
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 [..]
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 [..]
DNA studies by Ferdinand Regner indicates that one parent of the modern Riesling vine is Gouais Blanc, known in Germany as Weißer Heunisch , brought to Burgundy from Croatia by [..]
Tempranillo is a variety of black grape native to Spain. It is called Spain’s “noble grape”, and is the main variety used in Rioja[1]. Spanish cultivation of vitis vinifera, the [..]
Müller-Thurgau is a white grape created by Hermann Muller from the Swiss canton of Thurgau in 1882. However, it is a cross of Riesling with Madeleine Royale[1], which is a [..]
I really like cardamom, and it seemed to be a good match for apricots. I took this to Interkingdom Brewing Competition at Pennsic, where it did well. This is my [..]
When I first got this honey, it tasted like thistle looks – spiny, kind of hairy, very green. It took a long time to age out (measured in years, not [..]
At historical competitions, I provide two sets of documentation, 2-3 copies of each (assuming our usual three judges per category). There is the executive summary, less than one page long: this [..]
I have made this and found it to be light and very pleasant with dinner on a hot summer night. That said, it is too light and not apparently sweet enough [..]
I like Dogfish Head’s Midas Touch, which was developed from analysis of the funerary beverage found in King Midas’ tomb (well, it could have been his father’s tomb). Dr. Patrick [..]