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BBC news story about a fire at the Abbey. Good news is that all monks got out OK and the beer production was not harmed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12092805

I gained five pounds watching this. Cholesterol went up 75 points.

The Bicycling Magazine web site just listed 12 beers as suggestions for an after ride recovery beverage. Not a BMC in sight. Some one on their staff is obviously is very beer oriented. Many HBTers will agree with their choices...

The following page appears today on MSNBC about the Masters: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/36402056/ns/sports-golf/ Along side the very nice touching story of Mickelson's classy win and the meeting with his wife at the 18th hole are 4 stories about Tiger and his infidelity etc. If the news...

I have a batch of stout that was ready to bottle and added the priming sugar when a family emergency came up. I had to drop everything and by the time we got home I had to just put the beer back into a carboy for the night. Then work got too hectic for several days and the beer is in...

Brewed Orfy's Hobgoblin and it is very tasty but I ended up with low carbonation. It is carbed but barely. The bottles were cleaned and well rinsed and the temp in the room has been high enough for other beers so this is not an issue. I have waited several weeks since opening the first bottle...

I am having a lot of trouble with a batch of my Anadama Amber. This is the fifth batch and the first to give trouble. I bewed on 9-11-07 and my only variation of recipe was instead of steeping 2 lbs of flaked wheat I only used 1 lb plus 1 lb of wheat DME. I used White Labs WLP008 started in 1/2...

I brewed up a recipe I got from a nearby LHBS that grabbed my interest. This is my 4th batch since starting and all the others have been from kits with adjunct grains. So far the results are interesting. Here is the recipe: 6 lbs. amber malt extract 2 lbs. wheat 1 lb. flaked maize 2 cups...

I brewed up my second batch Sunday. It is an English Brown Ale kit from Brewers Best and is a partial grain kit. I followed the instructions closely and did not add anything beyond the kit. This is my second Brewers Best kit with the first being their Red Ale. In the first kit I did add a...

Greetings, I have just started brewing with a red ale almost gone and a brown ale just started. I have been using Brewers Best kits so I get experience with all aspects of this with a little grain, some extract and DME. My red ale turned out very nice and has received nice comments from...