[HBF] brewing

[Hubert Hanghofer]

Jeff,

15 liters lost!!! -...I feel with you and I'll be with you when you brew
a new batch of that delicious nectar.

I'm very sad about the regression of our mailing lists. I have founded a
German Homebrew Digest in 1997 and it faces the same problems right now.
HBD.ORG was always a main resource of information for me. Of course the
web is always advancing. -That's good but the downside is that we often
lose focus - ...but FOCUS is essential for any further development!

Like you I prefer mailing over online forums. This is not because of
ignorance (all that online portals do a very great job in spreading our
mission) but because of limited time commitment - ...we all have to stay
focused on personal essentials!

But I think (/ hope) if there's a posting at homebrew at hbd.org or
hbf at lists.netbeer.org that levels out above signal to noise ratio and
thus raises attention of some readers - that posting will be forwarded
and spread across networks anyway.

In this regard let me stress my appreciation for the tremendous work
you've done on CAP. I like that beerstyle, I like people that campaign
for beerstyles and I hope to meet you in person soon.

Cheers
Hubert

http://hubert.hanghofer.net
http://netbeer.org


Jeff Renner schrieb:
> Hubert
>
> Thanks for the long quick reply.  I'm afraid I've not been as quick to
> reply to you.
>
> Good to hear about all of your beer activities - and you certainly
> have been active.  I continue to brew and am active in the local club
> (Ann Arbor Brewers Guild) and am still on the Governing Committee of
> the American Homebrewers Association, but that's about it.  I have
> been negligent in keeping up with HBD, and I'm not the only one.  It
> has become quite inactive, especially compared to the glory days.  I
> guess that the AHA's TechTalk and the many bulletin board type
> discussion boards have succeeded it.  As a matter of fact, the AHA has
> started a discussion group that will replace techTalk.  I really
> prefer a format like HBD or TechTalk myself.
>
> The Dunkel I made in October using the pseudo-decoction turned out
> wonderfully.  The best ever, I think.  Sadly, a dinner guest didn't
> close the tap properly and about 15 liters dribbled out onto the back
> deck.  At least it wasn't in the cellar or in the fridge, where clean
> up would have been difficult.  This just ran under the boards.  Very
> sad, though.
>
> Oh, well, I can brew more.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On Nov 3, 2009, at 4:42 PM, Hubert Hanghofer wrote:
>
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> nice to hear from you! I had to swap domains long ago. Netbeer.org is
>> the successor and maybe I'll setup something with brewbert.com - but for
>> now I still have to find more time and the right Content Management or
>> blogging system for maintaining my sites!
>>
>> I'm still subscribed to hbd.org but don't read it regularly at the
>> moment. I even setup a search engine for my German and your US-Homebrew
>> digest at search.netbeer.org
>> Maybe that helps you in finding something about the pseudo decoction you
>> mentioned. I also remember reading about it but it was not from me. A
>> follow up of my "simple-single-kettle-decoction" can be found at
>> http://hbd.org/hbd/archive/3584.html#3584-15
>>
>> Some updates on my "status":
>> I'm still brewing but do so more as a trainer or for public exhibitions
>> than at home. I got involved with beer consumers associations in 2002:
>> www.BierIG.org and www.EBCU.org - pictures tell more than thousend words
>> - you'll find our media-album at http://album.bierig.org (but don't link
>> it publicly - it's still hosted on my home-pc). I was president of
>> BierIG from 2006-2008 and my wife Helene is my successor now ;-)
>>
>> In 2005 I got involved with the beer sommelier educational program that
>> was launched by my friend Axel Kiesbye (head brewer of Trumer Pils - a
>> beer that you might know because it has been licenced to Berkeley
>> brewery, CA, under supervision of Axel and has made some medals). He
>> made a joint venture with Doemens.de and I help them with their trainee
>> programs (brewing and gastronomy workshops).
>>
>> I also helped with the BierIG-Award (3 annual competitions for
>> homebrewers, craftbrewers and festival-beers) and organized some of our
>> beer festivals. Finally I've become a beer-judge, first at our own
>> BierIG-Awards, then at European Beer Star and now I've been invited by
>> Chris Swersey to register for future WBC, GABF events.
>>
>> Meanwhile I often think about the quiet but creative times when I "only"
>> brewed beer at home and discussed things with people on the net.
>> Actually I'm trying to delegate as much as I can. Unfortunately I also
>> have to slowdown my homebrewing. We all have to limit our indulgence for
>> health reasons, don't we :'(    ? For me - with all that good craftbeer
>> around at various events - limiting my homebrew stock at home is the way
>> to go! This is all hobby and for next year I've to focus on helping my
>> company escaping the economic crisis.
>>
>>
>> Happy to correspond with you again and looking forward to your reply.
>> -Please note however I'm sometimes offline - e.g. from tomorrow until
>> Monday because of a small business trip.
>>
>> Cheers with a Schönramer Helles, brewed by Eric Toft, an American
>> Brewmaster in Bavaria.
>>
>> Hubert
>
> ---
> Jeff Renner in Ann Arbor, Michigan USA, jsrenner at umich.edu
> "One never knows, do one?"  Fats Waller, American Musician, 1904-1943
>