Hopefully they go ahead and release more details on the other brews and make it fully open source.
It seems like the overhead to get a brewery started is incredibly high and I'd love to hear blog posts of how they were overcome much like many of the internet startups do here on HN.
Next time I'm in the MN I'll have to swing by.
I think SKA used to release all their recipes, but their website obscures them and wants me to sign up for a mailing list.
I'll definitely check you guys out! We're definitely getting some good craft breweries in the Twin Cities!
Make sure to introduce yourself sometime.
That's a great location - I will definitely have to check you guys out the next time I'm in StP. Very awesome.
I think there's possibly a number of reasons for this. The yeast strain used is highly important along with the fermentation temperature. The mash temperature used is also very important (and whether it's a step mash).
I'd be interested to know other people's experiences with trying to clone beers.
( As a little aside I'm working on a little opensource device for homebrewers to measure specific gravity during fermentation http://hackaday.io/project/1231-Zymeter )
Once you get things in order for batch size conversions and clean up consistency, it would be neat to support efforts within the resulting community. I'm sure these are on your radar, but things like batch challenges (where others try their hands at brewing your recipe and blind taste test) and community provided/selected batch modifications for limited runs could be a lot of fun.
I'm looking forward to more posts as you move forward.
