OregonBeers.com Celebrates Third Anniversary By David Anderson Published on December 20, 2005 New features, including select beer blogs, are planned for 2006 Hello and welcome once again to OregonBeers.com! Since we launched this site more than three years ago, we've brought you the latest news on the best happenings in Oregon's beer scene.
To improve our service even more, we'd like to let you know what's on tap for 2006.
We've featured several select writers, including humorous Tonie Nichols (who also writes for our sister site, OregonWines.com). To help supplement some of our writers' very busy schedules, we are planning to launch a pilot program for beer bloggers! Through partnership with www.NWBlog.com, OregonBeers.com readers can start their own blogs about beer (brewing, beer tasting, brewery culture, beer events, beer news, brewing systems, etc) -- and we'll begin featuring those blogs throughout this web site.
If you are interested in participating, just log on to www.NWBlog.com, sign up for an account, and start your own blog about beers. Then let us know what you're blogging about. We'll review your blog and, if we sele... Read the Full Story...
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In this exclusive Oregon Beers feature, columnist Tonie Nichols offers witty and humorous insights while venturing into the world of Oregon beers.
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Oregon Hard Cider By David Anderson Published on January 23, 2005 In late 2004, a few of us began experimenting with some recipes for making hard cider. With an ample supply of locally grown apples and pre-pressed ciders, it seemed appropriate for us to make our own version of this ages old beverage, not to mention it would be a fun experiment for the winter months. So, we set out to achieve the desired result ourselves.
Cider Equipment
The equipment needed for making cider is similar to beer and wine. A primary fermenter, glass secondary carboy with airlock, sanitation supplies (scrubbers, brushes, and The fermentation process is simple, and quite similar to fermenting wine.
When it comes time to bottle or keg the cider, you go through the same steps as for beer, using a can of compressed CO2 gas, numerous lines, and as many 5-gallon Cornelius kegs and assorted bottling jugs as you need.
The following are brewing notes from the process. These were written in chronological order, and help describe the process, surprises, miscellaneous... Read the Full Story...
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Hand-crafted Oregon beers are on the rise, as home homebrewers are taking the art to new levels of perfection. Pictured here are hand-crafted beers by Ben and Sharon Sparrow of Central Oregon.
Yes, you read it right - cooking with Oregon beers. This focuses on beers you can use in preparing meals, serving with foods, and enjoying over a good dinner. Read the latest Cooking with Beer now!
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