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It’s Winter! What You Should Be Brewing Right Now

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Tom Ayres
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It’s winter, well at least in the Midwest. For those living in colder climates, our palates scream for hearty, full bodied beers this time of year.  There are a range of beer styles to choose from to satisfy your desire for heavier beer.  My “go-to” beer for winter is a Foreign Extra Stout. I feel it’s a nice blend of  hearty, yet still easy drinking enough to enjoy a couple of pints.The Foreign Extra Stout has an interesting and long style history. The style dates…

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Beer Cloning

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Luke Henslick
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How to make a clone of your favorite beer right in your kitchen. By Luke Henslick, Renegade Brewing Supplies in Turlock, California At Sommbeer we of course love craft beer, and enjoy exploring new beer styles and breweries that may be popping up in our local areas.  We may even wish to travel to breweries we enjoy, but have you ever thought, “Gee, I can clone my favorite beer style right in my kitchen?” The hobby of homebrewing has exploded in the last 20 years, and has…

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Homebrewing Gadgets: Grain Mill

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Perzell Brewing
Homebrewing couple who love all things beer related.We take our beer serious, but that's about it.
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Introduction Hello everyone.  For this next article, I wanted to touch upon something that we (me and my co-brewer, a.k.a. “The Wife”; aka “The Brains”; aka “The Boss”) didn’t have to begin with and had to purchase. If you brew beer, I am sure you ran into brewery purchase overload like I did in the beginning. There are just so many gadgets related to brewing out there on the market. From brewing systems to kegging systems, it was overwhelming. I found myself building a complete…

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To Buy or Brew, That is the Question

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Perzell Brewing
Homebrewing couple who love all things beer related.We take our beer serious, but that's about it.
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Guest Contributor Lori & Andy @PerzellBrewing Should you buy craft beer or brew beer yourself?  That is a very excellent question and one that I am sure many craft beer lovers/homebrewers have asked themselves over the years.  I know that I have many times. Let me paint a picture:  You are talking to a friend and they find out that you brew your own beer.  After you have told them about all the knowledge you have gained, all the money you spent, and all the time you…

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