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Chop & Brew – Episode 26: 2014 BJCP Style Guidelines

June 19, 2014chopandbrewEPISODESamerican homebrewers association, Beer (Beverage Type), Beer Judge Certification Program (Brand), Beer Judges, Beer Styles, BJCP, BJCP Style Guidelines, Brewing (Industry), chop and brew, Gordon Strong, homebrewing, Homebrewing (Hobby), Judging Beer, making beer at home, national homebrewers conference, New Beer Styles, NHC2 Comments

Gordon Strong, president of the Beer Judge Certification Program, updates the 2014 BJCP Style Guidelines at the 2014 National Homebrewers Conference in Grand Rapids, MI. Public feedback will be taken on the new proposed guidelines when they are released at the BJCP website and forum. [Original postdate: June 19, 2014] Related Links: BJCP Website (and

ANGLOZILLA

May 8, 2014chopandbrewRECIPESall-grain brewing, anglozilla, beer tasting notes, brewing english strong ale, brewing in a small space, brewing strong ale, chop and brew, english ale, english strong ale, homebrewing, how to use a yeast starter, making beer at home, yeast starter2 Comments

You saw (or can see) this beast of a strong English ale (barleywine-plus) in Chop & Brew Lagniappe “Tasting Notes: ANGLOZILLA.” Thanks to Keith Ciani for all recipe ingredients, processes and inspirations. Chip. English Strong (very strong) – aka Skywalker OG – aka Anglozilla 5 gallon batch (more like 3.75 gallons after boil) 25 lbs

Mino’s Triple-Decoction Bavarian Wheat Beer

February 16, 2014chopandbrewRECIPESbavarian wheat beer, hefeweizen, how to make a german wheat beer, making beer at home, mino choi, triple decoction, wheat beer16 Comments

This award-winning beer brewed by Mino Choi was sampled and discussed in Chop & Brew – Episode 21. Thanks to Mino for sharing the basics of this recipe with us. Per Mino: For five gallon batch: 6 lbs Weyerman Wheat 4 lbs 2-Row First protein rest 10 min at 122F Scoop out 1/3 of the