What’s In A Beer Name?
Clever beer puns are all the rage, and bonus points if you can get the word “hop” sandwiched in there – Hops of Wrath, Hopsecutioner, Hoptimus Prime, Hoppy Ending, Tricerahops, [..]
Author: Elspeth
Semper Fi. Why isn’t the Tun Tavern in this year’s Homebrewer conference?
First thing, let me put in a plug for the American Homebrewers Association conference June 27-29 in Philadelphia this summer. The theme is “Brewing Up a Revolution.” Just ’cause [..]
#prayforboston
I have only ever run one marathon, and in the cause of full disclosure, I didn’t run all that much of it. I did complete the whole enchilada, got the [..]
Before the Reinheitsgebot, the Statuta Thaberna
Contrary to what you may believe, the Reinheitsgebot, the famous German beer purity law, was no trailblazer. Almost thirty years earlier there was the Statuta Thaberna in Thuringia (see map). [..]
What makes malt go: diastatic power and proteolytic enzymes
I made it through a whole hour-long presentation on malt without once mentioning diastatic power (what it is, how it works) or proteolytic enzymes. Whups. Thank goodness they were at [..]
Malt: Everything a Homebrewer Wants To Know
In my BJCP class the teacher, Les White, assigned a presentation on malt and malting to me. We each signed up for our preferred topics, then Les assigned one topic to each student [..]
Make Your Malt
Ever think of making your malt to homebrew with? Uncertain you can do it? Sure you can. You can make your malt and thus have complete control over its roastiness, diastatic power, everything. [..]
Homebrewing beer: Potential Extract Values of Grains and Adjuncts
BJCP CLASS – we were given a choice of presentation topics, and I chose Malt. Turns out Malt is one of the very first presentations, so I’ve been scrambling through [..]
Starting the BJCP class!
Sometimes fate just calls your bluff. I’ve been saying for a while now I’d like to take the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) certification – for mead, and maybe beer – [..]
Will women like chocolate beer?
While my personal jury is still out on putting actual cacao in beer, still…is putting chocolate in beer a viable way to encourage more women to drink and buy it? [..]
What do you think about chocolate IN beer?
There are a lot of chocolate beer recipes these days, and I don’t just mean chocolate malt. I asked our panel of experts what they thought. I have to talk [..]
Chicks and Beer: Pint Glasses Are A Problem
Pint glasses suck. They don’t bring out the best in beer, they hold more than I want at one sitting, and they’re uncomfortable to hold, particularly in a stand-up-all-night kind [..]