10/14 Homebrewing News

// How to Brew Beer in a Coffee Maker, Using Only Materials Commonly...
// October 13, 2010 at 5:23 PM

http://www.topix.com/hobbies/homebrewing/2010/10/how-to-brew-beer-in-a-coffee-maker-using-only-materials-commonly?fromrss=1
Southern Fried Scientist, a graduate student studying population genetics in hydrothermal vent communities, was onboard a research vessel longer than he normally likes to go without beer.


// Packaging the Future: Packaging Reuse - What a Concept
// October 13, 2010 at 1:18 PM

http://www.topix.com/hobbies/homebrewing/2010/10/packaging-the-future-packaging-reuse-what-a-concept?fromrss=1
Recycling , reducing, and composting are all important concepts when it comes to more sustainable packaging design, but reuse, the second directive of the 'reduce, reuse, recycle' mantra has thus far been ignored in this series - but no longer! From commercially reused beer bottles in Europe to organic milk container reuse here in the United ...


// In American craft brewing, IPAs reign supreme
// October 13, 2010 at 12:18 PM

http://www.topix.com/hobbies/homebrewing/2010/10/in-american-craft-brewing-ipas-reign-supreme-2?fromrss=1
The quest for top honors in American craft brewing has come to a Denver hotel ballroom marked "restricted access." More than 140 bottles of American-style India Pale Ale sit stacked, labors of hop love brewed by a cast of characters that includes an organic chemist, a man with a grim reaper tattoo and a guy who wants to make a beer that tastes like ...


// Cleveland Beer Week taps into area's love for craft brews
// October 13, 2010 at 8:03 AM

http://www.topix.com/hobbies/homebrewing/2010/10/cleveland-beer-week-taps-into-areas-love-for-craft-brews?fromrss=1
Hide the kids and put the cab company on speed dial -- Cleveland Beer Week is here.


// Widmer's New Release: A New Bourbon Barrel-Aged Ale For That 'Craft-Like' Taste
// October 13, 2010 at 3:58 AM

http://www.topix.com/hobbies/homebrewing/2010/10/widmers-new-release-a-new-bourbon-barrel-aged-ale-for-that-craft-like-taste?fromrss=1
What happens when a small craft brewery officially tips over into the mid-sized brewery world? At Widmer Brothers , which merged with Redhook a few years ago, a reserve series is born.


// CANFEST 2010
// October 12, 2010 at 11:54 PM

http://www.topix.com/hobbies/homebrewing/2010/10/canfest-2010?fromrss=1
Two years ago when Doug Booth and Daniel Kahn chose to deliver Buckbean beer in cans instead of bottles they didna t exactly receive a round of applause from the craft beer community.