Homebrew Digest #5758 (November 02, 2010)

HOMEBREW Digest #5758 Tue 02 November 2010

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Contents:
Re: BrewStar recipe calculator (Bob Devine)

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* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
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Expended against projection $2500.06
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) $ 422.01

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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 01:22:44 -0500
From: Bob Devine <devinebob at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: BrewStar recipe calculator

I wrote:
> If anyone needs a free (open source) recipe calculator,
> I just added a new one to the SourceForge site:
>
> http://brewstar.sourceforge.net

To make it easier to try, I just put it on a free hosting site:
http://brewstar.ucoz.com/brewstar.html

Has anyone developed a good estimator of hop aroma?

Estimating bitterness can be done semi-reliably because
alpha-acids are relatively stable. Estimating aroma is
much shakier because hop oils vary wildly and are much
more sensitive to handling.

But, there has to be some simple way to predict.
Any suggestions?

Bob Devine
FdL, Wisconsin

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Homebrew Digest #5757 (November 01, 2010)

HOMEBREW Digest #5757 Mon 01 November 2010

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Contents:
Homebrew calculator ("Nelson at BuildABeer")
12th Annual Palmetto State Brewers Open ("H. Dowda")

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* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
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Expended against projection $2500.06
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) $ 422.01

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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:27:47 -0400
From: "Nelson at BuildABeer" <Nelson at BuildABeer.org>
Subject: Homebrew calculator

I have a web-based homebrew calculator that I wrote and have been using for
several years. Since it's publicly available, other people use it too - so
there are about 600 recipes on it now. It's HTML and Javascript on the
client side so it works with all current browsers. It uses PHP and MySQL on
the server side to handle the recipe database. It includes specifications
for BJCP styles so that you can match your ingredients if you so desire, and
also currently has specifications for 69 varieties of hops, 240 varieties of
malts and other fermentables, and 138 varieties of yeast. It calculates
specific gravity (or Plato can be selected) - both original and final, IBU,
abv, color (in SRM), mash volumes and temperatures, yeast cell count
recommendations, recipe compliance with BJCP styles, etc., and works with
different units (gallons/quarts/liters/pounds/ounces/grams, etc).

Check out www.BuildABeer.org and click on the Beer Calculator tab. I also
do my own beer and brewpub ratings - they are available there also.

Some of the users are my local Dunedin Brewers Guild club members, but
others have found BuildABeer too. It's free (I wrote it for my own use, but
others wanted to use it) and does everything that I need to calculate
recipes for beer. Please feel free to check it out and use it if it suits
your needs.

Nelson Crowle
Nelson at BuildABeer.org
Nelson at DunedinBrewersGuild.com

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 18:33:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: "H. Dowda" <hdowda at yahoo.com>
Subject: 12th Annual Palmetto State Brewers Open

The 12th Annual Palmetto State Brewers
Open will be held in Columbia, SC
Dec. 4. Entries in all BJCP categories
are being accepted
www.sagecat.com/psbo12.htm

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Homebrew Digest #5756 (October 31, 2010)

HOMEBREW Digest #5756 Sun 31 October 2010

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Contents:
BrewStar recipe calculator (Bob Devine)

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* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:05:41 -0500
From: Bob Devine <devinebob at gmail.com>
Subject: BrewStar recipe calculator

If anyone needs a free (open source) recipe calculator,
I just added a new one to the SourceForge site:

http://brewstar.sourceforge.net

The program is still "beta" and evolving. To use it,
download the two files and then use your browser
to open the .html file. The second file is the data file.

Why another program? I needed a program that didn't
require an installation or depended on a particular OS.
You can use BrewStar on anything with a browser.

Please let me know if you find a bug or an improvement.

Bob Devine

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Homebrew Digest #5755 (October 28, 2010)

HOMEBREW Digest #5755 Thu 28 October 2010

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Listing of homebrewing retailers ("Lemcke Keith")

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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:25:15 -0400
From: "Lemcke Keith" <klemcke at siebelinstitute.com>
Subject: Listing of homebrewing retailers

Danstar & Lalvin yeast offer a web-based listing of worldwide retailers
of home brewing & winemaking products, and we are looking to expand our
listings to include as many homebrewing/winemaking stores as possible.
If you operate a homebrewing/winemaking store and would like to be
included in our listings, please complete the following information and
send it to homebrewing at lallemand.com
<http://danstaryeast.com/homebrewing at lallemand.com> .

Name of the Business:
Street Address:
City:
State/Province:
Postal Code:
Country:
Phone Number (for sales):
Email Address:
Web Site URL:
Do you sell our beer-related products?:
Do you sell our wine-related products?:
Do you ship products (mail-order)?:

If you are a homebrewer or winemaker, please forward this on to your
local retailer. You can see the retailer listings on our web sites at
http://www.danstaryeast.com/retailers/map and at
http://www.lalvinyeast.com/contacts.asp.

Keith Lemcke
Danstar & Lalvin Yeast

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Homebrew Digest #5754 (October 18, 2010)

HOMEBREW Digest #5754 Mon 18 October 2010

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Contents:
re: Sulfur smell [SEC=PERSONAL] ("Williams, Rowan")
RE: Beer in the Bible ("Mike Patient")
Nottingham yeast ("Lemcke Keith")

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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:07:49 +1100
From: "Williams, Rowan" <Rowan.Williams at ag.gov.au>
Subject: re: Sulfur smell [SEC=PERSONAL]

Personal
Personal
Thanks all for the comments.
I have racked the beer into secondary and it seems to be ok.

I will bottle some and keg the rest
I want to see if the smell disappears in the bottle.
I know the aroma will dissipate when I burp the keg.

Regards,
Rowan

Canberra Brewers Club
Australia
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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:41:54 -0400
From: "Mike Patient" <mpatient at rta.biz>
Subject: RE: Beer in the Bible

While I was originally thinking, what is this spam, after reading it, in the
least it is beer history.
What I was wondering is if they even though of spirits and beer/wine to
contain the same uplifting ingredient.
They were probably considered two different things to do to your body.
It probably wasn't until science and chemistry was taken into account that
we realized they are the same thing, and equally dangerous.
Their condemnation of spirits was falsely placed where it should have been
on, indulgence.

Ohh, the things we know now.

Mike

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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:08:14 -0400
From: "Lemcke Keith" <klemcke at siebelinstitute.com>
Subject: Nottingham yeast

We have received a few inquiries regarding Nottingham batch #
1080961099V exp. date: 12/2011 which have lead us to comments on
homebrew forums regarding fermentation problems. While our tests on
this batch of yeast have shown normal fermentation performance and many
of the comments on forums show others having normal performance with
this batch, unfortunately we also note with serious concern the comments
of brewers who have reported poor performance. Accordingly we feel we
should stop the sale of this particular batch of yeast, given the
concerns of homebrewers, as we work to investigate further.

We have asked distributors and homebrew retailers to return any yeast
from this batch to us for replacement. If you have sachets from this
batch of yeast please return them to us and we will replace them with a
different batch. Please feel free to send the sachet(s) for replacement
to:

Lallemand Inc.
Attn: Marie Coppet
6100 Royalmount
Montreal, QC, Canada
H4P 2R2

If you have any questions, please contact me at klemcke at lallemand.com.
Thanks very much.

Keith Lemcke
Lalvin & Danstar yeast

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Homebrew Digest #5753 (October 17, 2010)

HOMEBREW Digest #5753 Sun 17 October 2010

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Contents:
Sulfur Smell (Chuck Petersen)
Beer in the Bible ("Michael P.Thompson")

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* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:31:38 -0700
From: Chuck Petersen <hopman at opusnet.com>
Subject: Sulfur Smell

Rowan
The sulfur smell is common on several yeasts during fermentation
and will go away as the yeast reabsorbs chemicals as it completes it's
fermentation. If the smell lingers after fermentation is complete that
may be a problem but it usually subsides.

Chuck Petersen
Deer island, Oregon

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Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:32:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Michael P.Thompson" <thompson at ecentral.com>
Subject: Beer in the Bible

When I was growing up, it was considered sinful for Christians to
drink beer, and so, when I dedicated my life to the Lord, I became a
teetotaller. However, I noted that the Bible does not condemn
drinking per se, but drunkenness and out-of-control intoxication.
Solomon in the Proverbs warns against the dangers of mixed drinks and
strong liquor. Paul writes to the Ephesians to avoid being drunk with
wine, which he describes as "dissipation."

On the other hand, we have a clear example of Jesus turning water
into very good wine at a wedding feast, and the same Paul advises
Timothy to drink a bit of wine now and then for health reasons. It
does not appear that alcohol was considered sinful by the Biblical
writers in the same way as my peers in a small Colorado farming
community. But beer seems to gain no mention at all.

At least that's what I would have thought before I read a fascinating
article in Biblical Archaeology Review for September/October 2010
(Did the Ancient Israelites Drink Beer? by Michael M. Homan). It
would appear that the lack of prominent mentions of beer in the Bible
are due far more to the inadequacies of translation than lack of
mention by the Bible itself.

In the article, Mr. Homan cites several mentions of beer, brewing and
a popular beer culture in ancient times, which are reflected in the
Biblical record. He even gives a recipe for ancient beer as brewed in
Bible times. Apparently, they made barley into cakes, which were
soaked in water and fermented. The similarities to bread-making have
obscured the references to beer in most modern translations.

I found especially fascinating his take on the popular quote from
Ecclesiastes, "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it
after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou
knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth." Ecclesiastes 11:1, 2,
KJV.

Mr. Homan's take on this passage is:

Throw your bread upon the face of the water, because in many days
you will acquire it. Give a serving to seven and also eight,
because you do not know what evil will be upon the land.
(Ecclesiastes 11:1-2)

I believe this is a reference to the cakes of bread used in ancient
beer production, as noted earlier. Cast your bread upon the water
and it will return as beer. Much like the phrase carpe diem, the
author advises making beer and drinking it with friends, because
you don&#8217;t know what evil might be coming.

I realize not all of the subscribers of HBD are Christians or usually
interested in the Bible, but this article is still interesting for
its historical value and its commentary on contemporary religion,
especially prohibitions against the use of alcohol in any form. Check
it out at: http://tinyurl.com/34rtncc

BTW, I've long since made peace with the responsible enjoyment of
alcohol and I enjoy brewing and imbibing a large variety of beer, and
the occasional whiskey without a worry that it is inconsistent with
my Christian testimony. If any of you run across friends or
acquaintances who feel as I used to, you might refer them to this
article.

Slainte,

Michael

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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:45:50 +1100
From: "Williams, Rowan" <Rowan.Williams at ag.gov.au>
Subject: WLP002 and sulphur? [SEC=PERSONAL]

Personal
G'day all,
I recently pitched a starter of WLP002 into an ESB wort.
It started fermenting at around 18C / 64F and gave loads of sulphur.
Has the yeast gone bad? Last time I smelt this I was brewing a Dort!
I raised the temp to help remove the smell.

Regards,
Rowan

Canberra Brewers Club
Australia

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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:09:39 -0700
From: Kevin Masaryk <kevin.masaryk at gmail.com>
Subject: Blichmann kettle with whole hops

Has anyone tried using whole hops in a Blichmann kettle with the mash
screen as a hop filter? I used to do this on another kettle I had with
a standard drilled-hole mash screen and it worked great; however, the
button-style holes on the Blichmann screen worry me that they may
become clogged easier.

Thanks,
Kevin Masaryk
Arizona Society of Homebrewers

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