Brewing Master

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Lilale <lhalkoNOS…@ncal.net> wrote in message
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1.) A while back, someone here contacted the brewery at Chimay to ask them about yeast.  The answer was that what’s in the bottle was the fermentation strain.   That may have been more than 3 years ago, but I’ve cultured from the bottle as recently as 2 months ago and made [...]

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Found some info on "old" beer… http://beer.tcm.hut.fi/Olutturisti/Belgium/BeerHunting/Part6.html

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How about making a home brew that could last 30 year? Any ideas?
You could do a solera ale (see Jeff Renner’s article in the Jan/Feb ‘02 issue of Zymurgy).

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That’s a toughie,,,you mean you want something that will last that long? Thomas [...]

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Tom, I’ve used Victory in IPAs and it’s a great flavor, so I’d say go for it.  BTW, here in the PNW, we call 40 IBU "barely hopped"! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What do you think of this malt in a highly hopped ale?  Something along the [...]

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"Any idea what they got awards for?  Maybe the Idiot, or one of the ones you mentioned?" I really haven’t heard, but you know, there’s tons of regional "awards" all over the place that don’t mean squat.  Sort of like the People’s Choice Awards, or the Essence Awards… …Or [...]

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My husband and his brother are going halvsies on a deep fryer in time for Thanssgiving.  My BIL has been frying them at work for customers for years. A hint – brine the turkey a la Alton Brown before injecting it.  The flavor and moistness will blow you away. Gina [...]

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Jim, Ah, yes… Siebens…  they were about 5 to 10 years ahead of their time.  I went there A LOT in the late 80’s, it was our usual stop before a Blackhawks game or whatever was on the agenda. If you find out any info [...]

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Hello all! I’m a homebrewer heading to Chicago Tuesday(tomorrow) and I’d like to know where to find a good Brewpub for good dinner, good food, and good music. I hear Goose Island is there, but is it a brewpub? Any help is appreciated! Thanks, Steve

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Kelly’s Carribean Bar & Grill has a small microbrewery. They’ve just changed brewmasters recently, but I haven’t been able to get down to try it out.
I’d ask for a taste before I purchased a pint of anything they make.  I hope their new brewmaster is better [...]

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