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	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
		Rob Gardner, Digest Coordinator

Contents:
  Compuserve (rdg)
  Australian Amber Ale Recipes? (pbmoss!mal)
  Culturing yeast from bottle conditioned beers. (ephram)

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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 89 09:13:48 MDT
From: rdg at hpfcmi
Subject: Compuserve
Full-Name: 	Rob Gardner	

> From: Steve Conklin <hpfcla!hplabs!amdahl!uunet!tesla!steve>

> In all the discussion of this topic, don't forget that one of the primary
> goals of the AHA in going to the Compuserve forum is to try to reach new
> converts who haven't been exposed to home brewing. After all, most people
> who learn about home brewing on Compuserve have money to invest in a new
> hobby. Even if they "only" succeed in selling a bunch of membership/sub-
> scriptions without converting new brewers, it will be profitable for them.

Oh, now that's quite an admirable goal. :-)

Rob

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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 89 14:05:09 -0700
From: pacbell!pbmoss!mal at hplabs.HP.COM
Subject: Australian Amber Ale Recipes?

A year or so ago, I ran into a fellow at a party who was liberally pouring
his homebrew from 2-litre plastic pop bottles.  He identified it as an
"Australian-style amber ale", made from extract & grain, and it was
DAMN GOOD!  Not heavy or sweet, but with ample body; hoppy but not
too much, and very refreshing on a hot day.  Now that the weather's
turning hot and all I have in the cellar is heavy brown ale, I remember
that crisp brew fondly.  My questions:

1)  Is there really such a thing as an "Australian style" of ale, and
	how does it differ from other styles?

2)  Does anyone have any good "hot weather" ale recipes they're willing
	to share?

Much obliged.					- Martin

= Martin A. Lodahl    Pac*Bell Minicomputer Operations Support Staff =
= {att,bellcore,sun,ames}!pacbell!pbmoss!mal            916/972-4821 =
= If it's good for ancient Druids, runnin' nekkid through the wuids, =
= Drinkin' strange fermented fluids, it's good enough for me!  8-)   =

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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 89 21:26:17 PDT
From: ephram at violet.berkeley.edu
Subject: Culturing yeast from bottle conditioned beers.

I have this batch o' wort that I made up last night.  I tried to culture
some yeast from some Sierra Nevada Pale Ale bottles, but, nothing happened.
I made a starter from some sterile wort I removed and cooled half way through
the boil.  3 bottles of Sierrra were emptied and the dregs swirled and added
to the cool wort.  45 Min later, Nothin, not even a bubble.  Not hampered
by the apparent lack of activity I went ahead and pitched the "starter"
anyway (3 Sierra Nevada Pale Ales in lew of dinner will unhamper you of much:-).

Well the questions are, 1) Will this eventually start?  If not should I just
pitch a packet of dry?  2) How can I culture some Sierra Nevada yeast (or any
other yeast for that matter) ?

Any other suggestions?  I tried dry hopping some pellets of cascade hops this
time (1/2 oz.).  Will they circulate enough to emit aromatics?  Do they need
to?  

Thanx for your help

We must prevent those commies from compromising the integrity of our 
precious bodily fluids.      -Gen. Jack D. Ripper
Ephram Cohen                              ephram at violet.berkeley.edu
466 44th St.  #1                          3210 Tolman Hall
Oakland, CA 94609                         Berkeley, CA  94720

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