Category: misc
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Hops!
This Spring, I am [planning to] grow my own hops. This is not something I’ve ever done. I received my rhizomes and pretty extensive instructions in the mail yesterday. I purchase 2 Centennial and 2 Cascade rhizomes. I’ll keep this page updated with photos. According to what I’ve read, you can’t really rely on estimating…
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Brewery Cost Analysis (per beer)
Besides how incredibly fun and rewarding this hobby is, I’m in it for the cost savings too. I know when you buy about $20-something worth of ingredients and do a 5 gallon batch, you’re looking at about half a buck a beer. And this is for good beer. So I decided to do a spreadsheet (Google docs) and figure…