He’s strong and golden, a god among men, a lover among gods. The Festival of Adonis was celebrated by women sowing seeds of wheat and barley, so it’s an appropriate name for a beer. And Adonis was worshiped by girls…
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New Bread
It’s time for a new bread, a new way of doing things. I’ve long resisted switching to folding dough instead of kneading because…why exactly? Maybe I thought kneading was a necessary primal step in creating bread, something to do with…
Bubble, Bubble, Toil, and Guzzle
Home brewing is a hedonist’s dream. Whatever your taste, your required quantity, your preferred bottle shape, it’s all under your control, o puppetmaster. But homebrewing is a hell for the impatient. You think once fermenting is done that you can…
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Living Bread
Okay, I think I’m getting it now. The more I read about starters, bigas, sponges, and poolishes, I can see how working with yeast is like gardening. Starting with tiny seeds you can create bounty, flavor, life. This is why…
