Sour Microbes: Yeast and Bacteria Explained

June 3, 2015 alex beer

If you like sour beers, you’ve probably heard long, complicated yeast and bacteria names thrown around. They’re hard to spell, even harder to pronounce and can be down-right confusing to differentiate from one another. Many often refer to these bacteria and … Continue reading →

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Making Mead: Heat or No Heat?

June 3, 2015 alex beer

A “hot” area for debate in the mead making community is whether or not to treat the honey with heat as a means of pasteurization because of the risk of contamination from wild yeast and bacteria. Recently, it has become … Continue reading →

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5 Tips for Avoiding a Stuck Sparge

May 25, 2015 alex beer

Who has time to putz around trying to fix a pesky stuck sparge? One of the best ways to deal with this issue is to prevent it from happening in the first place! Here are five tips to keep wort … Continue reading →

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Automatic Boulanger Bottling System

May 18, 2015 alex beer

Guillaume Boulanger, director of production at La Barberie Brewery in Quebec City, has been homebrewing for a decade. He’s also a beer bottle lover, which explains why he created an awesome bottle filling system he calls the Automatic Boulanger Bottling … Continue reading →

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How to securely erase hard drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs)

May 18, 2015 alex Computer

Пot a pile of old drives that you need to wipe before sending them to Silicon Heaven? Or do you want to wipe a drive in a computer that you are selling or giving away? Here are some tips and … Continue reading →

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Mash pH and Why It Matters for All Grain Beer Brewing

May 9, 2015 alex beer

Mash pH is an important concept for all grain brewing. While you can make “good” beer without worrying about pH, brewing truly great all grain beer relies on understanding the concept of mash pH and its impact on beer. Understanding … Continue reading →

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The Food Lab: How to Grill a Steak, a Complete Guide

May 8, 2015 alex Food and drink, Recipes

[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, unless otherwise noted] Want to know how to grill a steak? Here’s my advice: DO NOT DO IT THE WAY THEY DO IT AT STEAKHOUSES. It seems counter-intuitive. Surely a restaurant with years of experience cooking … Continue reading →

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How Malt Extract is Made

May 8, 2015 alex beer

Malt extract is quite a powerful homebrewing ingredient, especially for beginners, as it takes out some of the variables like hitting mash temperatures and volumes. While more seasoned homebrewers can use it to supplement sugars in a “big” brew or help … Continue reading →

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Selling e-books

May 6, 2015 alex eBook

Selling eBooks on Your Own Website Selling eBooks on Your Own Website and Selling eBooks on Your Own Website Amazon: Selling eBooks on Your Own Website Apple: Affiliate program: Selling eBooks on Your Own Website; Link Creator:Selling eBooks on Your Own Website … Continue reading →

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13 Bargain Websites

May 6, 2015 alex Deals

Looking for a place to find some good deals or bargain discounts while shopping online for electronics, clothing, accessories, etc? Well, there are a good number of sites out there other than Fatwallet, which everyone in the world knows about. … Continue reading →

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