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Gelatin Experiment
As I mentioned in a previous post, my Lenten Bock was delicious, brite and clear. It tasted great but then the inevitable happened. It...
AZ Brews
5 days ago2 min read
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Spring Beer Season: Lenten Bock
From ChapGPT: Deep within the Bavarian Alps, a devoted order of monks labored in secrecy to craft a special beer for the Lenten fast....
AZ Brews
Mar 152 min read
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Brewery Maintenance: Tubing
Just wanted to share a quick post regarding floating dip tubes. I have been in the habit of changing the floating dip tube every time I...
AZ Brews
Feb 191 min read
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Focus for 2025
Starting again in January gives me pause to consider the future of this website. I am hoping to get your input as well on this moving...
AZ Brews
Jan 273 min read
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Brew Year's Resolutions
I recently watched an episode of the Brulosophy You Tube channel where they described their brewing resolutions for the new year:...
John M
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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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...
AZ Brews
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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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 -...
John M
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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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)...
AZ Brews
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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FestBier Blind Taste Test
Fest Bier Time!
AZ Brews
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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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...
AZ Brews
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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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...
AZ Brews
Aug 4, 20242 min read
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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...
John M
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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Update: Flash Brewing Excitement
MoreBeer! recently released their Flash Brew Kits for easy and quick homebrewing with no mashing or boiling. What???? From MoreBeer :...
AZ Brews
Jul 9, 20243 min read
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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...
AZ Brews
Jul 4, 20241 min read
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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...
Wedel Brews
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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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....
AZ Brews
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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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...
AZ Brews
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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Revisiting Dunkel
I recently watched the Apartment Brewer episode on his Munich Dunkel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuP_-pgxC38&list=RDCMUC89jvxWXDZ3ap...
John M
May 6, 20242 min read
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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...
John M
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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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...
AZ Brews
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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