Great Lakes Brewing News Archive

Between Grain and Glass

Originally Published: 12/97

By: Tina Weymann

Since 1979, William's Brewing has been the provisioner of choice for thousands of happy homebrewers. New this fall: Coffee Porter, 1997 Holiday Ale, and Bock kits, plus more flavorings and an expanded selection of cleaning brushes and keg replacement parts. Customer support now available 'round the clock! To order, call 800/759-6025.

The New Brewer International, produced by the Institute for Brewing Studies, takes a global approach to the business of brewing. International will be a supplement to The New Brewer in 1988, and offered by subscription in 1999. For information, call 888/U-CAN-BREW or e-mail ibs@aob.org.

Custom-designed mini-brewing systems (2, 3.5, and 5 bbl) are now available through Specific Mechanical Systems Ltd. of Victoria, B.C. Several heating options are offered, and factory pre-plumbing means quick, economical on-site reassembly of the brewhouse piping. Specific also features an ingenious "all-in-one" brewhouse. Tour them online at http://www.specific.net.

Price-Schonstrom Inc. of Walkerton, Ontario welcomes David Hansen as its Midwest Sales Representative. PSI is an international supplier of stainless brewery equipment ranging in size from 4 bbl to 150 bbl. Based in Milwaukee, Dave can be reached at 414/456-0881 to assist with your design, fabrication, and installation needs.

A gift from Briess Malting Company! The Briess Homebrewing Companion, containing 30 recipes and step-by-step instructions, is free at fine supply shops everywhere. Retailers, contact Mary Anne Gruber at 920/849-7711 for details. Be sure to check out Briess's new line of Concentrated Brewer's Wort, available in sturdy 3.3# bags and 2.5 gallon wide-mouth containers.

Several thousand acres of Yakima Valley hop vines were cut down and burned this August to halt the spread of powdery mildew. Hopunion reports that the disease apparently escaped from a greenhouse used for the experimental "Symphony" cultivar, which will be exterminated. Fortunately, prompt action by many growers appears to have rescued most crops.