Overview for 'homebrewing'
What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 1)
I remember the first "sour beer" that really made an impact on me. The year was 2014. Relatively, I was a nascent fan of craft beer, usually visiting the two breweries we had locally at the time. One Friday night, I was hanging out with some friends. This particular Friday, a friend's older brother…
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3... 2... 1.... Luftmalz!
Recently, I decided to try to make my own air-dried wheat malt. Now why would I be interested in doing that? Isn’t that a lot of work? Yes, it was. I won't pretend otherwise. The reason I would want to try that: history, of course! A Very Brief History of Malt Kilning In the old days, breweries by…
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Brewing Classic Berliner Weisse
What is "Classic" Berliner Weisse? That's a good question to ask: as it has changed over its (roughly) 250 year documented history. I'll follow up with a deep dive on the history of the style, but I will give a quick run down here as well: Berliner Weisse is thought to have evolved from anothe…
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The Voyager Mission as an Inspiration for Light Day Away
For just about as long as I can remember, space has been a source of endless fascination. I remember as a kid looking at a book about space, I had to have been around 5 years old, I can’t remember for sure, but what I do remember was the awe-inspiring photographs of Neptune taken by the Voyager 2…
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