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My Results at New England Regional Homebrew Competition

by Luke

The results from the 2nd annual New England Regional Homebrewers Competition, which took place on November 3rd, 2007 at Milly’s Tavern in Manchester, NH are in. The competition was hosted by New Hampshire homebrew club Brew Free or Die & the Maine homebrew club Southern Maine Homebrewers and the competition was sponsored by Portland’s own Gritty McDuff’s. The [...]

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Brew Day (a Photo Parade)

by Luke

It was brew day in the Livingston household. My dad I got to work in a 5 gallon Autumn Maple Wheat (brewed with 64oz of pure organic dark amber maple syrup, added at the boil at flame-out). We named the beer “World Series Wheat” due to the timing of the brew. Below are some pictures from the [...]

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Blog About Beer Celebrates Our 100th Post

by Luke

That’s right, you read correctly – this right here, these words you’re currently reading, is Blog About Beer’s 100th post. In less than a month, we’ve covered everything from the apparent health benefits of Guinness, to Paris Hilton being banned from this year’s Oktoberfest Celebrations, to the environmentally friendly steps being taken by breweries like [...]

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The Chemistry of Making Beer

by Luke

Most people know that Yeast is one of the 4 key ingredients in a beer (along with water, hops & malted barley), but do you know exactly what that yeast is doing? Unless you’re an avid brewer yourself, and you’ve done your homework (or were lucky enough to get to write a report on the [...]

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Ann Arbor Brewery Gives Homebrewers a Taste of the Big Time

by Luke

Ever wanted to take your homebrew out of the basement for a slightly more mainstream audience? The Ann Arbor Michigan Corner Brewery Co.’s  ”Rat Pad Project” is giving you that chance. Selected local home brewers can use a 10-gallon pilot brewing system at The Corner to create a small batch of their best homebrew, which will then be [...]

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