons, 7000 lbs of grain. 330 lbs of the grain are flaked rye. When I entered the recipe into Promash so that I could scale it down to homebrew units, I accidentally entered the flaked rye as 3300...

There is a brewery in Pacific City Oregon called Pelican Brewery. They brew very clean examples of several styles while using only WY1056 (They do brew a few Belgian styles with the Wyeast Farmhouse) One of their beers that wins several awards is their Doryman's Dark. It is an American Brown...

We had a small disaster averted today thanks to homebrew. The main pipe from our well enters the house in our utility room. In this room is a series of valves as well as our pressure tank. This morning, we heard a strange sound coming for the room. When I went in to investigate, I found...

We had a great harvest from our three apple trees this year. My wife and I pressed 300lbs of our apples which yielded 17 gallons of juice. The OG of the juice was 1.045. From this we did 6 gallons of straight cider with the Wyeast Sweet Mead yeast. I racked this to a carboy yesterday and...

Hey Fellow Brewers, I actually registered awhile back, but this is my first post. I live in Oregon and have been brewing since 1980. My wife also brews. Most brew days, she will brew a batch and I will brew a batch. I host a recipe site for my good friend Bob. Most of the hits to...