The Bar Towel

If it lived at some point - someone has probably fermented it...

...see, this is why we should have a food forum..

Pickling and fermenting are similar, the difference with naturally fermented pickles is that you don't add the vinegar, just soak the veg in a salt brine. The salt brine releases the lacto-bacteria-yumminess of the vegetables...WIld Fermentation is the best online resource http://www.wildfermentatio...

Again, thank - yes, I think I'm just going to keep it simple with the extract.

If I use just extract, does it matter about the style I chose...Just getting a little bored with PAs right now and wouldn't mind doing something a little darker.

Mmmm...charcoal steak house...My Dad got the odd dinner there because of work, and he would take us...Do they still have those massive pork ribs and you would order one as an appetizer? Or those pigtail? Mmmm... But yeah, definitely burn it to the ground if it does something stupid... My family has ...

Thanks for the feedback...I think you're right about taking on too much first time out...I'll practice for a year then maybe try a pumpkin next year...Maybe just a plain brown, porter, or pale extract to see how it goes...

It may sound silly, but you see, I really like gardening, I really like fresh local food, so I think I want to make a pumpkin ale with an extract, and with steeping grains, but with good fresh pumpkins (I may have to wait a couple weeks) and good fresh whole spices from the spice house in Kensington...

Grand River definitely has a house character... which is partially due to their crazy hard water. If there's even a modest bitterness, it really comes through. I like it, but then I was raised on that water! Aside: My parents are about a mile from the brewery... a few years ago their water heater f...

Gorgeous design!!!

I know what's inside matters most, but I don't think any other brewer visually tempts me more than Muskoka.

Also - I've noticed that with the new logo, they've dropped the "cottage brewery" tag.

Bottle dated Aug 5 - very fresh! Pours a very clear amber. Almost a "perfect" amber. Not too dark or light. Immediately is smells like a British PA: biscuity, malty, but then it smell like...oak? Is oak in any way involved in this? The taste has more of a hop presence than the smell would ...

Peterborough: In that case load yourself up with square nail, some fullers if you want something malty and you're good to go...

I want it! I want it! I want it! I want it!

I think there's a "de-craft-ification" ceremony that you need to go through... Kind of like excommunication, but rather than the Pope, it's Garrett Oliver and rather than ex-communicating, Oliver just rings you doorbell, kicks you in the crotch and then leaves... ...Drinking water right no...

What's your story? What conditions brought you to this interest? A particular beer? Brewery? Relationships? Do you remember the first "aha!" beer moment? I posted my story (it's not exciting) in the "trendy" thread and thought I'd start a new one. Extra points for super-dramatic ...

For me,, the question isn't so much, is it too trendy - because while it is VERY trendy right now (like small scale farming, charcuterie, and CIA trained chefs opening fish and chip joints) I'm more concerned with the cynicism and I don't necessarily mean here on these boards. At Volo one night, I o...

very cool thanks...just called the manager, and he's going to fill a 16oz growler today of Dog Fish Head 120 and put it aside for me...Can't wait... Also, he's going to send me an email on Thursday of what's in their warehouse, he'll send over anything I want by Friday when I passing through... Plac...