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Contents:
  Brewing with BSD (Alexandre Enkerli)
  Pickling brass (warren wangerin)
  RE : Subject: re: Oh, So Hot!! (Steven Parfitt)
  Rotars Are For Mash Tuns ("Phil Yates")
  Lawnmower Beer Recipes ("Rowan Williams")
  Re Lager yeasts ("Pat Casey")
  Freezing malt to kill potential bugs (Derek Sheehan)
  Oh So Hot! ("Fred Kingston")
  Mielgard's Sulfitic, Aromas/Flavours (Alexandre Enkerli)
  Dinner with Ray Daniels (3rbecks)


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Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:42:44 -0500
From: Alexandre Enkerli <aenkerli at indiana.edu>
Subject: Brewing with BSD

Isn't it fun when beer geekness connects with computer geekness?
http://www.lemis.com/grog/brewing/temperature-control.html
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/13/1642234&tid=222

AleX in South Bend, IN
[129.7mi, 251.5] Apparent Rennerian



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Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:07:43 -0600
From: wwww77 at webtv.net (warren wangerin)
Subject: Pickling brass

In the past I have read some where , information on how to pickle brass
fittings to be used in brewing systems . Due to old age & CRS I'm unable
to remember the ingredients or the formula mixture . Any info on this
would be appreciated . 
                                           Thanks , W



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Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:21:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Steven Parfitt <thegimp98 at yahoo.com>
Subject: RE : Subject: re: Oh, So Hot!!

John Schnup


John, I hope that is an Ironhead!

I have a 1.052 Hefe that I consider a Lawn Mower Beer.

If I drink two, I dont' have to mow the lawn.

Steven



Phil wonders about lawnmower beer,
>This is very thirsty weather and it got me thinking
that somewhere in 
my
>beer education, I must have missed something. We've
talked about "lawn
>mower" beers for many years but I never bothered to
ask what such a 
thing
>was. Is it supposed to be light in alcohol, so you
can scoff down six 
or
>seven in as many minutes (and not fall off the ride
on mower)?
>
>Is it supposed to be light in colour and flavour?
>
>Or is it supposed to be a heavy duty number to knock
the wife right 
out so
>she forgets to ask you to mow the lawn tomorrow?

Ah Phil,

You are now getting to the real truth of beer.  So
which exactly is it?  
It's
hard to say.  I have the same dilemma when working on
my Sportster.

Over on the XL-list at www.sportster.org someone will
say, "that's a 
two beer
job."  So does that mean:
1. it's so quick and easy I will only have time to
drink two?
or
2. it's so hard and complicated if I have more than
two I'll screw it 
up?

Personally, I like you #2 option:
>Or is it supposed to be a heavy duty number to knock
the wife right 
out so
>she forgets to ask you to mow the lawn tomorrow?

But in reality I think it's pretty much a swill beer. 
I used to add 
some lemon
to mine at bottling time for a nice extra zip.  


 

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John Schnupp, N3CNL
Blue Moon Hombrewery
[560.2, 68.6] Rennerian
Georgia, VT
95 XLH 1200

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Steven, -75 XLCH- Ironhead Nano-Brewery  http://thegimp.8k.com
Johnson City, TN [422.7, 169.2] Rennerian 

"There is no such thing as gravity, the earth sucks." Wings Whiplash - 1968


		


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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:39:50 +1100
From: "Phil Yates" <phil.yates at bigpond.com>
Subject: Rotars Are For Mash Tuns


Chad Stevens says:

>So ol' Uncle Phil's lookin' fer the perfect lawn mower beer.  Far be it
>from me to think that a rotor head such as myself could possibly lend
>cogent commentary to a "Fat Cat" driver, but, here goes....

Hey Chad
I had a look at your recipe for a lawn mower beer. Sounds like a beauty. I
must admit that after a hot day mowing and slashing, any beer suits me. Not
sure about my "Fat Cat driver" image though. If you're referring to my past
life driving airliners, I assume then you are an "angry palm tree" driver.

Why would you risk your life getting airborne with a mash paddle spinning
wildly above your head? Rotors are for mash tuns (and lawn mowers).

I don't trust flying in machines when the wings go faster than the fuselage,
any more than I'd sample a beer made by Eric Fouch that hadn't been
chemically analysed!

Phil



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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 02:40:45 -0800
From: "Rowan Williams" <rowan at canberrabrewers.org>
Subject: Lawnmower Beer Recipes

Hey guys,
Just to add a bit more weight to Phil's argument, we here in 
the cool southern highlands of Canberra are suffering under 
103F days!  Today it was just under 100F so we are in need of
some more of your "lawnmower" beer!
Keep the recipe's coming fella's!
By the way, on the 18th of Jan, spare a thought for us folks of
Canberra.  On 18 Jan 2003, we had one hell of a bushfire that
ripped the guts out of our town - we lost 4 soles, with many others
injured and 491 homes destroyed...
Time heals all scars - but having a tasty ale in hand helps too!


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Cheers,

Rowan Williams
Canberra Brewers Club
Australia
[9588.6, 261.5] AR (statute miles)
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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:14:52 +1100
From: "Pat Casey" <pat at bmbrews.com.au>
Subject: Re Lager yeasts

The post of the other day was misdirected - it was meant for the
Craftbrewing list. Still find that rehydrated and at 1g/litre the 34/70 can
be a bit slow to start.

Pat



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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:26:53 -0500
From: Derek Sheehan <w7rex at arrl.net>
Subject: Freezing malt to kill potential bugs

I recently purchased a bag of crystal from one of my local connections 
that, unfortunately, was infested with bugs. Little worms that looked 
like 3/8" lawn cut-worms. Ugly little fellas! There was also clumps of 
gains stuck together with silk, evidence of something pupating....  Arrgh!

My supplier is really great, so this is just one of those unlucky things 
that sometimes happen. At least is was just a 1/2 bag! I'm glad I caught 
it before the beasties spread to my other malt bins.

My question is that I recall from another forum that some people freeze 
their malt for a few days when they purchase it to kill any hitch 
hikers. Can any of the entomologists in the group verify this? How long 
do you have to keep it cold to kill bugs?  How long can I expect to 
store malt in Michigan before something decides to eat it? I'd like to 
know how much malt I can reasonably have stored for my brewing frequency.

Luckily, I live in MI and we are experiencing a nice cold front right 
now. Single digit temps at night and the teens in the day. I think a 
couple of days under my deck should be enough time in the cold for my 
malt bins...

Derek



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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:15:11 -0500
From: "Fred Kingston" <Fred at kingstonco.com>
Subject: Oh So Hot!


Phil laments about weak beer and mowin' his pastures. He tends to make
mountains out of mole hills... or maybe that's wombat holes...

A good lawn mower beer should be very high in alcohol... when combined
with the glaring rays of the sun... it helps one forget the dreary task
of mowin' the lawn. 




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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:33:51 -0500
From: Alexandre Enkerli <aenkerli at indiana.edu>
Subject: Mielgard's Sulfitic, Aromas/Flavours

Well, "mielgard sulfitic" (no quotes, of course), turned up only one 
result (AJ's message). [Even if it does count, there will be a second 
result now...]
Sooo... Assuming it's a typo, what's the actual reference? (AJ: private 
email's good.)
As it seems to be on aromas and/or flavours, I might be interested for 
academic reasons.
Other people have references on aromas and/or flavours? It doesn't need 
to be beer-specific.

Thanks!

AleX in South Bend, IN
[129.7mi, 251.5] Apparent Rennerian



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Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:12:12 -0600
From: <3rbecks at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Dinner with Ray Daniels

The Kansas City Bier Meisters proudly announce their 22nd Annual Homebrew 
Competition. It is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 18th and 
19th, 2005.  The highlight of the event will be a food and beer pairing with 
the keynote speech presented by Ray Daniels; a 5 course banquet will be 
served with the perfect homebrew for each course.

We invite all of your entries and participation and offer an active Beds for 
Brewers program.  Please come and judge or steward!

All 28 BJCP/AHA 2204 recognized categories of beer, mead and cider will be 
judged and awarded medals.  This is an MCAB and a High Plains Brewer 
qualifying event.

On-line registration and details are availiable on the Bier Meisters website 
at www.KCBierMeisters.org . 




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