Archive for August, 2010
Hot August at Baird Brewery
Howdy, Chris here.
Before you read today’s post, copy and paste this link and watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z2z2k4LoYQ&NR=1
Now you know what it’s been like in the Zu. Japan has been experiencing a hot and dry (in terms of no rain, not humidity) summer. I just read that Tokyo hasn’t had any rain in August, with temperatures continuously [...]
Posted: August 27, 2010 under Blog.
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Hot Days = Angry Boy
Howdy, Chris here.
It’s been hot and sweaty here in Numazu, which is a big part of why there haven’t been many blog posts this month. My son was in Japan for two months helping out in the brewery and at the Taproom, and he did a great job (a father says humbly). On his way [...]
Posted: August 21, 2010 under Blog.
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Dry Hopping, Part 2
Howdy, Chris here.
Back on July 21, I posted about dry hopping our beers, describing how we put the hops into a basket which is then set in a conditioning tank, followed by the beer being transferred on top of the hops, submerging them and allowing them to give up their hoppy goodness. Recently we’ve been [...]
Posted: August 6, 2010 under Blog.
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