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Report from NHC 2001  
         Seminar Highlights  
         Better Yeast Starter  
         No Sparge Brewing  
         Guerilla Lab Tech.  
         Fermentation Char.  
         Style Series: Cream Ale  
         Style Series: IPA  
         Style Series: Oud Bruin  
         Style Series: Big Beers  
  Beer Tour Britain  
  Report from NHC 1998  
         Homebrew Express  
         Hop Field Tour  
         State of the Beer  
  From Near the Pole  
  Blind Beer Tasting  
 

Report from NHC 2001

  Seminar Highlights
By Jim Hilbing
Overview of the sessions at the conference, with a discussion of the workshops Beer Evaluation and Hop Characteristics sessions, and some details from the most technical session of the conference Modeling Lauter Flow in the Grain Bed.
 
  Building a Better Yeast Starter
By Jim Hilbing
Why we want to use a yeast starter, and how to make one that achieves the best pitching rates.
 
  No Sparge Brewing
By Jim Hilbing
Skip the sparge and for a slight increase in cost make better beer in less time and with less effort.
 
  Guerilla Lab Techniques
By Jim Hilbing
Procedures and practices that you can do at home without the need for a true brewing laboratory.
 
  Fermentation Characteristics
By Jim Hilbing
David Logsdon from Wyeast discusses Fermentation Characteristics and Beer Profiles.
 

Style Series:

  Cream Ale
By Jim Wilson
A discussion of the beer that is an adaptation of the American light lager style, chiefly involving fermentation of the beer as an ale followed by a period of cold conditioning.
 
  India Pale Ale
By Jim Wilson
The history of IPA, a discussion of the modern interpretation of the style, and some information on recipe formulation.
 
  Flanders Oud Bruin and Red Ales
By Jim Wilson
A discussion of the Flemish sour ales.
 
  Big Beers
By Jim Hilbing
A discussion on brewing Big Beers by Tomme Arthur of Pizza Port.
 

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