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- peterpixel, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22Dugg! for Beer and Linux :-)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Free as in Beer as in Linux!
- dgh1973, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14Free as in beer.
- shatters, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Any beer produced with this application must strictly adhere to the GPL and, therefore, can be drank by me. Thanks.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Wine coolers?!? WTF is wrong with you. Germany has a HUGE Linux user-base and some of the best lagers in the world come from there. I had a fantastic Brau Weisse last night from Germany. I use Ubuntu and I prefer Koningshoeven Belgian Trappist Ale.
I piss in your wine cooler. - tagawa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5/* Buys one-way ticket to Portland */
- stonecipher, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Homebrewing is like Linux, it can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be, but you do have to learn new things.
- lengau, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@cdahlkvist: 16 and 17 are underage? In the U.S, yes. In Germany, no. In Germany, 16 is the legal drinking age for some alcohol (Beer, wine etc.)
- SaxxonPike, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Hahaha, this really does add a spin on the term "homebrew"...
- diggitydank, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Maybe now I can convince my dad to switch to Linux (and also teach him it is not pronounced "Line-ux").
Home brew FTW! - debtman7, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4This is pretty basic, it might suit new brewers trying to come up with recipes but that's about it. There's no input for yeast attenuation, so your gravity calculations won't be that accurate. You also can't do much with mashing temperatures or efficiency.
It'd be useful for people just starting out with their own extract recipes who want to check bitterness, color, etc though. - Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5But it doesn't calculate sparge water infusion volumes...
- aposter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Here is the best I've found on the web. It also comes in a dead tree volume if you want to support the author.
http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html - aposter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Most, but not all, of the people who I know who tried to go pro from homebrewing came to the conclusion that they took a hobby they enjoyed and turned it into a job they didn't really like that much after a while. The pay isn't that great working as a staff brewer at a brew pub. I don't know what it is at a microbrewery, but I bet it isn't much better than at a brewpub. You usually end up working the bar since there aren't constant brewing chores. You don't get to make the beers you want, you make the ones that sell, over and over.
- diggitydank, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Of course, now I realize this is available for Windows, too. Maybe I can hide that little bit of info for him.
- TibarNapies, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think you are missing what this software and others like ProMash are. We aren't talking about automation programs that run the mash/sparge/boil process. This software just helps you get the numbers you need, like a predicted Original Gravity, predicted SRM, as well as how many IBUs the beer will have based on the hops used in your recipe. Then after the beer is finished, you can enter actuals so you can check the effeciancy of your system. Thats the only way to dial things in and stay consistant.
You are still doing all the brewing like people have for thousands of years. Still having to dough in, sparge, boil, take readings by hand. So yes, you have to know your stuff and know the process. But computers are the friend of both the homebrewer as well as the commercial brewer. - Protoman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Big breweries and small ones have adapted computing to the brewing process but most of them have been brewing beer for a long time before computers rolled around. Time and effort go into brewing a good beer and while computers can NOW be part of that process I wouldn't rely on them too much.
- DeletedUser, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Haha...
What!?! This doesn't work with decoction mashing...
Come on... it's home-brewing... - mghippie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Go to a bookstore and pick up a couple of books. They will give you better information than surfing for a week. The Complete Joy of Homebrewing and The Homebrewer's Companion are good for starters.
- MattH, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If your in a microbrewery be prepared to do alot of cleaning and if you have a packaging line watch thosands of bottles pass you by on the filler .
If your on the labeler be prepared to be covered with glue .
Not a glamorous job most of the time but the free beer and promotions that you get asked to make up for it . - brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I agree. Something like Promash (http://www.promash.com) is better for more advanced brewing.
- greyfade, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Linux Torvalds pronounces Linux "Lee-nooks". i just say "lih-nucks" 'cuz i'm a lazy american bastard..
- diggitydank, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Maybe I pronounce it wrong, too. "Line-ux" just sounds terrible to me. I prefer more of a "Lynn-ux". Unfortunately, I have forgotten all of the "long, soft, short, hard"-vowel definitions from grade school. I am confused.
Mmmmm...beer. - TibarNapies, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2WTF are you talking about? For all grain brewers its pretty much the norm to be using brewing software. I don't have time to sit and cruch all the numbers so that I can track mash efficiancy. It also helps you see where your recipe falls against the BJCPs style guide for a beer. Which is great if you are entering competitions.
Yeah, I can do all the forumlas for figuring what temp my strike water should be, and the formulas for getting a step mash right. But why spend that much time when I can just enter the grain bill for my recipe and have it spit it all out for me? That's time that could be better spent drinking homebrew! - politicalbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I learned using the "Brewmaster's Bible". The other books mentioned are good as well. Also, look for a local homebrew shop. The one near my house regularly puts on classes.
http://www.amazon.com/Brewmasters-Bible-Gold-Standard-Brewers/dp/0060952164/ref=cm_lm_fullview_prod_1/102-2708877-3020935 - seuaniu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Way back in the days of RedHat 6.2, if you tested your sound with their config tool (linuxconf?), you would get a sound bite of Linus saying "This is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux, Lih-nucks".
Nerd history lesson for the day :) - TibarNapies, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Awesome. Always good to see more open source brewing software. I use Homebrew Formulator, an open source app for Mac. IMHO it kicks the crap out of ProMash and has really helped me track my effeciancy. I just wish there was something as good as Homebrew Formulator for PC, so I could run on both my Mac and my laptop pc. ProMash just feels like I'm stepping into 1997, and it's too clunky.
For those interested in learning to homebrew, visit beertown.org, the official website for the American Homebrewers Association. You can write them and request their free guide on getting started with homebrewing. I would also suggest THE homebrewers bible, The Complete Joy Of Homebrewing, by Charlie Papazian.
MattH, I am wanting to switch careers and become a professional brewer but have some questions. If you get a second, shoot me an email racingbritain@yahoo.com.
Relax, have a homebrew! - Patented, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@brstiltson
I have been using promashes ugly interface for years, and not much else touches it. It is a great program. - Protoman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1A loose affiliation.
- fak3r, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Title is incorrect, this app runs on Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and since the source is available, likely other *nixes like Solaris and AIX.
Still, Dugg for content! - Protoman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'll leave the brewing to the experts because I would never want to brew an undrinkable beer.
- tagawa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Mmm, my two favourite subjects in one Digg story.
- AlanLivingston, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I can make Hamburger Helper but I wouldn't eat it...
- ibis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Presumably they will gradually add features. Sure it doesn't match Promash now, but it will be worth keeping an eye on to see how it develops.
- seuaniu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2why go all the way to Germany? Linus lives in Beaverton, Oregon (right next door to Portland). Here in Portland we have more breweries per capita than Munich! Oh ya, strip clubs and car dealerships too.
- m0j0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anyone who uses IRC can check out #homebrew on irc.freenode.net
- Rayor, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3The title didn't say ONLY on Linux.
Saying you can do one action with a specific thing, does not mean other things cannot do that same action. There's a more elegant way of saying this, but I'm tired. Something about mutually exclusive.
Whatever, time to take a nap. - cprincipe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Any home brewers out there want to point me to a couple good web resources for learning how to home brew?
- calvey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I downloaded, installed and ran the application. Very straight-forward, simple, and seemed bug-free. All the stuff you need really, without some of the extras that are nice to have in BeerSmith or ProMash.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Greyfade's right.
Check it - http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/ - mcflynnthm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2This, combined with the home brewing store down the street from my apartment means I've got my weekend planned.
Thanks, Digg! - ellisgl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@greyfade: I've pronounced it 'lie nicks' since early 96. Like you would say Linus. What's the point - it's about frickin beer - drink on and calm down or you drank too many (feel free to digg this down.)
- Rayor, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Hooray beer!
Hooray *nix! - aposter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@alanlivingston
I wouldn't eat your Hamburger Helper either, but me homebrew is wonderful. - FakeOutdoorsman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1There is a lot of information available for both beginner and advanced homebrewers at the Northernbrewer Forums. Most of my questions are answered there already. Also has wine, mead, and cider specific forums.
http://forum.northernbrewer.com/ - MattH, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Some real cooking with Beer Recipes
http://www.beertown.org/education/cooking.html - ellisgl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oh for those looking to make your brew high percentage check out Turbo Yeast: http://www.turbo-yeast.com/
- ellisgl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Here's one for ya! http://www.exaflop.org/docs/x86still/
- treborhudson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www.tastybrew.com/ is also a great homebrewing resource with great forums. :)
- MattH, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1What happened to brewing tables and complex calculations?
This will make full mash brewing easy for the masses .Most Homebrewer's that I know use pre-hopped malt extract and I know of some Microbreweries that use it also :o
There is a commercial version of this software and Ive used quickly check my own calculations and I'm a professional brewer.Ive also used to calculate pilot brews we may be developing .
By the way there are Windows and Mac Versions of this software available and its been around for a few years .
If you can make Hamburger Helper you can Homebrew. -
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