http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com Open Source Beer Project Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:58:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click To Play play_blip_movie_430758(); http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/10/14/flying-dog-brewery-wild-dog-release-party-gabf-2007/ The week has finally arrived. The beer has been brewed, the bottles have been filled, corked and labeled and we're ready to go. The Great American Beer Festival is here and we're finally ready to unleash our next edition of the Wild Dog Series. Collaborator Doppelbock is released this ... http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/10/08/collaborator-doppelbock-release-party/ We just finished the label and hang tag design for the Collaborator Doppelbock and we thought everyone might like to get sneak peek. Of course the TTB (government) has to approve the label, but we don't expect having to make too many changes. The silver trim on the label will ... http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/08/06/wild-dog-collaborator-doppelbock-label/ We have decided on a name for the Open Source Beer. Keeping in line with the tradition of Doppelbock names ending in "ATOR" (see the 9th paragraph), the Open Source Beer will be called "Collaborator" as a tribute to all of those that helped us create the recipe. Collaborator will ... http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/07/22/open-source-beer-name-announced/ As far as malt we have decided to go with Wyerman malt. We incorporate this malt in some of our other beers and we have had medal winning success. As far as verities, we are going to keep things on the simpler side. For the base malt we will be ... http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/07/15/open-source-beer-recipe-finalized/ From the desk of Matt Brophy, Head Brewer at Flying Dog Brewery... Idea of an American twist welcomed. Let’s find a well suited American grown bittering hop. Idea of late flavor addition up for consideration. What variety and when exactly added? Malt selection, good input. Considering a straight infusion mash, the suggestion ... http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/06/08/flying-dog-brewer-comment/ Denver’s Flying Dog Brewery today announced plans to release what is believed to be the first “open source” beer to hit the market in the U.S. “Open source” is a term most commonly used in the software industry and refers to any program whose source code is made available ... http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/05/15/what-is-the-open-source-beer-project/ Flying Dog is setting out to make a kick ass German Style Doppelbock. The recipe you see here is a bare bones, as simple as you can get Doppelbock recipe. What we want from you: There is a lot up for debate and nothing is set in stone. We are confident that ... http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/05/13/heres-the-deal/ Keep this desciption in mind as you make comments on the recipe. Malty sweetness is dominant but should not be cloying. Malt character is more reminiscent of fresh and lightly toasted Munich-style malt; more so than caramel or toffee malt character. Some elements of caramel and toffee can be evident and ... http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/05/08/style-description-for-a-german-style-strong-doppelbock/ System Specifics Brew Length: 50 BBL Kettle Full: 1800-2000 Gallons Mashing System: Infusion Grist Weight: Up to 3200 lbs (Due to high gravity, we will make two mashes to fill our kettle) http://www.opensourcebeerproject.com/2007/05/06/things-you-will-want-to-know/