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Contents:
  Re: Yeast strain equivalency? (Bill Rogers)
  RE: Queen of Beer Women's Homebrew ("Steve Seeley")
  Re: Infection and hose problems (Paul Shick)
  Infection and hoses ("Spencer W. Thomas")
  Re: Katrina & Homebrew in New Orleans (Jeff Renner)
  Re: Yeast strain equivalency? (Mark Beck)
  re: Yeast strain equivalency? ("Reif and Angie Hammond")


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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:49:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bill Rogers <bill6beers at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Yeast strain equivalency?

>I seem to remember somewhere, that somebody had been
>keeping up a yeast strain equivalency table that
>documented which yeast strains were the same across
>various yeast suppliers. I've googled and googled, but
>I can't seem to find it.  I'd like to track down the
>Wyeast or White Labs equivalent or comparable strains
>for some old Yeast Culture Kit Co. and Brewtek yeasts
>I used to brew with...

Paul,
Try http://smurman.best.vwh.net/zymurgy/yeast.html

Bill Rogers
Madison, WI


	
		


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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 23:40:47 -0700
From: "Steve Seeley" <seseeley at hotpop.com>
Subject: RE: Queen of Beer Women's Homebrew

jhandy <j.handy at comcast.net> ask about the Queen of Beer Women's
Homebrew competition (QOB);

	QOB was started about 9 years ago (1996) by Beth Zangari (Of
"The Scores" section of Zymurgy fame.) and two professional female brews
(That I don't know and have never met.).  At the time QOB was first
started there were very few women involved with brewing.  As I
understand it QOB was created for two reasons.  1.) To promote getting
more women involved with brewing 2.) And to see who the best women
brewers were given the female perspective on beer.

Steve




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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:07:57 -0400
From: Paul Shick <shick at jcu.edu>
Subject: Re: Infection and hose problems


Hi all,

    Jeff Tonole asks about what contaminant is
lurking in his five recent batches.  Jeff, judging
from your description (white scum floating on the
surface), I'd suggest that it's likely an
acetobacter problem, and that your beer is heading
(slowly) toward becoming vinegar.  This bacterium
needs oxygen to work, so it often shows up in a
secondary.  In my (unfortunate) experience, it can
reside in vinyl hoses.  Your idea of replacing all
of the hoses and plastic racking canes is exactly
what cured my occasional issues with this bug.  I
try to remember to replace the tubing about every
six months to avoid recurrences.

    In the same digest, Matt writes with similar
questions about problems with his vinyl hoses,
asking also about racking canes.  Matt, I've boiled
vinyl hoses many times without noticable problems,
although they do tend to get a bit opaque.  I also
give them a quick dip in a Star San solution
afterward, to cool them down a bit and to fill
the tube with solution for starting the siphon.  As
far as you racking cane issue, a simplesolution is
to switch to a stainless steel racking cane.  It's
slightly bigger in diameter than a plastic cane and
can be boiled without worry.  Finally, the cleaning
regimen for hoses is probably one you already use:
rinse throughly as soon as you're done racking, then
soak in Star San.  I also soak them in Star San before
using them, and I boil them every once in a while.
After about 6 months of use, spend a few dollars at
the homebrew shop for new hoses.  It beats dumping
a batch (or five).

    Hope this helps.

                       Paul Shick
                       Cleveland Hts, OH







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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:03:50 -0400
From: "Spencer W. Thomas" <hbd at spencerwthomas.com>
Subject: Infection and hoses

Changing your hoses regularly is a good way to reduce the chance of 
infection.  Conversely, not changing your hoses is a good way to 
significantly increase the chance of infection.

I'll again put in my usual plug for silicone hoses.  They can be boiled 
to sanitize or autoclaved to sterlize without deforming.  They can 
handle boiling hot wort without collapsing or (worse) leaking monomer. 
I ruined two sequential batches of beer by trying to siphon hot wort 
through "vinyl" hoses.  They ended up with a really nasty plastic 
flavor.  (I know, "fool me twice, shame on me".)

Several online vendors have silicone hose available by the foot.  It 
costs a bit more than vinyl, but will last a lot longer.  Your beer will 
thank you.

As for racking canes, I made one from a bit of copper tubing.  Works 
great, easy to sanitize, and adds that little bit of copper that may be 
beneficial for yeast metabolism.

=Spencer in Ann Arbor


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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:28:37 -0400
From: Jeff Renner <jsrenner at umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Katrina & Homebrew in New Orleans

Bob Wilcox <bobw at budget.net> of Grants Pass, OR, writes

> Has anyone heard anything from Ron LaBorde. From his posts I know  
> he is
> from Metairie, La

That was the first thing I thought of when I saw Metairie on the list  
of communities hit.  I've checked his web page http://hbd.org/ 
rlaborde/ and, not surprisingly, there is nothing there.  I've also  
wondered about the whole Crescent City Brewers http://hbd.org/ 
crescent/ - again, nothing on the web page.

I'd like to hear, too.

Maybe we'll hear from Chad Stevens <zuvaruvi at cox.net> of San  
Diego, who writes:

> From time to time my job takes me away from home.  Just about  
> everywhere
> I've gone, homebrewers have taken me under their mash tuns and kept  
> me safe
> and sound.  Well, in about a week I'm being deployed to New Orleans  
> to bat
> clean-up.  I'm not sure how mobile I'll be, but if any of you from New
> Orleans to Biloxi (most likely Baton Rouge area) would care to help  
> me keep
> my sanity...send me an email off-line.

Chad - if you (a) have any spare time, and (b) can find an internet  
connection, please let the HBD community know how you are doing in  
N.O. and area and if you find out anything about the Crescent City  
brewers.  What kind of work will you be doing?  How long will you be  
down there?  What kind of shelter will you have?

Cheers

Jeff
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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:01:10 -0700
From: Mark Beck <beckmk at whitman.edu>
Subject: Re: Yeast strain equivalency?

I use the following two links:

http://smurman.best.vwh.net/zymurgy/yeast.html


http://www.skotrat.com/skotrat/yeast.cfm

Mark

At 09:01 PM 9/6/2005, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:10:34 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Paul Kensler <paul_kensler at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Yeast strain equivalency?
>
>I seem to remember somewhere, that somebody had been
>keeping up a yeast strain equivalency table that
>documented which yeast strains were the same across
>various yeast suppliers. I've googled and googled, but
>I can't seem to find it.  I'd like to track down the
>Wyeast or White Labs equivalent or comparable strains
>for some old Yeast Culture Kit Co. and Brewtek yeasts
>I used to brew with...
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Paul Kensler
>Tampa, FL



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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:53:22 -0400
From: "Reif and Angie Hammond" <arhammond at comcast.net>
Subject: re: Yeast strain equivalency?

>I seem to remember somewhere, that somebody had been
keeping up a yeast strain equivalency table that
documented which yeast strains were the same across
various yeast suppliers.

Paul, I've done the same search without finding the table.  However, I did
find a company that carries many of the Brewtec and other strains:

http://www.brewstersyeast.com/default.asp

I have not done business with them yet (and have no affiliation).

If you find the table, be sure to post it's location.

Reif Hammond
Durham, NH




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