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Spent Grain Bread

Finished the book last night. Going to re-read as I started a month ago, but initial thoughts are: "if you are thinking of getting into sour beers, this is an excellent book to start with."

New sourdough loaf. subtle, very fluffy.

Nice loaves. I'm baking tomorrow... I've got 2 new starters to play with. Trying out one that's been on my wifes side of the fam from Alaska since the 50's

I had a barrel go ropey in a couple months. It sat all winter that way. Only recently has it started to come back to "being well." I pitched all 20 EBY strains.

aaaaaaaaaaaand, here's todays loaves.

I am very familiar with those stories. I've read/seen all his documentation. I'm from Alaska, and my wife has deep roots there too - her family has a starter 65 years old that we have dried out. I wonder if they are similar - her father knows more of the history on it. Would love to get my...

I would love to get my hands on some. I've got two I'm using right now, but working on expanding the collection. Let me know how you'd like to trade or what not. I've sent mine out numerous times and just use a tupperware/ziplock and send it USPS Priority.

Where is the source of your starter? I'm starting to collect them.

Thanks, you too!

What starter are you trading, out of sheer curiosity.

I would lower the baking temp to 450 and score it. Better yet, cook in a dutch oven. I have a lot of info on my blog about baking/shaping bread that has been condensed to pix and small sentences. :)

Nice. Where'd you get the barrel stand? I make mine out of wood, that looks like a legit one or a good copy.

@insanim8er I have 21 - 15 gallon sanke kegs. I use them all the time. However when I want less beer, carboys are a cheap way to go.

@insanim8er I have 21 - 15 gallon sanke kegs. I use them all the time. However when I want less beer, carboys are a cheap way to go.

I think it depends what you mean by "souring". Are you looking for acid content? Funk? Many people interchange the two without thinking twice. I have some insanely funky beers that are probably what most people would toss in the "sour" category, and some that are so sour they would just be...

Even if you get more than 1 lb? I found the shipping didn't budge when I went from 10lb to 12lb...

Another option is stop carrying around wet carboys without a carrying device...?

Another option is stop carrying around wet carboys without a carrying device...?