Roggenbier notes from February 11 2007 Jamil Show

Posted on August 30th, 2007 by John Little

JZ says the recipe he gives here is not the perfect recipe, like John Curtis’s awesome beer brewed at Barleys, using a complex process and complex recipe. Curtis uses extra ingredients and uses very specific methods.
JZ didn’t have all the ingredients John Curtis uses and is lazy (which implies that John Curtis does a [...]

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female hormones in beer

Posted on August 20th, 2007 by John Little

Another email from a buddy of mine.
This is Damn serious stuff….beer contains female hormones!
Last month MSU scientists released the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.
Men should take a concerned look at their beer comsumption. The theory is beer contains female hormones (hops contain phytoestrogens); therefore, by drinking [...]

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Curt stirring his wort to chill

Posted on August 18th, 2007 by John Little

He uses a drill and paint stirrer to help cut cooling time when using an immersion chiller.

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the Influence of Beer on Liberalism and Conservatism

Posted on August 14th, 2007 by John Little

I got this today from a friend of mine.
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the [...]

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12 gallons of dopplebock down the drain

Posted on August 13th, 2007 by John Little

Here’s a tragedy. First, I spent $70 for a 55 lb. bag of Munich. I normally by bulk in group orders, and a bag costs around $25-30. But it wasn’t time for a group order, and I really wanted to brew this, so I went ahead and paid the extra. I [...]

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