Equipment Review - Brix Refractometer
After watching brewing video after video, seeing the host utilize their fancy Anton Parr digital refractometer, I started to wonder if...
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John M
Nov 81 min read
What did I brew?
Coming out of the Oktoberfest season, I wanted to brew something for the Fall season. I thought that an amber ale would fit the bill -...
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AZ Brews
Oct 81 min read
Chat GPT - 2 words: wow
Well, I decided to play around with chat gpt again. I asked for 2 simple things and I would say the results are pretty awesome. 1)...
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AZ Brews
Sep 62 min read
Ascorbic Acid in Brewing
Having employed the Yeast Oxygen Scavenging method for several months now (see post here ), it seems to me that there is no down side to...
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AZ Brews
Aug 42 min read
I finally made a decent Munich Helles!
At first glance, Munich Helles seems to be one of the simpler beer styles to brew. Mostly Pilsner malt, light touch of noble hops then...
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John M
Jul 132 min read
Best Beer Ever?
What was your best beer ever? Ok, that is a trick question. How could you possibly answer that? A more appropriate question is...
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AZ Brews
Jul 93 min read
Update: Flash Brewing Excitement
MoreBeer! recently released their Flash Brew Kits for easy and quick homebrewing with no mashing or boiling. What???? From MoreBeer :...
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AZ Brews
Jul 41 min read
The Pinter Taproom Event - Save The Date
SOTB has been selected to host a special Pinter homebrew system taproom event. I am trying to pick a date sometime in late August. I was...
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Wedel Brews
Jun 171 min read
Hill Farmstead Anna Saison, Vermont
Omg. No way words can describe this, by far the best beer I have ever had. Maybe the best thing I have ever tasted. Better than A1 Wagyu...
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AZ Brews
Jun 162 min read
Summer Beer Styles - Northern German Pilsner
Ahhh, the joys of a summer beer. Dry, refreshing beer with perhaps a little extra bitterness and minerality to keep it clean and crisp....
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AZ Brews
Jun 43 min read
Classic German Yeast Strains
I was doing some research for my next brew (German Helles) and I came across an article in the recent Beer & Brewing Magazine that...
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John M
May 62 min read
Revisiting Dunkel
I recently watched the Apartment Brewer episode on his Munich Dunkel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuP_-pgxC38&list=RDCMUC89jvxWXDZ3ap...
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John M
Apr 281 min read
Spring Saison
I just love saisons in the spring. I wasn't going to post this one because I posted something very similar last spring (see my Sorachi...
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AZ Brews
Apr 281 min read
You Must Make A Decision!
This is Seasons of the Brew. We are a seasonal Homebrew Club. That's kind of our thing..... Therefore, effective immediately: Everyone...
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AZ Brews
Apr 242 min read
Spring German Pilsner
As we move closer to May and fully into spring beer season, I wanted to be sure to revisit the Rye German Pilsner I did last spring. It...
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AZ Brews
Apr 82 min read
Maybe this was the real issue...
In my previous post, I discussed having 2 bad batches of beer in a row. While I wasn't sure what was actually causing the problem, I...
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John M
Mar 312 min read
March Madness
It's that time of year again - March Madness! I write this on Easter afternoon just before the tip of the NC State - Duke Elite 8 game! ...
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AZ Brews
Mar 11 min read
AZ breweries getting some love...
Just wanted to give a shout out to some of my favorite AZ breweries that I greatly respect. All three of these places consistently put...
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