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Eamon’s DandyLion Wine

Our manager Eamon Poplin recently shared his family’s traditional recipe for dandelion wine with our Facebook friends. You can read the original post here. Having an abundance of dandelions at home, I figured that I’d give it a shot. So, first thing was to pick those dandelions! It took only a few minutes to fill[…]

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Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 3209-PC Oud Bruin Blend™

This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 3209-PC Oud Bruin Blend™ “Because the people don’t want something new … they want something Oud. And Bruin. This new exclusive sour blend is built for dark, malt-accented sour styles – like 3763[…]

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Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 3203-PC De Bom Sour Blend™

  This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 3203-PC De Bom Sour Blend™ “Wyeast’s QC Manager and World’s Tallest Microbiologist Greg Doss developed De Bom to create authentic Old- and New-World sour ale profiles but in a fraction of the[…]

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Live Hop Plants Available NOW!

We’ve been selling the root cuttings of hop plants (rhizomes) for over a decade.  They’re relatively unexciting things to look at, basically being a section of stick in a bag. Well, that’s all changing this year! We’re piloting a live plant program with an organic grower in southern Massachusetts. For a limited time and in[…]

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Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 2575-PC Kölsch II

This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 2575-PC Kölsch II “This authentic Kolsch strain from one of Germany’s leading brewing schools has a rich flavor profile which accentuates a soft malt finish. It has Low or no detectable diacetyl production[…]

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Seasonal Yeast – Wyeast 2005-PC Cerveza Mexicana Lager

This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 2005-PC Cerveza Mexicana Lager “New in 2014, this strain is well-suited to delicate lager styles where balance is key. Neutral flavor with crisp finish allows refined, subtle malt flavors to come through. Production[…]

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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.[…]