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Brewers bemoan hop, barley prices
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. (AP) - Fans of Snipes Mountain Brewery's cloudy Hefeweizen relish the subtle wheat flavor of the bright, summery brew, and like beer drinkers everywhere, they know when their favorite brew tastes a little too hoppy or bitter.
Connoisseurs could be in for a surprise this year, and they may not be alone.
I'll leave the rest as an exercise for the reader.
Kevin left this article for me in the comments. He's outdone himself this time. I lived in Sunnyside, WA until the age of six. No kidding.
Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week: Existing-Home Sales Increased to
4.15 million SAAR in November
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At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:
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Here you go Mark.
Germans not fooled by government inflation figures
Price increases in Germany, especially for some food staples and utilities, are starting to break consumer confidence.
Findings by the GfK institute have shown a downturn in both economic and income expectations and also in the inclination make purchases.
Consumer morale has suffered in the past few months from fears drastic increases in food products on top of high energy prices.
German inflation is rising sharply and could hit 3.0 percent by the end of the year, according to the central bank.
Meanwhile, major suppliers of electricity have announced price hikes of up to 10 percent and food prices have been driven higher by competition for crops used in biofuels.
The German federation of industrial bakers has revealed that the price of bread rose by an average of 14 US cents in September, the second increase this year.
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Kevin
Easy money giveth "prosperity" what higher bread prices taketh away.
"The trend is going to be toward $10 six packs."
Gah!
Homebrewing is somewhat cheaper if you don't count your labor (obviously a big if). I brew for about $4-4.50 per six pack in incremental costs. My capital costs now at about $1.50 per six pack and falling - at least until I am tempted by more equipment.
But like the brewers in the article, I'll adjust my recipies or switch to different ones when I see the price increases starting to bite.
F. Frederson,
And this is how it starts I suppose. You are homebrewing. I'm backing up the truck at Costco (my pantry is starting to look like a bomb shelter).
Let's hope it can end soon. I wouldn't mind having a pantry full of stuff that was needlessly hoarded.
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