A new study from the University of Granada in Spain indicates that beer, in moderation, does as good a job at rehydrating one’s body and replacing needed minerals as does drinking water. A study presented today in Brussels (Belgium) shows that moderate consumption of beer after practicing physical exercise is as effective as drinking water for rehydration and recovery, experts say. Dr. Manuel Castillo, of the University of Granada , presented the results of the tests conducted with a group of young men, which consisted of measuring the body’s reaction to the ingestion of water or beer after strenuous physical exertion .

The 2011 National Hombrew Competition winners have been announced.? This year we again had several DOZErs earn medals: Category 3: European Amber Lager Silver Medal – Stephen Northcutt & Mark Ristow – Oktoberfest/M?rzen Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale Gold Medal – Scott Lothamer – Scottish Heavy 70/- Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry Silver Medal – Stephen Northcutt & Mark Ristow – Common Cider The full list of winners can be viewed or downloaded from the AHA website.

What the Army Needs: Someone to Brew Beer There?s beer. And then there?s Army beer. If you think you know the difference ? and want to keep America?s ground forces in suds ? there?s a job in it for you. The Army Installation Management Command in Oklahoma is looking for a brewmaster. No word from the job description if you should serve beer out of Honeywell?s old flying spy drone, christened the ?

From the Martinez Patch online newspaper: Craft Beer Festival A Hit Once Again Second festival draws a large and enthusiastic crowd, more brewers. By Joe Alfieri? April 11, 2011 … Inside the warehouse-size building, four rows of booths beckoned with offerings ranging from the larger and more well known pioneers of the craft such as San Francisco?s Anchor Steam or Chico?s Sierra Nevada, to the home-brewed styles on tap at the Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) home brewing tent.

The Bay Area Craft Beer Festival, to be held in Martinez on April 9, has asked DOZE to host a homebrew pouring at the event.? Tasty is organizing the booth, and a number of DOZErs have offered kegs of their brew for the event. If you’re attending the festival be sure to stop by and say “hi”.

The American 2011 Beer Bloggers Conference will take place August 19-21 in Portland, Oregon. Beer bloggers, beer writers, industry bloggers, and other beer and social media professionals will gather from throughout North America and beyond to meet, learn, taste, and share. Who Should Attend? Citizen Bloggers and Writers who write about beer or the beer industry. Industry Bloggers who have a blog related to their brewery or other beer industry business.

As you all know the drop-off window is open for the first round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition. As in recent years, DOZE is taking on the cellaring responsibilities. There will be three cellaring sessions and we are looking for volunteers. The first two sessions will be the unpacking and checking-in of the entries. The third session will be the sorting of the entries into their respective categories. Here are the dates:

In February 1979 President Jimmy Carter signed a law repealing federal prohibitions on homebrewing.?? Two decades later, homebrewing has come to the White House itself! The beginning of the month, the Obama Foodorama blog reported that the Obamas had served their guests at the White House Superbowl party a honey ale brewed on premises using honey from the White House beehive.?? However, contrary to reports that followed on other? sites, it was not President Obama himself who brewed the beer, but the White House kitchen staff.

How to brew beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found on a modestly sized oceanographic research vessel Beer brewing is the delicate and dedicated blending of art and science.? Finding the perfect balance of grains, hops, malt, adding just the right flavoring agents, boiling for exactly enough time to release the tannins, starches, humic acids from you wort, activating enzymes to break down those starches, forging the perfect mash from the ether of sobriety to give birth to that most glorious pint, these are skills that take a lifetime to master.

Mike Riddle wanted to share the details for an upcoming brewer’s dinner at the Calistoga Inn in Calistoga (duh). See http://napabeer.com/blog/ for details.