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When looking through Mr. Malty's pitching rate calculator, it was obvious to me it's not designed for making starters from colonies and slants. Makes sense, after all most people rely on commercial yeast. I'm not one of them. I like to use yeast from my yeast bank. I have put too much time and...

This week I tasted a bottle of a quadrupel I brewed 2 months ago, and was surprised to discover a slight sourness. Not bad at all, it tasted a bit like Rodenbach, or Oerbier. However, it was not supposed to be there, which makes it an infection. I suppose this is what can happen if you brew...

This fall I plan to brew a dark strong belgian ale inspired by Struise pannepot. Comments on the recipe are very welcome! Basic ------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Name: Askoy II (the name of Jacques Brel's sailing boat) Feature: Pannepot clone Brew Date...

Hi! Feel free to check out my blog at saccharolicious.blogspot.com. 10 years ago I graduated in food biochemistry and brewery technology in Belgium, after which I ended up in Sweden studying medical biochemistry in grad school. I started brewing last summer and started blogging a few weeks...