Specific gravity, that magic number that allows us to easily figure how alcoholic our brews are, or are likely to be; how sweet they may be, and something about their anticipated mouthfeel…lots to think about, with gravity. I am making the assumption that a swift, efficient fermentation is best for [...]
yeast Red Star champagne
16th Century Sack
This is an example of retroengineering to create competition documentation. I don’t recommend it. It’s true that when I created this recipe, which has always done well in competition, I took historical recipes into consideration. I did not, however, take notes. Back then I didn’t even keep a notebook. When [...]
