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Contents:
  Homebrew Recipe Software (Michael)
  "Dry" hopping ("Dunn, Scott C FLNR:EX")


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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:08:22 -0600
From: Michael <blairdad at everestkc.net>
Subject: Homebrew Recipe Software

Hoping my fellow brewers can help me out with a recommendation or two.
After almost 20 years of keeping my recipes and notes in a paper file, I've
decided to take the time and get organized with a recipe database.  I know
there are several good homebrew software applications available, but I'd
like advice/recommendations on the one that best focuses on the simple task
of storing and cataloguing recipes.  I want to input beer styles, beer
titles, ingredients, brewing instructions, brewing dates, ratings, and
notes.  The goal is to be able to easily sort and find recipes, modify
recipes, etc.

I know I could do this by creating my own database in MS Access or other
database software, but I figure some of the extra's that come with the
homebrew software I've seen may be advantageous.  Plus, why recreate the
wheel if a good recipe database already out there?  Thanks. 

Michael Blair
blairdad at everestkc.net



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Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:34:27 -0800
From: "Dunn, Scott C FLNR:EX" <Scott.Dunn at gov.bc.ca>
Subject: "Dry" hopping

Hello Fellow brewers:

I have recently been having a difficult time getting great hop flavour and
aroma in my brews. I have been adding hefty dosages of aroma hops at knock
out and then again in the secondary fermenter. Most recently I noticed that
my brew started to ferment again after I added the hops to the secondary. I
thought nothing of it at first, then a week later I pulled the bubbler and
sure enough there it was, that freaking wild yeast fermenting smell. I have
not tasted it yet, but I already know this carbouy is a goner and will be
dumped. Here are a few questions for the group:

Have others gotten a wild yeast from dry hopping? Is there a way to prevent
that from happening?

How do you get great hop aroma and flavour. My particular interest is with
East Kent Golding hops.

Thanks for all the help

Scott C. Dunn RPF

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