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Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 1581-PC Belgian Stout

This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 1581-PC Belgian Stout “A very versatile ale strain from Belgium. Excellent for Belgian stout and Belgian Specialty ales. Ferments to dryness and produces moderate levels of esters without significant phenolic or spicy characteristics.”[…]

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2014 Big Brew Day & Food Drive

  Every year the American Homebrew Association encourages homebrewers around the world to gather around their kettles and welcome spring by brewing the biggest batch of homebrew ever! This event, Big Brew Day falls on Saturday, 3 May 2014 this year. We up the game by combining Big Brew Day with a food drive in[…]

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Kombucha – Fermented Tea for your Health!

Probiotics are all the rage, both in popular culture and in the scientific communities. It’s really about exposing yourself to certain classes of microorganisms that can support healthy digestive tract function. Homebrewers get a steady dose of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,which has long been a great source of B-complex vitamins but does occasionally raise its own problems.[…]