Who is interested in getting together to brew maybe once a month or so seeing in that the HVHB is more of a beer appreciation club and thats ok. But if you...
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Pardon me Raymond, Instead of branding the club as beer appreciation club, why not step up and fix what you think is broken. I have tried to get someone to...
I m just looking for people who want to brew together there are a lot of people who dont brew because of personal and time constraints and that ok, There are...
I agree Ray. I am one of those people that just has not had time lately to brew, but I love the idea of group brews and will do my best to participate....
Damn! I thought I had fish on the hook! Good luck with the EBS. I hope the these posts encourage our idle members to get back to brewing. See you at The Otter...
If we take several of the recent good ideas here and combine them we would have a winner. I propose we invite the sexy biker babes to the the ESB monthly brew...
I second Jim's proposal----- Original Message -----From: jtaylor54 Date: Friday, March 6, 2009 8:54 amSubject: [hudsonvalleyhomebrewers] Re: ESB and Sexy...
Am I to understand you guys like my 50 year old sister and her Bronx biker chick daughter? Damn, and here I kicked them off already! ... From: Ryan Jones Date:...
To paraphrase Groucho, "I wouldn't want to be president of any club that would have me as a member" So when is the kickoff group brew at ESB Headquarters on...
If you guys were to arrange it where new members needed approval to join, you wouldn't get these posts (or the stupid replies). The NYCHG has the same...
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MASHING THE GRAIN There are several methods for mashing grain. The easiest is called an infusion mash, and requires soaking the grain in water at a temperature...
THE MASH Pack the grains loosely in the bag and close the top before placing the bag in the hot water. The grain swells when soaked in water- it is important...
SPARGING THE GRAINS Sparging is the process of rinsing the sugars from the grains with water. First, heat your sparge water (1 to 2 gallons, depending on your...
Olive oil vs. aeration. According this this forum thread on NorthernBrewer.com, it is possible to use a VERY small amount of olive oil in place of oxygen when...
Olive oil vs. aeration. According this this forum thread on NorthernBrewer.com, it is possible to use a VERY small amount of olive oil in place of oxygen when...