Yay, Scott is great and I love the idea of a clonebrew guide. I'll have to think of some craft beers that are worth the hassle of getting/sending.

in one of Kurt Vonnegut's Novels, he gives out his family's beer recipe that won all kinds of awards when they lived in Europe . I can't remember which book it was from, but you could start reading any of his short story compilations, which are full of all kinds of amazing writing .

I remember that the secret ingredient in the beer was leftover coffee grounds

Dammit rollick, now I absolutely have to brew that. A quick google suggests it was mentioned in Timequake, and I've found an approximation of a possible recipe.

"Kurt's Mile-High Malt is a Dortmunder-style lager brewed by Wynkoop in honor of Kurt Vonnegut. Coffee was added to the mash as prescribed by Kurt's grandfather, Albert Lieber, brewer/owner of the original Indianapolis Brewery. His Dortmunder won a gold medal at the Paris International Exposition of 1889."

The coffee might be added late in the boil for a more subtle flavoring. Now I can't wait for winter to come so I can lager this.

* 6 lb. Bierkeller pale malt extract syrup
* 1 lb. carapils or dextrin malt
* 0.5 lb. crystal malt (20° Lovibond)
* 5.6 AAU Tettnang hops (1.25 oz. at 4.5% alpha-acid)
* 1.75 AAU Hallertau hops (0.5 oz. at 3.5% alpha-acid)
* 2 pt. starter of Munich or German lager yeast (Wyeast 2308, White Labs WLP-830 or equivalent)
* 3/4 cup corn sugar for priming

Thanks, rollick, but this is a clone brew recipe book for brews in production in North America.

I will pass this on to my friend though, because he is a Vonnegut and Dortmunder fan.

I hope others are reading my friend's site and making arrangements to send him beer. He'll put your name int he book even if he doesn't use the recipe!