This month’s Fermentation Friday topic (hosted by CNYBrew.com) is “Remember why we brew?”:
Whether it’s the inflated sense of independence that the smell of mashing malt brings or just some image of yourself as a beer artisan that brewing creates, I want to hear about it. No limits here, it can be what started you down [...]

In addition to the hard cheese kit I talked about in my last post, we also got the mozzarella kit from Austin Homebrew.
Making fresh mozzarella is very different from making hard cheese. For one thing, it’s a much shorter process; it can be completed from start to edible in about 1-2 hours! And whereas the [...]

Tim and I hold a special place in our hearts for all things fermented. So for Tim’s birthday this year, I decided to give him the gift of cheese.
We had never made cheese before, so I got the Basic Hard Cheese Kit from Austin Homebrew Supply, which has everything you need to make about 30 [...]

Word has been spreading like wildfire about the ridiculous claim of trademark infringement by Hansen Beverage, makers of Monster Energy Drink. In a classic attempt of taking-a-crap-on-the-little-guy, they have issued a cease and desist order against Rock Art Brewery for their 10th anniversary beer called “Vermonster.” Their claim is that consumers will likely be confused [...]

The remainder of our trip to Colorado wasn’t quite as jam-packed as our first day, so I’ll finish this little three-part series by summing up the rest.
On our second day, we visited Mount Falcon Canyon Park nearby where our friends live in Morrison.

After a nice, easy hike there, we visited One World Cafe, a cozy [...]

Now that I’ve gushed on and on about the fabulous time we had at GABF, it’s time to cover the rest of our trip out to Colorado!
Our first day was insanely busy… We landed in Denver around lunchtime, and of course we immediately wanted to go to a brewery. The first thing we did was [...]

Now that I’ve settled back into normal life (which is kind of a bummer), it’s time for me to gather my thoughts and write about my experiences at this year’s Great American Beer Festival!
It was of course amazing. I didn’t quite feel the complete shock and awe upon first walking into the festival like I [...]