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Induction construction complete

Our own Spargin’ Vardjan just finished his induction brewery set up! Using a Kickstarter campaign for BruGear, the components all came together for a Thanksgiving weekend first brew day. A full write up with more photos can be found at imgur.com/a/waSDZ

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Branded Brewing Co.

With all his kegs full, Shane decided to tear his brewing system down and make a few changes. It’s a work in progress, but read more about the project on his site www.brandedbrewingco.com

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Invasive Hops

After looking at some pictures it appears the our hops were not yet ripe or were Japanese hops, an invasive non-native plant that is not used in beer making.  One plant produced 1000+ cones while the other two of another variety … Continue reading

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Peggy Repeats As Champion

Our own Colin Presby and his three-legged phenom won the 2012 Sly Fox Goat Races, making them just the second two-time champions of the annual festival.

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Hops Harvest

Not a super fruitful harvest, but a promising start for sure. I went up and down each vine in early September with a clippers and cut the stem as close to the cone as possible. Then dried them on an … Continue reading

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Dubble Barrel

The Berks County Homebrew Club’s barrel project has come to fruition. In April and May, 10 members combined to brew 55 gallons of a classic style Belgian Dubbel, choosing their preference of all grain or extract and each fermenting individually. … Continue reading

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Trip it: Pittsburgh

I wanted to share a few quick suggestions from a trip my wife and I made last month to Pittsburgh. A small brewery to visit, and relatively in the city limits, but NOT walkable from downtown, is Church Brew Works. It … Continue reading

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Three-legged goat wins 2011 Sly Fox Bock Fest

Our own Colin Presby ran with Peggy, his triped pygmy goat, in the micro brewery’s 12th annual goat races in May. As a champion, she bleets fame and glory, and has a fondness for delicious beer. Join TEAM PEGGY on Facebook to … Continue reading

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Hops growing update

It’s been a while since I posted about my first foray into hops horticulture. For a first year planting, I’m very happy with what is growing. 3 of my 4 plants took root, losing one nugget rhizome. They started VERY … Continue reading

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Lancaster County Beer Tour

On Saturday, July 2nd, a small but enthusiastic group of us conducted a tour of local brewpubs and taverns in Lancaster County. Trip commenced at St. Boniface in Ephrata, our area’s newest nano-brewery started by two homebrewers, Mike Price and John … Continue reading

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