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Brew IPA – Support Pints for Prostates®

For the past couple of years one of our suppliers, makers of the Brewer’s Best line of equipment and ingredient kits, has made the PSA IPA ingredient kit available in the fall. This is a special, limited release that has the added benefit of supporting awareness about the scourge of prostate cancer. A fixed amount[…]

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Sweet Cider Alert!

When searching out deals on apple cider at the end of cider season, be careful of temping deals in any market. This is not to disparage any particular brand or market. Just know what you’re buying so that when you’re tempted..you get something that you can work with. Friends don’t let friends by cider with[…]

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Adjusting Finished Cider – Part 1 – Acids & Tannins

So you made your hard cider and it’s flat. It’s watery. It’s insipid. Don’t despair and don’t throw it out! By doing a little experimentation, tasting, and mathematics, you could transform mediocre cider into something you actually want to drink and learn a little bit about chemistry while you’re at it. Let’s establish our baselines[…]

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American Trappist

Much like American Gothic, Trappist (beer) is a work of art! With only eight recognized Trappist breweries in the world, the addition of a ninth is exciting indeed. To have it potentially open right here in Massachusetts could give us Bostonians even more reason to brag about our brewing culture. Read the full article here:[…]

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GABF Results Announced

Congratulations to local (to Modern Homebrew Emporium) brewers Jack’s Abby and Mystic Brewery on their gold metal beers! Jack’s Abby of Framingham, MA won the Other Strong Beer category for their Mass Rising, a Double IPL (India Pale Lager). You can find it using their store locator tool. Mystic Brewery of Chelsea, MA won the[…]

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Barleyfest 2013

Regional Manager Randy Baril and the President of the Wort Processors Brittany Burke make the trip out to Hadley, MA on a crisp autumn day to celebrate the harvest by brewing a smoked amber ale inspired by Bell’s Brewery of Kalamazoo, Michigan. This extract & specialty grain batch featured Valley Malt’s smoked triticale, munich oats,[…]

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Malt & Extract Producer Briess® is a Quality Company

Working with any agricultural product is inherently difficult. The inputs vary year to year, field to field. The outputs are expected to meet their customer’s exacting demands. Invariably, despite the best in quality control processes, substandard products are made and sold. It is what companies do when these products are discovered in the marketplace that[…]

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Making a dark beer? Try Briess® Midnight Wheat

We’ve finally exhaused our supply of Belgian De-Bittered malt and are switching over to the new Briess® Midnight Wheat. Midnight Wheat Malt will contribute the same color characteristics as Black Malt but without the bitter, astringent, dry flavors or aftertaste. Weighing in at 550ºL, it is excellent in Black IPAs, Schwarzbiers, and other dark ales[…]

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Come to Barleyfest in Hadley, MA

Come visit with Massachusetts’ only commercial malthouse on Saturday, 12 October 2013 at the Young Men’s Club, 183 East Street, Hadley, MA. This is a free, family-friendly event that will include live music, bounce house, rock climbing wall and much more. The Homebrew Emporium will be there to brewing with some of the fine Valley[…]