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Limited amount “CDA” available on Friday

From time to time we throw together some small batches and do sort of a controlled experiment — something very typical of homebrewers and a way to really learn how certain ingredients contribute to the flavor/qualities of a beer. When these small batches are complete, we’re going to sell them at base camp for you [...]

conicals

Homebrewers use carboys as their main fermenters.  This works nicely in that they are cheep and functional, even if they are a little extra work.  unfortunately they are not scalable and you need to work against gravity to move beer to and (more importantly) from them.  To get around this, the industry uses conical fermenters, [...]

Hot room

I just wrote about refrigeration, and hopefully that is under control with the new freezer (controlled to cool to our specific temperature).  But more importantly, the little yeasties that ferment the beer and make 1) ethanol and 2) their favorite byproducts, require specific temperatures.  We hadn’t appreciated how cold it got in the brewery and [...]

Please vote NO on inits 1100 and 1105

An upfront apology to bring any politics to this blog.  I’d much rather keep it NW peaks and beer centric.  However, after talking to a good friend of mine and respected brewer, I have a few things to say about the initiatives on the ballot.  I wanted said friend to write up his assessment.  After [...]