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Open Source Craft Brewery Shares More Than Recipes

Posted by samzenpus on from the mmmmm-beer dept.

Jason Hibbets writes An open source craft brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota is taking open source beyond sharing recipes. The goal for Tin Whiskers Brewing Company is to "engage and give back to the community by sharing an inside look at opening and operating a craft brewery." In this interview with co-founder George Kellerman, we learn a little more about why the trio of hobbyists who started the brewing company took the path to becoming professional brewers and why they decided to be more open. "The brewery community was extremely helpful and open, so being open ourselves seemed like a great way to honor that," Kellerman said.

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  1. Free as in by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    BEER!

  2. This is not new by MpVpRb · · Score: 4, Informative

    Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River published a homebrew recipe for Pliny the Elder along with a detailed description of how he designed it

    Mitch Steele of Stone wrote a book on IPA which included recipes for many of Stone's beers

    Craft brewing and homebrewing have a long and interconnected history

    Many craft brewers started as homebrewers and many craft breweries own homebrew supply stores and support homebrew clubs

    The craft brewers I have visited freely answered any questions I asked

  3. The real trade secret is the yeast by schneidafunk · · Score: 4, Interesting

    From my understanding, the most successful breweries are not as concerned about their recipes being stolen because they have a proprietary yeast strain that they own and no one else can get.

    For example: http://globalnews.ca/news/1542...

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  4. More hops by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The secret to craft brewing beer?

    1. Take any beer recipe.
    2. Add additional hops!
    3. Add even more hops!!
    4. Oh so much more hops!!!
    5. Profit!!!!
  5. The website states exactly what yeast by Ellis+D.+Tripp · · Score: 4, Informative

    strains they use to brew each beer:

    Short Circuit Stout--Wyeast 1084 (Irish Ale)
    Flip Switch APA--Wyeast 1272 (American Ale II)
    Wheatstone Bridge--Wyeast 1010 (American Wheat)
    Ampere Amber--Wyeast 2112 (California Lager)
    Schottky Pumpkin--Wyeast 2035 (American Lager)

    All commercially available to anyone who wants them:

    https://www.wyeastlab.com/

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