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 [..]
Category: My Brewing Articles & Class Handouts
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 [..]
Martyn Cornell on Anglo-Saxon Ale and Beer (Part II, mostly Beer)
In my last two posts: the Anglo-Saxon words beor, ealu, medu and wyn may not be what they seem. British beer blogger Martyn Cornell takes a crack at sorting out the word [..]
Martyn Cornell on Anglo-Saxon Ale and Beer (part I, mostly Ale)
As I started to say in my last post, the Anglo-Saxon words beor, ealu, medu and wyn may not be what they seem. It may be that we’ve been telling the wrong story [..]
The Economics of Medieval English Brewing: The Handout
St. Paul’s Cathedral’s brewhouse grain bill for Anno Domini 1286, from the Domesday Book. I mean, how cool is this? For those of you who read the paper of Karl [..]
Hops Arrive in England: 1526?
According to The Timetables of History (almost as good as the Guinness Book for leafing through), hops were introduced to England from Artois in 1526. There’s a story there – [..]
Homebrewing: Things That Go Boom In The Night
src=”http://www.elspethpayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/carboy-working1-209×300.jpg” alt=”” width=”209″ height=”300″ />This manuscript was first published in Tournaments Illuminated, a quarterly magazine for medieval enactors. It appeared in the Third Quarter 2010, Issue 175. Copies may be ordered [..]
Brewing 101 Part 2: Cordials
This is part of a class handout from a class on all things brewing that I taught in Fall 2008. In the future I’d break it out – this one [..]
Homebrew suppliers in Maryland – Local (to me) stores I can vouch for; online suppliers
I’m in the Washington, DC area. These are businesses where I know the owner, have used the classroom facilities, and have purchased supplies. They’re all good folks, in my experience. [..]
Brewing 101 Part 6: Syrups and Sekanjubins
From the class notes for Brewing 101, taught in Fall 2008, to people interested in an historical context: Europe before 1600. Syrups and Sekanjubins “Sakanjubins and Oxymels comprise a class of compounds whose [..]