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I have a Reddit AMA scheduled for 9:00 am CST (10 EST) on Thursday to discuss my book, my website or any brewing topic. (Or hey, ask me about cats or zombies.) It will be held in the /r/Homebrewing subreddit. This subreddit is taking questions now, which will be voted on. The most highly upvoted...

I should mention that it's still at the pre-rerelease price -- roughly $10 off the cover price -- at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I don't know when (or if) the price is going to go up. Chris

I like that site, too! :) Chris

Thanks. I didn't know if posting a direct link was allowed or if it was considered too commercial. Chris

Almost all of the recipes have all-grain and extract versions. (In most cases, the extract version is derived from the original all-grain. A couple went the other way.) A few of the all-grain recipes could not be converted to extract. Chris

Glad you liked it! Chris

My new book, "The Homebrew Recipe Bible," by Chris Colby (2016, Page Street Publishing) has just been released. "Home Brew Recipe Bible" contains 101 homebrew recipes, all formulated with the same extract efficiency and hop utilization. Most major classic beer styles are present, along with a...

"Infect" means to be affected by a disease causing organism. As a living organism, you can be infected, but your beer -- which is nonliving and can't contract a disease -- can't. A better way to phrase it is, "my beer is contaminated." I know that the use of the word "infected" is almost...