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Author: Rhys Williams

Article: Can the skunk flavour

By Rhys Williams Posted on October 2, 2015 Posted in Comment

  I was recently at a course run by Steve Plowman of Hallertau Brewery on how to identify faults in beer. It was a brilliant exercise which demanded a lot of your nose and palate as some of the so-called …

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Article: In Praise of Home Brew Clubs

By Rhys Williams Posted on October 2, 2015 Posted in Comment

In Praise of Home Brew Clubs If you’ve ever considered being in a home brew club but thought, to paraphrase Groucho Marx, that you didn’t want to belong to any club that would accept people like yourself, may I humbly …

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Give a little – Jason and Andrew

By Rhys Williams Posted on October 2, 2015 Posted in Comment

On 10th September Jason Bathgate of 8 Wired Brewing and Andrew Childs of Behemoth Brewing Company were seriously burned when a kettle erupted. They were airlifted to Auckland hospital and, given the gravity of their burns, recovery will take time. …

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4 take-away trends from Great American Beer Festival 2015

By Rhys Williams Posted on September 29, 2015 Posted in Comment

There are now more than 4,000 craft breweries in the U.S., per the Brewers Association. Great American Beer Festival, the largest single-event pouring of craft beer in America, rounded up 60,000 beer fans over three days this year at the Colorado …

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Article: Can the skunk flavour

By Rhys Williams Posted on September 27, 2015 Posted in Comment

I was recently at a course run by Steve Plowman of Hallertau Brewery on how to identify faults in beer. It was a brilliant exercise which demanded a lot of your nose and palate as some of the so-called “off …

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Article: Lion named champion NZ brewery

By Rhys Williams Posted on September 21, 2015 Posted in Comment

ast night, Lion was named champion New Zealand Brewery at the 2015 Brewers Guild of New Zealand Beer Awards, held at a gala dinner at SkyCity in Auckland. A hugely significant award, the Brewers Guild of New Zealand Awards is …

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brulosophy.com/2014/11/13/problem-identification-or-helping-a-buddy-stay-in-the-hobby/

By Rhys Williams Posted on September 7, 2015 Posted in Comment

I met Wes a couple years back, I forget the exact context, but I recall exchanging messages with him on some homebrew forum. He ended up attending one of our local club meetings with a couple small kegs of his homemade beer, …

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11 Obscure Beer Styles That Are Worth a Try

By Rhys Williams Posted on September 6, 2015 Posted in Comment

Sure, stouts, India pale ales, and hefeweizens are tasty, but if you want to venture away from the beaten path for your next beer, give one of these styles a shot. 1. GRODZISKIE (GRÄTZER) A smoky wheat ale that originated …

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The Great Trub exBEERiment

By Rhys Williams Posted on September 3, 2015 Posted in Comment

In his ubiquitous manuscript, How to Brew, John Palmer states: “It is a good idea to remove the hot break (or the break in general) from the wort before fermenting. The hot break consists of various proteins and fatty acids which …

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Article: Minimal Sparge: An Easier Way to Brew

By Rhys Williams Posted on September 3, 2015 Posted in Comment

Minimal Sparge: An Easier Way to Brew For most of my first nine years homebrewing I produced wort with the standard “American” process. I mashed in a five gallon cooler fitted with a homemade copper manifold, recirculated by hand, manually …

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