Liquid Smoke and Charlie Papazian

Posted on November 19th, 2007 by John Little

Everyone has their own opinion, yada, yada, yada…. I write this to express mine.
Papazian is history.
Everyone appreciates the Godfather. He did a tremendous amount for the hobby in the 70s and continues somewhat today, although his focus is now primarily commercial, it seems. Feel free to stick with Papazian… and Sonny and Cher, [...]

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Filed under: Books and Magazines, Other Smoked Beer, Rauchbier

Best all-grain beers to brew with no adjustments to Auburn water

Posted on July 21st, 2007 by John Little

Using (i) the following values (Ca=14, Mg=3.5, HCO3=50), (ii) my very good friend Tom Meier’s Residual Alkalinity spreadsheet (used to calculate brewing salt additions, specifically for Residual Alkalinity) and (iii) the mid-point SRM (color) for the particular style’s SRM range, the best beer styles to brew (all-grain) with unadjusted Auburn water (except getting rid of [...]

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Filed under: American Pale Ale, Begian Pale Ale, Best Bitter, Biere de Garde, California Common, India Pale Ale, Oktoberfest, Ordinary Bitter, Rauchbier, Saison, Straight Lambic, Strong Bitter, Vienna, Water