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Re:BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of po... by invernomut0 on Thursday March 03, 2016 @08:49AM (#11216779)
Do you think that beer recipes are not dependant on the brewing equipment you are using?

I don't think it is easy for everyone to take the recipe and replicate it.

I also don't think you can easily use the recipe with homebrewing equipment and obtaing the same output, maybe it could be done with professional scale equipment but I am not sure.

To me is a nice marketing stunt aimed at the homebrew community.

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Re:BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of po... by stdbrouw on Thursday March 03, 2016 @09:40AM (#11217022)
Ultimately there's nothing magical about brewing, if you hit the same temperatures, use water with a similar chemical composition and use the same ingredients and yeast you're going to get the same result. Hard to do as a homebrewer, for sure, but not so hard for a professional brewer with a good installation.

Also note that they're open-sourcing the recipes, they're not allowing anyone to reuse the names of their beers.

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