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Amazing DIY Party Keg Dispenser
April 23, 2012 in Beer, Brewing, Drinking, gadgets and gear, How To
I had a arty keg of Warsteiner this weekend and had carbonation and head issues through out, if I had followed SiouxerBrewer’s instructions and built this dispenser I would have been good to go.
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Nice Addition to Any Home
April 18, 2012 in Beer, Brewing, Drinking, gadgets and gear
I want to live off the grid in the wilds on NH, I also want someplace to lager my beers and store large amounts of other people’s beer. This will be an ideal addition to my compound, and for just $8000 it can be yours too.
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Sam Adam’s Homebrew Contest
April 17, 2012 in Beer, Brewing, Drinking, gadgets and gear
Whether you want to drink lat year’s winners or enter a few of your own now is the time to check out this press release for details on the 2012 Boston Brewing Company Longshot American Homebrew Contest.
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AZ Wilderness Brewery Gets Kickstarted
April 17, 2012 in Beer, Brewing
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company started out with a dream and a kickstarter, a really cool investor promised to match anything they raised. They raised $43,000 of the $40k goal and that is getting matched. Now that they are funded their real adventure begins, follow along on their kickstarter page.
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How Beer Created Belgium
April 11, 2012 in Beer, Brewing, politics
The American Associtation of Wine Association has published another brilliant working paper titled “War, Taxes, and Borders: How Beer Created Belgium” (PDF Link). I thank the authors for tying the things I hate most in life (War, Taxes, and Borders) with the thing I love most (Belgian Beer), keep of the great work!
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Idaho Brewers Seek to Change Law Crating Brew Jobs
April 10, 2012 in Beer, Brewing, politics
Laughing Dog Brewery Co-Owner Fred Colby co-owns the second largest microbrewery in Idaho, he would like to help get another one started but has been stymied by old laws that prevent ownership of multiple breweries. The new place would create 25 jobs and more importantly more good beer for Idahoes Alonge with other brewers he has taken his fight to the statehouse and a bill to remove some of these restrictions has made it out of committe, for more coverage check out this AP piece in the Spokesman Review.
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Intro to Gluten Free Homebrewing
April 7, 2012 in Brewing, How To
The Brewsite shares a good intro to what ingredients the homebrewer can use when developing a gluten free recipe. IN addition to the obvious (Sorghum) they provide a list of specialty grains that are good to go:
- Amaranth
- Buckwheat
- Corn
- Millet
- Montina (Indian rice grass)
- Oats
- Quinoa
- Rice (white/brown)
- Teff
- Wild rice
As an added bonus someone in the comments section linked to a facebook group dedicated to gluten free hombrewing.
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The Fight for Minnesota Brewers rights
April 2, 2012 in Beer, Brewing, Drinking, politics
Breweries in Minnesota won the right to sell their product in taprooms at their breweries, now brewpubs are fighting are fighting for the right to distribute offsite.
