Archive for January, 2009

The ritual of drinking

corks

Why do we drink the drinks we do the way we do?

 

Brewing beer on Twitter

brewing beer

Last week I took pictures while I brewed beer, and tweeted them on Twitter.  Here’s what you missed.

DNA Drinking

fermentarium-dna

Genetic engineering in beer and wine production

Inside Fermentarium – Episode 4

Back by popular demand, it's another episode of Inside Fermentarium!

Climate change barley Armageddon is just beer-mongering

last beer ever

It’s been all over the news.  Beer alarmist headlines state beer will be gone in 30 years because of global warming.  Is this true or did someone have too many pints before writing their article?

Canadian beer vs. American beer: The alcohol content battle

canada-vs-america

I get this question so often, I am settling it now.  Canadian beer is not stronger than American beer.

How to get a creamy feel in your homebrew beer

foamy-head-beer

If you’ve had a Guinness, Boddingtons’s, or Beamish Irish Stout you know the creamy feeling I’m talking about.  But how do you get it in your homebrew?

Beer Pong – Career choice of the new generation?

beer pong

If you can toss a ping pong ball into a cup and can stand cheap beer, this career option pays $50,000.

14 questions readers asked on Fermentarium

hydrometer

I get many questions about homebrewing beer and wine, as well as alcohol questions in general.  I figured this is a good place to answer those questions so everyone can benefit.

Beer Air

airplane view

How many drunk Irishmen does it take to crash an airplane?