http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog Homebrewing Dreams | Reviews of Beer | Craftbrewing Thoughts | Beermaking Ingredients & Equipment | Kegging Wonders | Brewery & Brewpub Travels Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:17:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My grandma's 90th birthday is coming this weekend and my mom has asked that I be in charge of supplying the beer! Very cool! Well being the slack off brewer that I am (ok I have an excuse as I have been working on my website business) I only have ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/08/kegs-for-a-party/ This article is great! Go Pot! August 07, 2008 - (Probrewer.com) - Mt. Shasta Brewing Co., makers of Weed Ales has been in a legal fight with the Tax and Trade Bureau over their bottle crowns which read "Try Legal Weed." The brewery is located in the California town of ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/08/weed-wins-beer-and-brewing-news-from-brew-monkeycom/ Here is a pretty good article about how to force carbonate a corny keg, instructions included explain how to force carbonate in a hurry. "These 5-gallon stainless steel kegs are ideally suited for dispensing home brewed beer. Their pressure rating of over 100psi makes them far safer and more reliable than ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/05/force-carbonating-with-the-cornelius-kegging-system/ This is a great article for anyone who is using dynamic php/mysql webpages and interested in SEO site promotion. "...PHP pages have a reputation of being more difficult (or at least different) to SEO than static HTML pages. Here?s an overview of the major issues encountered when trying to optimize PHP ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/05/search-engine-optimizing-php-scripts/ Fatty Picture Push Photos Now that Spring is here, my hop rhizomes have really started growing aggressively. I decided it was time to setup a new trellis method using my existing hop trellis, a tree and the soffits on the second story of my home. I opened a new account at ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/05/spring-is-here-grab-your-camera/ Crannog Ales - Our Farm Hops Project With the assistance of BC Investment Agriculture, they have created a hops growing manual for small-scale and organic producers. This is a basic manual, including extensive cultivation information as well as tips on how to build and design hops trellising, home dryers, and packaging for ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/03/small-scale-organic-hops-production/ BYO - The Bitter End The Bitter End: The Great 2008 Hop Shortage Jan, 2008 by Chris Colby Where did all the hops go? When are they coming back? We put these questions — and more — to industry experts. This is a great article which anyone involved in the brewing industry from brewmaster, ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/02/the-great-2008-hop-shortage/ If I have 2 six packs of 12 oz. bottles, two 22 oz. bombers, two - one liter swing top bottles and a growler than how many gallons of beer do I need to fill all the different sizes of bottles? With that, if I am using priming sugar to ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/02/bottling-kegging-how-many-gallons-and-ounces-of-beer/ Well its that time of year again for all you homebrew gardeners. If you are thinking about growing your own hops starting this Spring, now is the time to get your hop rhizome pre-orders in with your local homebrew shop. If you need a recommendation on where to pre-order ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/02/hop-rhizomes-pre-order-roundup/ In this competitive craft brewing market of ours, Flying Dog Brewery is packing up their Denver plant and moving into their Maryland location. "I have an entire brewery that's getting sold out here." You can find a listing for a 120 bbl fermenter for sale on eBay and also listed ... http://fattymattybrewing.com/brewlog/2008/01/flying-dog-brewery-moves-east/