by DJ Spiess | Mar 16, 2009 | Recent Studies
A new study to be published in the April 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows moderate consumption of beer or wine increases bone density. As you get older your bone density shrinks, so causation or a strong correlation with moderate...
by DJ Spiess | Mar 5, 2009 | Homebrewing
I’ve been working the last few days on a new web project for homebrewers and one task is calculating alcohol content. You’d be surprised how many different ways there are to estimate the same value. How much sugar, sugar (ahh honey, honey) Before you can...
by DJ Spiess | Feb 25, 2009 | Featured, Wine
There’s a large sign on one of the (many) organic/natural/vegan/I’m better than you for not eating “x” restaurants in Boulder, Colorado reading “biodynamic wine” in huge, bright letters. Boulder, being commonly referred to around Colorado as “25 square...
by Petra Spiess | Jan 22, 2009 | Recent Studies
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...
by DJ Spiess | Jan 7, 2009 | Brewing beer
Nitrogen in the beer (beer gas) The main reason the above beers taste creamy is how they are carbonated. Instead of using regular CO2, these beers use nitrogen for “carbonation” (carbonation isn’t really the right word since you’re adding mostly nitrogen, not CO2). ...
