Recent content by Chard

Hi guys, i live in the UK and i need the help of just one friendly american. Specifically one from North Dakota! My friend has started a really funny blog called The DA, taking a satirical look at the daily goings on in the world of football.... sorry, SOCCER! Its become huge here in the UK...

Cmon man i wanna know how this turned out!

good work. warm flat and bergamotty, sounds like a good cup of tea to me :) no idea about bottling but i guess if you were to keg a mix of CO2 and N2 would be good like you use for a stout. i think you should continue you so far succesful method of "im just gonna do it" and itll probably work...

ok so the bergamot doesnt affect the yeast so thats something! sounds really interesting. id love to pop round for a pint when its done but as this is a US forum the round trip from the UK means its probably gonna be the most expensive pint EVER. keep us posted!

turns out i can be bothered.... In vitro activity of Citrus bergamia (bergamot) oil against clinical isolates of dermatophytes this basically states that bergamot oil decreases yeast activity. still i might give it a shot with a tiny batch of beer and see how it goes.

Hi guys. i thought the same this morning as im currently sipping on some earl grey here in jolly ol England (god save the Queen). however i have a few words of warning. I was looking into different forms of fermentation and came across a drink of fermented tea called Kombucha. this uses a...