The National Homebrew Competition is the largest home- brew competition in the world, judging 4,335entries from 1,708 homebrewers across 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 13 countries. To progressfrom the first round to the finals is an accomplishment unto itself, but to bring home an NHC medalis one of the most difficult feats in homebrewing. Several members of the LAGERS have had success in the final round of the NHC, winning severalsilvers and bronzes, but not the coveted gold medal. That is, until this year when Alex Rezmerskibeat out 131 other entries to bring home gold at the NHC. We visit…
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Hey LAGERS It’s that time of year again. The bulk grain buy is now live through Apocalypse once more. Friendly reminder that we will be going through BSG this time around. Feel free to place your orders through us. We will be using the same bulk buy form that we used in the Fall and we will once again ask that all payments be submitted and processed BEFORE we place the order with Apocalypse. We do this to avoid ending up with several sacks of unpaid and unaccounted for grain. Note that prices have increased substantially due to many factors…
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Hey LAGERS, we’re happy to announce a new and unique bulk buy. This time it’s for ordering all of the parts necessary for an iSpindel digital hydrometer. If you’re unfamiliar with the iSpindel, it is an open source tilt hydrometer knock-off. If we can order enough for 30 units, we can get all the parts down to about $15 total. That’s a heck of a lot better than the $130 a tilt hydrometer costs. Price will vary based on the amount of orders we end up getting. The benefit to iSpindel is it is community built so people are constantly…
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Hey LAGERS The fall bulk grain buy is now live through Apocalypse once more. Friendly reminder that we will be going through CMG this time around but this time we’ve added a selection of bulk chemicals such as PBW and Starsan to the order form. Feel free to place your orders through us. We will be using the same bulk buy form that we used in the Spring and we will once again ask that all payments be submitted and processed BEFORE we place the order with Apocalypse. We do this to avoid ending up with several sacks of unpaid…
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Hey LAGERS! This month we will be meeting at Akasha on Monday the 18th at 7 PM to show For the Love of Craft! For the Love of Craft is a documentary short produced by the Brewers Association, Studio C3, and Charlie Papazian that peels back the label of what it means to be a craft brewer and reveals the true heart of craft by introducing the people behind it. From the luminaries and icons of the craft world, to the industry’s newest players, this film takes a deep dive and exposes the desires, dreams, wisdoms, and naiveties of people pursuing…