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Monthly Presentations
Hops and Its Contribution to Beer	Given by Andy Grindel, March '06
Wheat Beers	Given by Chris Elston, October '06
Pairing Foods with Beer: Intro, The Beers	Given by Chris Elston, December '06
Scottish Ales	Given by Chris Elston, February '07
Other Articles
KLOB's Bar 'N Restaurant Beer Guide	Check out the "Good" beer selection of a restaurant, see the restaurant's web page, and get a map. Please help us out by gathering some beer information on your favorite bar or restaurant.
Funny Stuff	Have something funny that you think belongs on our site? Send it in!
Old KLOB Newsletters	In the days before we had a website to relay information, we had some great newsletters.
Building a Cold Room	A link a good article originally as five part series posted on the Home Brew Digest. This page is hosted by the Hogtown Brewers in Gainesville, FL. The original articles can be found here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 in the HBD archives.
Another Cold Room	Here is a link to another cold room design.
1998 Kalamazoo Water Quality Report	This is the 1998 Water Quality Report for Kalamazoo's water including FAQ, phone numbers, and more.
Temperature rise in a 30 gallon kettle	This article and chart will help you predict your heating time of water in your kettle.
Batches per CO2 tank	Ever wondered how many batches you can carbonate and push per pound of CO2?
CO2 Volumes Chart (pdf)	For dissolving the correct amount of CO2 into keg beer
Online Carbonation Calculator	This is a link to an online carbonation calculator. It is useful out of the range (30-60F) of the "CO2 Volumes Chart"
Mash Water Chart	Tired of "guessing" what temperature of water to use for mashing? This chart will help!
Making Your First Batch of Homebrew	This article contains all the information needed to start you on your brewing adventure.