Fruit flavoring and glycerine – dubious is the word
I added flavoring and glycerin to a test batch of cordial for the first time ever this week. I had split a batch of peach cordial made with lovely orchard [..]
Month: May 2012
World Beer Cup 2012 Results Are In
Congratulations to the 2012 World Beer Cup winners and finalists! Once again I wish I’d been at the party: San Francisco Monk’s Kettle Chef Adam Dulye designed a four-course meal [..]
Great beer recipes – in Popular Mechanics??
Of all places, Popular Mechanics has some very good beer articles. One selection of ten basic brewing recipes caught my eye. Trying to choose ten recipes that provide a decent [..]
Old Grapes, Lovely Wines: Muller-Thurgau and Tempranillo
All right, I need a break from writing about beer… so I’ll move over to something I honestly enjoy – wine. Muller-Thurgau is a lovely German white flavored with elderflowers. [..]
Signing the Declaration of Brewing Independence and the MD Craft Beer Festival
May 11-17 is American Craft Beer Week. This is important to know. This is the Mother of all Beer Weeks. If you like craft beer, this is the week that [..]
Why Homebrew?
Why should I make beer, mead, and wine at home? It’s a heckuva lot of work, and takes weeks at best and sometimes years I have a product to show [..]