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Contents:
  Breakfast Beer (stencil)
  Re: Future worldwide malt shortage? (Robert Tower)
  BJCP reception at the NHC in Cincinnati (Ed Westemeier)
  Fermenting agave (Kevin Elsken)
  False bottom material (Joe Katchever)


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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:09:14 -0400
From: stencil <etcs.ret at verizon.net>
Subject: Breakfast Beer

This was built at Christmastime, cleaning out some overage
stuff in the lockers - 

Grain :
Franco-Belge Reglar Munich Malt (2 Row)	5 lb
Canada Maltings 2-Row	3lb
Dingemann's Special B	1lb
Big Y Quick Oats	              9oz
Hennessy's 120L Crystal	8oz
Grape-Nuts	                     8oz
Briess Roasted Barley	4oz
Crushed 0.080", then 0.065", then steeped overnight in 
6qt tapwater

Hops:
Willamette leaf (4.3%) 1oz  60 min 14 IBU
Sterling pellet  (3% )    1oz   60 min  11 IBU

Yeast:
WhiteLabs Edinborough Ale  WLP128 (expiry date Jan2007)
     in 1-liter starter (4 days abuilding.)

Mash:
Two 7qt boiling infusions, to 125F (20min) and to 145F
(15min) then direct heat to 158F (15min step, 30min rest)
Recovered 9gal 11degP wort, pH 5.4

120min boil, hops additions at midpoint.
Pitched to 6.25gal SG1054, fermenting at 62F.

Racked on Day 17 to corny keg, SG1018.  Stored ca 55F.

Tapped on Day 60 (20Feb08,)  All gone now;  the roasted
barley and the Grape-nuts nut flavor offset the sweetness
very nicely:  I'll do it again next Winter.

gds, stencil



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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:10:15 -0700
From: Robert Tower <roberttower at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Future worldwide malt shortage?

Jim Cave asks about typical US prices for 50 lb. bags of base malt. $80 
seems awfully inflated. A quick check of the more popular web retailers 
here on the West Coast indicates a rate of anywhere from $30 to $50 
depending on type and country of origin. Maybe the $80 price quote 
included shipping? My LHBS charges $40 for a bag of Great Western 2-Row.

Bob Tower / Los Angeles, CA


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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:56:47 -0400
From: Ed Westemeier <hopfen at malz.com>
Subject: BJCP reception at the NHC in Cincinnati

If you're planning to attend or judge at the National Homebrew  
Conference in Cincinnati this June, you should plan to attend the  
Wednesday evening BJCP reception. The BJCP is subsidizing most of the  
cost, so it's a really good deal.

Great beer, a three course dinner, beer, a scoring calibration  
exercise, a BJCP briefing, a British style review, beer, a cider  
workshop, cider, a mead exam prep session, mead, and more, all for  
only five bucks per judge. You can even bring a spouse or friend for  
an additional charge.

See the website, www.bjcp.org for more details. Spaces are strictly  
limited, and they're going fast, so register now.

Ed Westemeier
BJCP Communication Director
communication_director at bjcp.org



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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:01:11 -0400
From: Kevin Elsken <kevin.elsken at bayerbms.com>
Subject: Fermenting agave

Michael Tonsmeire, who has a blog called the 'Mad Fermentationist" has 
used agave.  He has some 
results on his blog, also check out Basic Brewing Radio for a podcast 
where they tasted it.
 


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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:45:18 -0500
From: Joe Katchever <joe at pearlstreetbrewery.com>
Subject: False bottom material

Hey all- I'm looking for a sheet of stainless steel material to use as a 
false bottom. After a big fiasco trying to have one made- only to have 
them make the slots too wide, then having someone try to repair it 
unsuccessfully - I'm looking to start over.
Ideally, I want a slotted screen with 1" long slots at 1/16th  of an 
inch wide and spaced 3/8ths apart. Stainless steel -.050" thick.
I've tried some industrial supply catalogs to no avail. This would be a 
custom order at hundreds of dollars. I need an oval shape about 3' by 
4'. Does anyone have any suggestions for me. I would be willing to buy a 
whole 4' x 8' sheet of this material and share it with one or more 
people who also want a nice false bottom, too.
Thanks,

- -- 
Joe Katchever
Wisconsin's West Coast 



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