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Return brewing to its fundamentals and explore easy techniques, tips, and tricks for making beer. The authors guide you from extract to all-grain, explain recipe design, adjuncts, and small-batch brewing, and share ideas on automated brew systems, helping you develop a simple, thoughtful process to make homebrewing more accessible and enjoyable.
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Return brewing to its fundamentals and explore easy techniques, tips, and tricks for making beer. The authors guide you from extract to all-grain, explain recipe design, adjuncts, and small-batch brewing, and share ideas on automated brew systems, helping you develop a simple, thoughtful process to make homebrewing more accessible and enjoyable.
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- Verlag: Brewers Publications
- Seitenzahl: 250
- Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 254mm x 204mm x 17mm
- Gewicht: 519g
- ISBN-13: 9781938469596
- ISBN-10: 1938469593
- Artikelnr.: 54394302
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
- Verlag: Brewers Publications
- Seitenzahl: 250
- Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 254mm x 204mm x 17mm
- Gewicht: 519g
- ISBN-13: 9781938469596
- ISBN-10: 1938469593
- Artikelnr.: 54394302
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
By Denny Conn and Drew Beechum
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Recipes
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 - What is Simplicity?
The Inherent Simplicity of Beer
The Importance of a Pragmatic Focus, or A Book's Manifesto in Three Lines
The Efficiency of Simplicity
A Word on Process
But, That's Not How the Pros Do It
What isn't Simplicity?
Profiles in Simplicity: Doug King
Chapter 2 - Simple Extract Brewing
Modern Brewing Pioneers
The Basics about Brewing and Extract
Rescuing Extract from Its Reputation
Why Extract Is Awesome
Why Extract Is Terrible
The Simplest Brew Day Ever
The Oversimplified Explanation of Extract Brewing
What to Expect When You're Expecting Beer
Tricks for the Best Extract Beer
Advanced Extract Brewing
Late Extract
Full-Volume Boil
Use a Chiller
Speed Brewing: Beer in 20 Minutes
How to convert to/from Extract
Other Extract Uses
Yeast Starters
Simplifying Your Brew Day
Boosters
Baking: The Final Frontier
Pretzel Magic
Extract Beer Recipes from Denny
An Inspirational Message to All the Doubters
Profiles in Simplicity: Jay Ankeney
Jay's Tips for Extract Brewing
Chapter 3 - Simple Small Batch
In Defense of Small-Batch Brewing
Less Physical Strength Needed
Smaller Gear and Less Gear
Less Room Needed
More Variety and Experimentation
Less Risk
Less Time Needed
Small Batch Shortcomings
Brewing Small: The Total Picture
A Small-Batch Brew
What's In Your Kitchen?
Brew-in-a-Bag
Small Processes
Profiles in Simplicity: Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme
Chapter 4 - Simple All Grain
The Strict Worlds of Fermentation
It Wasn't Always So
Making Malt
Onto Brewing
Mashing from Start to Finish
The Super High Level Process of Mashing
The Cheap 'n' Easy Mash Tun
Mashing
Working Out Your Mash Water Volume
Batch Sparge
Other Mashing Regimens
Short Mash and Boil
Overnight/Extended Mashing
Brew in a Bag: One-Pot Brewing
Profiles in Simplicity: Chip Walton Teaches Us about Brew-in-a-Bag
Profiles in Simplicity: Jeremy Jalabert-Award-Winning, Busy Dad Brewer
Chapter 5 - Technology Serving Simplicity
Automated Systems
PicoBrew
Brewie+
All-in-One Manual Systems
Grainfather
Speidel Braumeister
Recipe Interlude
Simple Fermentation Systems
BrewJacket Immersion Pro
Vessi Fermentor
Home Canning
Some Assembly Required
Bucket Heaters: A Cheap Electrical Assist
Raspberry Pi and Arduino-Based Systems
Looking into the Crystal Ball
Profiles in Simplicity: Ronaldo Dutra Ferreira
Chapter 6 - Simple Flavor Identification
Simplifying Recipe Design
Understanding Flavors and Ingredients
Flavors in Beer
Understanding Ingredients: Build Your Flavor Database
Malt Evaluation
Malt Evaluation at Home
Hot-Steep Malt Evaluation Method
Hop Evaluation
The Language of Hops
Evaluating Hops at Home
Yeast Evaluation
Clean
Estery and Fruity
Phenolic
Sulfury
Learning Through Drinking
Simple Beer
Chapter 7 - Simple Recipe Design
Evolution of a Homebrewer
Stage 1: Extract Recipe Kits
Stage 2: All-Grain Recipe Kits
Stage 3: Brewing Other People's Recipes
Stage 4: Your Own Recipes
The Philosophy of Recipe Design
Bottom-Up Recipe Design
Top-Down Recipe Design
Every Beer Tells a Story
Single Malt and Single Hop (SMASH)
Choosing Hops
Hop Balancing
Recipe Templates
How Do You Know It Worked?
Triangle Test: The Only Way to Know
Sample Triangle Test Procedure
The Importance of Locality
Profiles in Recipe Design: Randy Mosher
Chapter 8 - Simple Water
Simple Truths About Water
Brewing Water Basics
Treat Your Brewing Water
What's in Your Water?
Understanding Your Water
Calcium
Chloride
Sulfate
Magnesium
Sodium
Chlorine the Killer
Distilled and Reverse Osmosis Water: The Level Playing Field
Adjusting Your Water
pH
Alkalinity
Function and Flavor
Adjusting Your Water: An Example
Is There A Simpler Way?
Sulfate-to-Chloride Ratio
It's Never Too Late
Profiles in Simplicity: Martin Brungard
Chapter 9 - Simple Adjuncts
A Little Adjunct History
How to Adjunct
Adjuncting the Hard Way: Cook 'Em.
Adjuncting the Easy Way
One Final Tip: Hulls are Your Friend
Major Players of the Adjunct World
Wheat
Rye
Oats
Corn
Rice
Potatoes
Sugar
And Now It Gets Weird
Fruit
Vegetables
Not Weird Enough Yet?
Processing the Mushrooms: Denny Experiments
Profiles in Simplicity: Mike Williams of Candi Syrup, Inc.
Chapter 10 - Simple Yeast and Fermentation
Types of Yeast
Ale and Lager Yeast
"Wild" Yeast and Bacteria
Top versus Bottom Fermenting
Yeast Flavors
Ale Yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Lager Yeast: Saccharomyces pastorianus
Wild Yeast: Brettanomyces Species
Dry or Liquid?
Getting the Yeast Ready to Work
Rehydrating Dry Yeast
Liquid Yeast Starter
Starter by the Numbers
Simplifying the Starter: The Vitality Starter
High-Gravity Fermentations
Fermentation
Why Control Fermentation Temperature?
Easy Methods for Controlling Temperature
Temperature Manipulation
When Is Fermentation Done?
Profiles in Simplicity: Mark Van Ditta
Chapter 11 - Simple Wild
Wild Done Safely
Wild Inoculation
Getting Safer with Booze and Acid
Even Safer with Wild Starters
The Cultured Wild
Kettle Souring: The Ultimate Safe Sour
Blending and Flavoring
Profiles in Simplicity: Garret Garfield
Index
List of Recipes
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 - What is Simplicity?
The Inherent Simplicity of Beer
The Importance of a Pragmatic Focus, or A Book's Manifesto in Three Lines
The Efficiency of Simplicity
A Word on Process
But, That's Not How the Pros Do It
What isn't Simplicity?
Profiles in Simplicity: Doug King
Chapter 2 - Simple Extract Brewing
Modern Brewing Pioneers
The Basics about Brewing and Extract
Rescuing Extract from Its Reputation
Why Extract Is Awesome
Why Extract Is Terrible
The Simplest Brew Day Ever
The Oversimplified Explanation of Extract Brewing
What to Expect When You're Expecting Beer
Tricks for the Best Extract Beer
Advanced Extract Brewing
Late Extract
Full-Volume Boil
Use a Chiller
Speed Brewing: Beer in 20 Minutes
How to convert to/from Extract
Other Extract Uses
Yeast Starters
Simplifying Your Brew Day
Boosters
Baking: The Final Frontier
Pretzel Magic
Extract Beer Recipes from Denny
An Inspirational Message to All the Doubters
Profiles in Simplicity: Jay Ankeney
Jay's Tips for Extract Brewing
Chapter 3 - Simple Small Batch
In Defense of Small-Batch Brewing
Less Physical Strength Needed
Smaller Gear and Less Gear
Less Room Needed
More Variety and Experimentation
Less Risk
Less Time Needed
Small Batch Shortcomings
Brewing Small: The Total Picture
A Small-Batch Brew
What's In Your Kitchen?
Brew-in-a-Bag
Small Processes
Profiles in Simplicity: Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme
Chapter 4 - Simple All Grain
The Strict Worlds of Fermentation
It Wasn't Always So
Making Malt
Onto Brewing
Mashing from Start to Finish
The Super High Level Process of Mashing
The Cheap 'n' Easy Mash Tun
Mashing
Working Out Your Mash Water Volume
Batch Sparge
Other Mashing Regimens
Short Mash and Boil
Overnight/Extended Mashing
Brew in a Bag: One-Pot Brewing
Profiles in Simplicity: Chip Walton Teaches Us about Brew-in-a-Bag
Profiles in Simplicity: Jeremy Jalabert-Award-Winning, Busy Dad Brewer
Chapter 5 - Technology Serving Simplicity
Automated Systems
PicoBrew
Brewie+
All-in-One Manual Systems
Grainfather
Speidel Braumeister
Recipe Interlude
Simple Fermentation Systems
BrewJacket Immersion Pro
Vessi Fermentor
Home Canning
Some Assembly Required
Bucket Heaters: A Cheap Electrical Assist
Raspberry Pi and Arduino-Based Systems
Looking into the Crystal Ball
Profiles in Simplicity: Ronaldo Dutra Ferreira
Chapter 6 - Simple Flavor Identification
Simplifying Recipe Design
Understanding Flavors and Ingredients
Flavors in Beer
Understanding Ingredients: Build Your Flavor Database
Malt Evaluation
Malt Evaluation at Home
Hot-Steep Malt Evaluation Method
Hop Evaluation
The Language of Hops
Evaluating Hops at Home
Yeast Evaluation
Clean
Estery and Fruity
Phenolic
Sulfury
Learning Through Drinking
Simple Beer
Chapter 7 - Simple Recipe Design
Evolution of a Homebrewer
Stage 1: Extract Recipe Kits
Stage 2: All-Grain Recipe Kits
Stage 3: Brewing Other People's Recipes
Stage 4: Your Own Recipes
The Philosophy of Recipe Design
Bottom-Up Recipe Design
Top-Down Recipe Design
Every Beer Tells a Story
Single Malt and Single Hop (SMASH)
Choosing Hops
Hop Balancing
Recipe Templates
How Do You Know It Worked?
Triangle Test: The Only Way to Know
Sample Triangle Test Procedure
The Importance of Locality
Profiles in Recipe Design: Randy Mosher
Chapter 8 - Simple Water
Simple Truths About Water
Brewing Water Basics
Treat Your Brewing Water
What's in Your Water?
Understanding Your Water
Calcium
Chloride
Sulfate
Magnesium
Sodium
Chlorine the Killer
Distilled and Reverse Osmosis Water: The Level Playing Field
Adjusting Your Water
pH
Alkalinity
Function and Flavor
Adjusting Your Water: An Example
Is There A Simpler Way?
Sulfate-to-Chloride Ratio
It's Never Too Late
Profiles in Simplicity: Martin Brungard
Chapter 9 - Simple Adjuncts
A Little Adjunct History
How to Adjunct
Adjuncting the Hard Way: Cook 'Em.
Adjuncting the Easy Way
One Final Tip: Hulls are Your Friend
Major Players of the Adjunct World
Wheat
Rye
Oats
Corn
Rice
Potatoes
Sugar
And Now It Gets Weird
Fruit
Vegetables
Not Weird Enough Yet?
Processing the Mushrooms: Denny Experiments
Profiles in Simplicity: Mike Williams of Candi Syrup, Inc.
Chapter 10 - Simple Yeast and Fermentation
Types of Yeast
Ale and Lager Yeast
"Wild" Yeast and Bacteria
Top versus Bottom Fermenting
Yeast Flavors
Ale Yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Lager Yeast: Saccharomyces pastorianus
Wild Yeast: Brettanomyces Species
Dry or Liquid?
Getting the Yeast Ready to Work
Rehydrating Dry Yeast
Liquid Yeast Starter
Starter by the Numbers
Simplifying the Starter: The Vitality Starter
High-Gravity Fermentations
Fermentation
Why Control Fermentation Temperature?
Easy Methods for Controlling Temperature
Temperature Manipulation
When Is Fermentation Done?
Profiles in Simplicity: Mark Van Ditta
Chapter 11 - Simple Wild
Wild Done Safely
Wild Inoculation
Getting Safer with Booze and Acid
Even Safer with Wild Starters
The Cultured Wild
Kettle Souring: The Ultimate Safe Sour
Blending and Flavoring
Profiles in Simplicity: Garret Garfield
Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Recipes
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 - What is Simplicity?
The Inherent Simplicity of Beer
The Importance of a Pragmatic Focus, or A Book's Manifesto in Three Lines
The Efficiency of Simplicity
A Word on Process
But, That's Not How the Pros Do It
What isn't Simplicity?
Profiles in Simplicity: Doug King
Chapter 2 - Simple Extract Brewing
Modern Brewing Pioneers
The Basics about Brewing and Extract
Rescuing Extract from Its Reputation
Why Extract Is Awesome
Why Extract Is Terrible
The Simplest Brew Day Ever
The Oversimplified Explanation of Extract Brewing
What to Expect When You're Expecting Beer
Tricks for the Best Extract Beer
Advanced Extract Brewing
Late Extract
Full-Volume Boil
Use a Chiller
Speed Brewing: Beer in 20 Minutes
How to convert to/from Extract
Other Extract Uses
Yeast Starters
Simplifying Your Brew Day
Boosters
Baking: The Final Frontier
Pretzel Magic
Extract Beer Recipes from Denny
An Inspirational Message to All the Doubters
Profiles in Simplicity: Jay Ankeney
Jay's Tips for Extract Brewing
Chapter 3 - Simple Small Batch
In Defense of Small-Batch Brewing
Less Physical Strength Needed
Smaller Gear and Less Gear
Less Room Needed
More Variety and Experimentation
Less Risk
Less Time Needed
Small Batch Shortcomings
Brewing Small: The Total Picture
A Small-Batch Brew
What's In Your Kitchen?
Brew-in-a-Bag
Small Processes
Profiles in Simplicity: Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme
Chapter 4 - Simple All Grain
The Strict Worlds of Fermentation
It Wasn't Always So
Making Malt
Onto Brewing
Mashing from Start to Finish
The Super High Level Process of Mashing
The Cheap 'n' Easy Mash Tun
Mashing
Working Out Your Mash Water Volume
Batch Sparge
Other Mashing Regimens
Short Mash and Boil
Overnight/Extended Mashing
Brew in a Bag: One-Pot Brewing
Profiles in Simplicity: Chip Walton Teaches Us about Brew-in-a-Bag
Profiles in Simplicity: Jeremy Jalabert-Award-Winning, Busy Dad Brewer
Chapter 5 - Technology Serving Simplicity
Automated Systems
PicoBrew
Brewie+
All-in-One Manual Systems
Grainfather
Speidel Braumeister
Recipe Interlude
Simple Fermentation Systems
BrewJacket Immersion Pro
Vessi Fermentor
Home Canning
Some Assembly Required
Bucket Heaters: A Cheap Electrical Assist
Raspberry Pi and Arduino-Based Systems
Looking into the Crystal Ball
Profiles in Simplicity: Ronaldo Dutra Ferreira
Chapter 6 - Simple Flavor Identification
Simplifying Recipe Design
Understanding Flavors and Ingredients
Flavors in Beer
Understanding Ingredients: Build Your Flavor Database
Malt Evaluation
Malt Evaluation at Home
Hot-Steep Malt Evaluation Method
Hop Evaluation
The Language of Hops
Evaluating Hops at Home
Yeast Evaluation
Clean
Estery and Fruity
Phenolic
Sulfury
Learning Through Drinking
Simple Beer
Chapter 7 - Simple Recipe Design
Evolution of a Homebrewer
Stage 1: Extract Recipe Kits
Stage 2: All-Grain Recipe Kits
Stage 3: Brewing Other People's Recipes
Stage 4: Your Own Recipes
The Philosophy of Recipe Design
Bottom-Up Recipe Design
Top-Down Recipe Design
Every Beer Tells a Story
Single Malt and Single Hop (SMASH)
Choosing Hops
Hop Balancing
Recipe Templates
How Do You Know It Worked?
Triangle Test: The Only Way to Know
Sample Triangle Test Procedure
The Importance of Locality
Profiles in Recipe Design: Randy Mosher
Chapter 8 - Simple Water
Simple Truths About Water
Brewing Water Basics
Treat Your Brewing Water
What's in Your Water?
Understanding Your Water
Calcium
Chloride
Sulfate
Magnesium
Sodium
Chlorine the Killer
Distilled and Reverse Osmosis Water: The Level Playing Field
Adjusting Your Water
pH
Alkalinity
Function and Flavor
Adjusting Your Water: An Example
Is There A Simpler Way?
Sulfate-to-Chloride Ratio
It's Never Too Late
Profiles in Simplicity: Martin Brungard
Chapter 9 - Simple Adjuncts
A Little Adjunct History
How to Adjunct
Adjuncting the Hard Way: Cook 'Em.
Adjuncting the Easy Way
One Final Tip: Hulls are Your Friend
Major Players of the Adjunct World
Wheat
Rye
Oats
Corn
Rice
Potatoes
Sugar
And Now It Gets Weird
Fruit
Vegetables
Not Weird Enough Yet?
Processing the Mushrooms: Denny Experiments
Profiles in Simplicity: Mike Williams of Candi Syrup, Inc.
Chapter 10 - Simple Yeast and Fermentation
Types of Yeast
Ale and Lager Yeast
"Wild" Yeast and Bacteria
Top versus Bottom Fermenting
Yeast Flavors
Ale Yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Lager Yeast: Saccharomyces pastorianus
Wild Yeast: Brettanomyces Species
Dry or Liquid?
Getting the Yeast Ready to Work
Rehydrating Dry Yeast
Liquid Yeast Starter
Starter by the Numbers
Simplifying the Starter: The Vitality Starter
High-Gravity Fermentations
Fermentation
Why Control Fermentation Temperature?
Easy Methods for Controlling Temperature
Temperature Manipulation
When Is Fermentation Done?
Profiles in Simplicity: Mark Van Ditta
Chapter 11 - Simple Wild
Wild Done Safely
Wild Inoculation
Getting Safer with Booze and Acid
Even Safer with Wild Starters
The Cultured Wild
Kettle Souring: The Ultimate Safe Sour
Blending and Flavoring
Profiles in Simplicity: Garret Garfield
Index
List of Recipes
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 - What is Simplicity?
The Inherent Simplicity of Beer
The Importance of a Pragmatic Focus, or A Book's Manifesto in Three Lines
The Efficiency of Simplicity
A Word on Process
But, That's Not How the Pros Do It
What isn't Simplicity?
Profiles in Simplicity: Doug King
Chapter 2 - Simple Extract Brewing
Modern Brewing Pioneers
The Basics about Brewing and Extract
Rescuing Extract from Its Reputation
Why Extract Is Awesome
Why Extract Is Terrible
The Simplest Brew Day Ever
The Oversimplified Explanation of Extract Brewing
What to Expect When You're Expecting Beer
Tricks for the Best Extract Beer
Advanced Extract Brewing
Late Extract
Full-Volume Boil
Use a Chiller
Speed Brewing: Beer in 20 Minutes
How to convert to/from Extract
Other Extract Uses
Yeast Starters
Simplifying Your Brew Day
Boosters
Baking: The Final Frontier
Pretzel Magic
Extract Beer Recipes from Denny
An Inspirational Message to All the Doubters
Profiles in Simplicity: Jay Ankeney
Jay's Tips for Extract Brewing
Chapter 3 - Simple Small Batch
In Defense of Small-Batch Brewing
Less Physical Strength Needed
Smaller Gear and Less Gear
Less Room Needed
More Variety and Experimentation
Less Risk
Less Time Needed
Small Batch Shortcomings
Brewing Small: The Total Picture
A Small-Batch Brew
What's In Your Kitchen?
Brew-in-a-Bag
Small Processes
Profiles in Simplicity: Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme
Chapter 4 - Simple All Grain
The Strict Worlds of Fermentation
It Wasn't Always So
Making Malt
Onto Brewing
Mashing from Start to Finish
The Super High Level Process of Mashing
The Cheap 'n' Easy Mash Tun
Mashing
Working Out Your Mash Water Volume
Batch Sparge
Other Mashing Regimens
Short Mash and Boil
Overnight/Extended Mashing
Brew in a Bag: One-Pot Brewing
Profiles in Simplicity: Chip Walton Teaches Us about Brew-in-a-Bag
Profiles in Simplicity: Jeremy Jalabert-Award-Winning, Busy Dad Brewer
Chapter 5 - Technology Serving Simplicity
Automated Systems
PicoBrew
Brewie+
All-in-One Manual Systems
Grainfather
Speidel Braumeister
Recipe Interlude
Simple Fermentation Systems
BrewJacket Immersion Pro
Vessi Fermentor
Home Canning
Some Assembly Required
Bucket Heaters: A Cheap Electrical Assist
Raspberry Pi and Arduino-Based Systems
Looking into the Crystal Ball
Profiles in Simplicity: Ronaldo Dutra Ferreira
Chapter 6 - Simple Flavor Identification
Simplifying Recipe Design
Understanding Flavors and Ingredients
Flavors in Beer
Understanding Ingredients: Build Your Flavor Database
Malt Evaluation
Malt Evaluation at Home
Hot-Steep Malt Evaluation Method
Hop Evaluation
The Language of Hops
Evaluating Hops at Home
Yeast Evaluation
Clean
Estery and Fruity
Phenolic
Sulfury
Learning Through Drinking
Simple Beer
Chapter 7 - Simple Recipe Design
Evolution of a Homebrewer
Stage 1: Extract Recipe Kits
Stage 2: All-Grain Recipe Kits
Stage 3: Brewing Other People's Recipes
Stage 4: Your Own Recipes
The Philosophy of Recipe Design
Bottom-Up Recipe Design
Top-Down Recipe Design
Every Beer Tells a Story
Single Malt and Single Hop (SMASH)
Choosing Hops
Hop Balancing
Recipe Templates
How Do You Know It Worked?
Triangle Test: The Only Way to Know
Sample Triangle Test Procedure
The Importance of Locality
Profiles in Recipe Design: Randy Mosher
Chapter 8 - Simple Water
Simple Truths About Water
Brewing Water Basics
Treat Your Brewing Water
What's in Your Water?
Understanding Your Water
Calcium
Chloride
Sulfate
Magnesium
Sodium
Chlorine the Killer
Distilled and Reverse Osmosis Water: The Level Playing Field
Adjusting Your Water
pH
Alkalinity
Function and Flavor
Adjusting Your Water: An Example
Is There A Simpler Way?
Sulfate-to-Chloride Ratio
It's Never Too Late
Profiles in Simplicity: Martin Brungard
Chapter 9 - Simple Adjuncts
A Little Adjunct History
How to Adjunct
Adjuncting the Hard Way: Cook 'Em.
Adjuncting the Easy Way
One Final Tip: Hulls are Your Friend
Major Players of the Adjunct World
Wheat
Rye
Oats
Corn
Rice
Potatoes
Sugar
And Now It Gets Weird
Fruit
Vegetables
Not Weird Enough Yet?
Processing the Mushrooms: Denny Experiments
Profiles in Simplicity: Mike Williams of Candi Syrup, Inc.
Chapter 10 - Simple Yeast and Fermentation
Types of Yeast
Ale and Lager Yeast
"Wild" Yeast and Bacteria
Top versus Bottom Fermenting
Yeast Flavors
Ale Yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Lager Yeast: Saccharomyces pastorianus
Wild Yeast: Brettanomyces Species
Dry or Liquid?
Getting the Yeast Ready to Work
Rehydrating Dry Yeast
Liquid Yeast Starter
Starter by the Numbers
Simplifying the Starter: The Vitality Starter
High-Gravity Fermentations
Fermentation
Why Control Fermentation Temperature?
Easy Methods for Controlling Temperature
Temperature Manipulation
When Is Fermentation Done?
Profiles in Simplicity: Mark Van Ditta
Chapter 11 - Simple Wild
Wild Done Safely
Wild Inoculation
Getting Safer with Booze and Acid
Even Safer with Wild Starters
The Cultured Wild
Kettle Souring: The Ultimate Safe Sour
Blending and Flavoring
Profiles in Simplicity: Garret Garfield
Index