The ritual of drinking

The ritual of drinking

Corona Lime There are several reasons offered for why the lime is added to the neck of a Corona bottle, none of which have any credence.  The main reasons suggested for the lime are masking the light struck odors, protecting the lip of the beer from bugs big and...
Brewing beer on Twitter

Brewing beer on Twitter

One of the nice things about having an iPhone is you can take pictures, and post them to the internet immediately.  This allowed me to post pictures of my brew day as it was happening.  It was a lot of fun and it sparked much interest in homebrewing. The pictures went...
DNA Drinking

DNA Drinking

Humans have been altering the genome of many plants and animals for thousands of years.  The wild “natural” grape still exists in parts of Eurasia and north Africa but bears only a passing resemblance to its relatives cultivated for the wine trade.  Wild grapes are...

Inside Fermentarium – Episode 4

Wow this episode took far longer than it should have.  Here’s the belated episode four! Links for this episode Are you ready to fruit or spice your beer? Beer Cheese Soup Corona Lime Ritual No Free Budweiser PBR Art Contest and PBR Coffin RC Cooler...
Climate change barley Armageddon is just beer-mongering

Climate change barley Armageddon is just beer-mongering

2008 was the 15th coldest year or the 10th warmest year depending on which group you get your temperature information from (Univ. of Alabama or NOAA).  I’ll totally side-step the issue and just assume global warming will happen for argument’s sake.  If we take this...