HOMEBREW Digest #990 Wed 14 October 1992

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


Contents:
  yarrow (Jack Thompson)
  Sorry Eric Haas (gkushmer)
  Bass Ale: I.P.A. or "just" P.A. (Eugene Zimmerman)
  Glogg and essences (Kurt Swanson)
  Source for soda keg lids? (Dave Beedle)
  Steam beer (Russ Gelinas)
  1993 Bay Area Brewoff ("Bob Jones")
  1993 Bay Area Brewoff ("Bob Jones")
  Beer Prices at Brewpubs (919) 541-7340" <FP$JEFF at RCC.RTI.ORG>
  What is Malt Liquor? (Jeff Mizener)
  Brew Cap Fermentation System  (Carl West)
  Food w/ Beer, Gloegg, "Crabtree" vs. "Pasteur" (Jacob Galley)
  Remarks from MICAH,MICAH,MICAH,MICAH !!!!!!!! ("Bob Jones")
  Cranberry Ale? (Carlo Fusco)
  Looking for anchor extract recipe (tims)
  Kegging supply sources (Davin Lim)
  Wyeast 2112 (Alan Edwards)

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 13 Oct 92 05:09:36 EDT From: Jack Thompson <76520.3531 at compuserve.com> Subject: yarrow I would like to brew some pre-hops beer, and wonder whether or not any one has information of the use of yarrow to bitter the brew? thanks. Jack <76520.3531 at compuserve.com> Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 8:20:29 EDT From: gkushmer at Jade.Tufts.EDU Subject: Sorry Eric Haas I was just looking at a recent HBD where I posted the article Eric Haas sent out on Sam Adams' latest lawsuit. I noticed that I did not attribute him for the effort and wish to apologize now for not doing so. Sorry, - --gk Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 7:56:37 CDT From: Eugene Zimmerman <ezimmerm at hp.uwsuper.edu> Subject: Bass Ale: I.P.A. or "just" P.A. This is my first entry to the HBD, so if any errors are made, please forgive me. I have a question about Pale Ale. Is Bass Ale a Pale Ale or is it an I.P.A.? I noticed on the bottle there are the initals I.P.A. and I thought it was "just" a pale ale. Also, I have the Cat's meow as well as Papizan's tomb and was wondering what any of you may reccomend in the way of a P.A. or I.P.A. recipe. Has anyone ever tried Summit Extra Pale Ale? I live in Minnesota and it's made here. I had some and it tased kind of burnt to me, espically in comparrison to Bass. Thanks for your time. Gene in Duluth T Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 14:47:23 +0000 (GMT) From: Kurt Swanson <Kurt.Swanson at dna.lth.se> Subject: Glogg and essences >For the past two weeks or so, Erik (sorry, I still don't have your >last name..), Geoff Sherwood, I and others have been e-mailing >eachother in search of Glo:gg essence - either in its extract (or >"tinctute") form, or perhaps the raw ingrediants along with the >recipe to make our own. I've looked all around the "Swedish Village" >here in Chicago, but have little more than the raw ingrediants, which >I have today purchased - no "tincture." In Andersonville, in Chicago, you can buy this essence from Ericsson's Deli, around 5500 N. Clark. It's is a few doors north across the street from the Swedish American Museum. Also, Wikstr|m's Deli, across the street sells it. At Ericsson's, it lies on a shoulder high shelf on the far right side of the northern wall of the store, near the front door, next to some various syrups. The stuff is ok, but if you want to make gl|gg, use the ingredients instead. I don't like the bottle mix - (Den {r ganska d}lig...)... The "essence" is water-based, same as the essence here in Sweden. Of course, if you're going to waste it in some beer attempt, buy the bottle. (I can post my family's recipe if there is interest.) Incidentally, you can buy gl|gg at Ann Sather's restaurants in Chicago, one of which is right next door to the Swedish American Museum... Say "hi" to the old lady at Ericsson's if you go... - -- Kurt Swanson, Dept. of Computer Science, Lunds universitet. Kurt.Swanson at dna.lth.se Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 8:52:45 CDT From: dbeedle at rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Dave Beedle) Subject: Source for soda keg lids? Does anybody happen to have a source for soda keg lids. I can get a few kegs but the lids are missing. These are oval shaped lids with a lever on top to hold them in place. Thanks for any info! TTFN - -- Dave Beedle Office of Academic Computing Illinois State University Internet: dbeedle at rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu 136A Julian Hall "Relax! Don't worry! Have Homebrew!" Normal, IL 61761 Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 9:55:24 -0400 (EDT) From: R_GELINAS at UNHH.UNH.EDU (Russ Gelinas) Subject: Steam beer What is the fermentation schedule of Steam Beer? Does it follow a simple English ale type time frame, or does it require some longer fermentation time like a lager? Russ Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 07:34:33 PST From: "Bob Jones" <bjones at novax.llnl.gov> Subject: 1993 Bay Area Brewoff OK brewers, start your engines! We have decided on the catagories for this years Bay Area Brewoff, at Lyon's Brewery in Dublin, Ca. The competition will be held on Jan 24, 1993. Last year we had a Holiday beer catagory as an experiment. The response was so good, we are going to do it again. So start thinking about those holiday beers now! The other more traditional catagories are as follows - Pale Ale - American, India & English Dry Stout Porter Barley Wine Amber Lager (Steam style) Mead (all types) Holiday beer I will post additional competition entry details in coming months. Bob Jones Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 07:35:22 PST From: "Bob Jones" <bjones at novax.llnl.gov> Subject: 1993 Bay Area Brewoff OK brewers, start your engines! We have decided on the catagories for this years Bay Area Brewoff, at Lyon's Brewery in Dublin, Ca. The competition will be held on Jan 24, 1993. Last year we had a Holiday beer catagory as an experiment. The response was so good, we are going to do it again. So start thinking about those holiday beers now! The other more traditional catagories are as follows - Pale Ale - American, India & English Dry Stout Porter Barley Wine Amber Lager (Steam style) Mead (all types) Holiday beer I will post additional competition entry details in coming months. Bob Jones Return to table of contents
Date: 13 Oct 1992 10:38:42 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jeff McCartney (919) 541-7340" <FP$JEFF at RCC.RTI.ORG> Subject: Beer Prices at Brewpubs We have a "new" brewpub opening in the area whose beer prices I consider too expensive. Please send me via private mail your knowlege of prices at your local brewpubs. Please include the price per quantity (if you know the prices of several size quantities, please send them all!), name of brewpub, location, and your feelings as to whether the price is reasonable. I consider $1.75 for 8 ounces OK to take guests to try 3 or 4 times a year but NOT good enough to make it a regular hangout. If I get enough responses, I plan to share this information with the new owners to try and get them to adjust their prices. THANK YOU!!!!! INTERNET::"JEFF at ZEUS.RTI.ORG" or BITNET"JEFF at RTI" Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 11:08:35 EDT From: avalon!jm at siemens.siemens.com (Jeff Mizener) Subject: What is Malt Liquor? I noticed the following category in the GABF: AMERICAN MALT LIQUOR Gold: Olde English 800 Malt Liquor, Pabst Brewing, Milwaukee. Silver: Silver Thunder Malt Liquor, Stroh Brewery Co., Detroit. Bronze: Colt 45 Malt Liquor, G. Heileman Brewing Co., La Crosse, Wis. What is this this stuff? What makes a beer a malt liquor? Just Curious. Jeff (PS: anyone who mailed to me in the last week please do so again, the Sprint Network Center flood took out our uucp capability until today when we found an ATT workaround). ======================================================== Jeff Mizener / Siemens Energy & Automation / Raleigh NC jm at sead.siemens.com / Intelligent SwitchGear Systems ======================================================== Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 11:26:39 EDT From: eisen at kopf.HQ.Ileaf.COM (Carl West) Subject: Brew Cap Fermentation System >Does anyone have any experience with this item? Well, one batch, still in the fermenter. So far, I like it. It does not leak. I have drawn off the trub, yeast, and hydrometer samples without opening the system to infection. This is very important in my house because the kitchen is _uncleanable_ [carpeted floor, dropped ceiling, stuccoed walls, and two indoor/outdoor hunting cats]. More later, Carl WISL,BM. Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 12:24:58 CDT From: Jacob Galley <gal2 at midway.uchicago.edu> Subject: Food w/ Beer, Gloegg, "Crabtree" vs. "Pasteur" A trice of random thoughts: The Goose Island Brewery in Chicago serves homemade potato chips that I found to be quite excellent with beer. Very low (if any) salt, lightly sweetened and spiced -- kind of a honey-roast flavor. If anyone knows where I can buy chips like these, please tell! (Goose Island is serving an incredible Oatmeal Stout right now, and didn't even card me!) John, I have seen Gloegg / Glo:gg for sale in Chicago. I don't know exactly where you were looking, but I came across it in a little Swedish gourmet shop on Clark just a couple blocks north of Foster. It was availible there in August, anyway. (Would've emailed you, but I can't do Bitnet.) Quick question for Dr. Fix and the other yeast experts: What are these so-called "Crabtree" and "Pasteur" effects that you-all keep mentioning? Hmm? Jake, the homebrewer who just might drive into a tree if he could drink in public establishments. Reinheitsgebot <-- "Keep your laws off my beer!" <-- gal2 at midway.uchicago.edu Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 11:58:35 PST From: "Bob Jones" <bjones at novax.llnl.gov> Subject: Remarks from MICAH,MICAH,MICAH,MICAH !!!!!!!! > I was referring to the optical transparency which I can appreciate and not > the taste which I have trouble appreciating. Jack, I counldn't resist this one. I, and most other homebrewers, while appreciating the appearance of our beers, even more appreciate the taste, with which (i hope) we have no trouble. Perhaps if you brewed something other than the WGB or ARF the taste would be more to your liking and you wouldn't have to relie on appearances, after all they can be deceiving. micah Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 15:55 EST From: Carlo Fusco <G1400023 at NICKEL.LAURENTIAN.CA> Subject: Cranberry Ale? Hello I just racked my first Christmas ale into a secondary and tasted it. Wonderfull stuff. Now I don't want to make a plain ale next time I brew. Since it was Thanksgiving this past weekend in Canada I had the idea of adding cranberrys to my next batch of beer. Q1..How much cranberry should I use? Do I crush them? Q2..Should I add a sweet berry to offset the sourness of the cranberries? Q3..Anyone with a recipe for an extract cranberry ale? Q4..Fruit are added at the end of the boil, steeped and transfered into the primary. When I rack the beer to the secondary do I also transfer the fruit? Thanks for any help. I would also like to thank the digest for helping me move up from a beginner to an intermediate brewer. Carlo Fusco g1400023 at nickel.laurentian.ca Laurentian Univ., Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 10:50:30 -0700 From: tims at ssl.Berkeley.EDU Subject: Looking for anchor extract recipe Hello Fellow Brewers - I am looking for an extract based recipe for anchor steam beer. I don't want to seem picky, but I am looking for something you have actually made, twiddled the recipe, and as far as you know uses the same hops, yeast as anchor. I know Papazian has a recipe, but I have gotten the impression from reading HBD that the results are good but not great. Since I have the great fortune to live near the brewery, I am planning on a tour soon too to learn what I can. I'll summarize results/info on batch. Email is fine. Thanks, Tim Sasseen tims at sag4.ssl.berkeley.edu Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 16:48:55 MDT From: raid5!limd at csn.org (Davin Lim) Subject: Kegging supply sources Hi! I'm ready to invest in the equipment necessary to keg my beer into soda kegs. I know that this topic has been discussed at length from time to time here on HBD, but unfortunately, I'm not sure where to get all I need to know in one place. Ideally, any ftp site with the necessary info would be great. I need to know about the relative merits of the different kegging systems and what equipment is necessary to implement such a system. Another IMPORTANT bit I need to know is where I can purchase the kegs, regulators, and CO2 cylinders at the most reasonable prices. Mail-order is OK, but I'd like to find a Boulder/Denver source if possible (gotta support the local economy.) - -- ........................................................................ * Davin Lim * limd at arraytech.com * Array Technology Corporation * -- OR you can try .. * Boulder, Colorado. * raid5!limd at devnull.mpd.tandem.com ........................................................................ Return to table of contents
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 16:24:30 PDT From: rush at xanadu.llnl.gov (Alan Edwards) Subject: Wyeast 2112 Geez, 2112 is an EASY number to remember! (Hint: look at my login name :-) -Alan Return to table of contents
End of HOMEBREW Digest #990, 10/14/92