http://www.thebrewguide.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:07:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you a computer geek?  Ever re-built your computer and thought to yourself, "Okay.  I've put everything I could possibly want onto my backup and now I'm ready to wipe this clean." and then found out that the thing that you forgot to put on there is something that you ... http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=229 Brew Calcs. If you've got brewing software, you've probably got something that does this already, but if not, this can be really handy - especially that center column - though maybe I'm not necessarily happy knowing the caloric content of my beer. Ignorance, after all, is bliss. http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=225 Oh my.  I made the horrible mistake of attempting to upgrade Wordpress from a super-early version to the current one.  Oh no, young Padawan. Such a thing must not be taken lightly. Things have been *entirely* reinstalled, and so has Wordpress. Hooray! Now, now we can finally see ... http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=221 InBev wins. "Bud will be our flagship brand and it will provide us with lots of exciting opportunities as we position ourselves in different markets like China and the U.K.," InBev chief executive Carlos Brito said Monday. "I am optimistic about Budweiser as a global company when I see other American ... http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=220 Report: InBev considering $46B takeover of Anheuser-Busch Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo! This would fall under the category of, "How can you make A-B suck more?" What is "In-Bev?" http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=219 Given the (multi-pronged) question: If I wanted to start growing hops, where should I look? How much would I want to grow for brewing once every couple months? Is it too late in the year to start? Okeedokee. I'm gonna take these in reverse order. It is not too late in the ... http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=218 I don't know if they widened the tents, or they didn't sell as many tickets, or what - but I have to say that I had a better time at the WBF than I anticipated. It felt a little less crowded. Also, all in all, seemed that ... http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=217 The first Saturday in May (that's May 3), is National Homebrew Day. The AHA has released this year's Big Brew Recipes - which both look really interesting. One is a clone ofChiswick Bitter, created with help from the Fuller's guys to honor Michael Jackson - this was apparently his favorite beer. The other ... http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=216 Yes, my friends, 75 years ago tonight 3.2 beer was legalized once more, signaling the end of Prohibition (though it wasn't officially repealed via Constitutional Amendment until Dec. 5). Raise your glasses in honor! Cheers! http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=215 First, let me go on record by saying this: I love beer festivals. They're awesome. I love being able to try different types of beer side-by-side with others. It can be an afternoon of wonderful education. Just a great time. I was really excited ... http://www.thebrewguide.com/?p=214