Making Oktoberfest a local party

Making Oktoberfest a local party

For most beer lovers, a trip to Munich is like a trip to the big game.  Oktoberfest is the holy grail of beer festivals!  Unfortunately with rising energy costs, the closest most will get is watching BeerFest at home.  It doesn’t need to be that way and in my...

Should you put olive oil in your homebrew?

Why use olive oil in your homebrew? Your yeast need oxygen for a happy and healthy fermentation. Yeast use oxygen during the lag phase to synthesize sterols and unsaturated fatty acids for its cell walls. If there is not enough oxygen, the yeast can not grow and die...
The super secret mysterious malolactic fermentation

The super secret mysterious malolactic fermentation

I went into a homebrew store close to my house today, because I needed some malolactic cultures for two red wines I am making.  The Denver Broncos had just been pounded in a football game they should have won, and I really didn’t want to drive the 20 minutes to my...

Beer. You know, “for kids”.

I know what you are thinking.  The same thing I first thought… WTF?!? Once again the cultural differences between the Eastern and the Western world are highlighted in a weird way.  This is crazier than the Hello Kitty Virus protection software and almost disturbing as...
Zwei Maß for the road

Zwei Maß for the road

Günther Beckstein came under fire from many groups after he suggested Oktoberfest partiers can drive home after drinking two Maß of beer.  One Maß of beer is one liter, so for those of you counting along at home, he’s suggesting 2 liters of beer is ok for your...