I have had a lot of people coming through the store this month that got Mr Beer kits for Christmas and are looking for ideas and ingredients to step it up. Mr Beer is a pretty rudimentary kit that features a 2 gallon fermentor and includes a hopped malt extract, booster, dry brewing yeast and a no-rinse cleanser. This simple little kit has introduced countless people into the world of homebrewing, and many have even progressed into professional brewing.
From now until April 12, 2012, use your empty Danstar dry yeast packages to enter for a chance to win a professional brewing course! The Concise Course offers intermediate-level training that will build on your brewing knowledge to give you a complete understanding of the commercial brewing process. Whether you want to build your homebrewing skills or build a career as a professional brewer, this course will change the way you think of beer and brewing.
Sograte BBQ and Brew would like to wish you a happy holiday season filled with family, friends and of course great food and good craft beer.
Our gift to you: 10% Off Beef Jerky and BBQ supplies. Use coupon code gift2011 now through Jan 6th.
A few weeks ago we asked for your help choosing which products to enter into the Second Annual Jerky Contest. The Jerky Contest was organized by Doug Spiros of PeppersAndMore.com along with Scott Roberts of ScottRobertsWeb.com and was open to all manufacturers of beef jerky products. The format was a little different this year from last, with all products going into one category.
We are honored to have been featured on Beestbeefjerky.org, the beef jerky review site featuring over 150 brands. Bestbeefjerky.org had previously reviewed Sograte Beef Jerky giving it 4 and 5 star ratings, yet some of the statements and comments encouraged some rethinking and slight modifications to our recipes. New reviews of the revised recipes have now been posted with detailed thoughts about the changes and all 5 star ratings.
You have never tasted anything like it, try it - we guarantee you'll love it! Not every manufacturer comes out ala Dominos Pizza and shouts to the world that they don't suck anymore. The way I see it, a product is never in a "final" stage. There is always room for improvement, just ask Coca Cola. Oh wait, that was a failure. Well, not every improvement gets a positive response either. So the Original Coke recipe made a come-back but new Coke products are constantly sent to market.
BBQ Pitmasters on TLC - Starts tonight
Teach A Friend to Brew Day is an international effort organized by the American Homebrewers Association in which homebrewers are encouraged to invite non-brewing friends and family to lend a hand in brewing a batch of beer.
The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day is an international event to introduce people to the homebrewing hobby and establish relationships with local homebrew supply shops.
Jeff Clopp, Chief of Police in Kirbyville, TX sent a cook-off invitation by email today with a request to help spread the word. Jeff is organizing this cook-off as a fund raising event benefiting the local CrimeStoppers organization. Here are the important details, with the full message quoted below.
Sograte BBQ joined with katiemdesigns.com among other businesses in donating to the 24hr tweet-a-thon held by 12fo12k benefiting UNICEF. 12for12K aims to raise a minimum of $144,000 for 12 charities over the course of 2009, with a new charity being supported every month. The line-up of entertainment for this years 24hr tweet-a-thon was streamed online via tinychat.com with each entertainer having a goal to reach.
