With the onset of September comes the offset of the the garden. I am still planting things that have a hope to give us a bit of return before the frosts – basil, peas, leaf lettuces – but the fact is it’s now about starting the long process of taking down the pole beans, filling … Continue reading "Now That I Have My Back To School Corduroys Here’s The Thursday Beery News Notes"| A Good Beer Blog
Yup. Big news this week? I am trying to nap in as many spots in the house or out in the yard as I can. I’ve yet to try that awkward chair in the back rec room but I still have my eye on it. It’s all so pleasant. The evening air is now cool … Continue reading "The “But… He’s Just Mailing It In From Vacation!!!” Edition Of The Thursday Beery News Notes"| A Good Beer Blog
Hop harvest has begun in Oregon (where I’ll be in two weeks). This is roadkill from a previous harvest. Perhaps I will try to make “fun with numbers” a semi-regular Friday feature…| Appellation Beer
It’s Monday, so what the heck . . . – Last week, Jeff Alworth endeavored to shame 10 beer myths. He chose “noble hops” as one of them. I certainly prefer the term landrace hops and I agree that marketers amplified “noble” to sell their hops. However, the origins go back to the 19th century. ... Read more| Appellation Beer
Did you know that March is Sleep Awareness Month? Yes, just in time for losing an hour of sleep when we spring forward next weekend. I've noticed that in conversation with friends and clients, there are many of us who have issues either getting to sleep or getting back to sleep after awakening in the... Read More The post SLEEP TEA IDEAS + more appeared first on Studio Botanica.| Studio Botanica
Summer. Heat waves. Heat warnings. Smoke warnings. Drought. We got it all. Including sugar snap peas. I’ve adoped the Canadian old fart posture this week, when facing a comment on the blistering sun, as I just reply “at least I ain’t shoveling it!” Which is, of course, hilarious. Roar! Tape me ribs! No wonder all … Continue reading "Your Fascinating But Still A Bit Sticky And Humid Mid-July Beery News Notes"| A Good Beer Blog
Jeff Alworth yesterday used to news that the Brewers Association added seven new beer styles to the Beer Style Guidelines in advance of the Great American Beer Festival to rage about how there are …| Appellation Beer
It’s always good to find a new extension to a hobby. I have kept a birding life list for decades but, you know, I’m am pretty lazy about adding to it in any organized way. Because you have to go out there and look. Out into the world. Into the woods and fields. Just look that that chaos! What a pain in the ass. So happy was I that I was advised by eldest to add the free Merlin app from Cornell University to my phone. Not only does it identify the birds you can hear around you but it recor...| A Good Beer Blog
Took a trip east to Gan on Monday. Yup. I was out there day-tripping as I decided a few years ago that the first work day after the clocks change is gonna be a day off from here on out. And what did I see in wonderful Gananoque aka Gan? Well, I observed the law, that’s what I did. Meaning I saw this nice municipally financed and authorized and even installed sign that says you can drink in public in a nice park with a lovely view. I’m bringing a foldy chair and a few tins next time. Becau...| A Good Beer Blog
Off. It’s not like I’m off doing very much but, you know, I have actual chores to do, a couple of nights in Montreal… and other day trips to take… and summer’s slipping away so maybe there won’t be so much in this week’s beery news notes. And I am going to have limited access to scribbling time during the middle of this week so let’s see what I can come up with… no one wants someone to get that sad and lonely feeling if there isn’t something to read as they slurp down th...| A Good Beer Blog
Here we are. Scape pesto to the left of me. Scape pesto to the right. OK, fine. Not really. But the mid-June plucking of the 435 or so scapes and zipping them into a small bucket of goo with a litre of olive oil is a good thing. Martha Stewart circa 1998 good. Free food. And there’s more. I’ll lift the whole plants in three or four weeks to be bundled and dried in the shed before they are sorted and replanted in October. You get the 450 seed cloves for planting in the fall for next year...| A Good Beer Blog
Well, well, well. I entered the first day of my 62nd year today. No trauma. No big plans. Not like when you hit 25 or 40. Those were panicky birthdays. Feeling like middle age is coming too fast. Now that it is here… who cares? All one has to do is consider the alternative and sliding that bit closer to two-thirds of a century is mighty fine by me. Change is everything. Even the bird feeders are put away now. Winter is not coming. Not quite yet. So have one for me if you are having any at a...| A Good Beer Blog
Did you know that there are five Thursdays this February? FIVE!! I thought I was done for the month today – but I am not. It’s leapday Thursday next week. This will be only the third one in my lifetime, now in my 61st year having lived through this experience in 1968 and 1996. The fifth since the 1800s. The responsibilities for next week’s update have suddenly loomed ominously. Am I up to this rich and rare Thursdayness? The very first leap day Thursday since beer blogging began? Better...| A Good Beer Blog
For a long time The Hop Research Institute in Hull Germany was not interested in unusual aroma characteristics in the hops they researched. In fact,... The post Polaris: Germany’s High Alpha Special Flavor Hop appeared first on Kegerator.com.| Kegerator.com
It might surprise all but the most staunch beer enthusiasts to know that hops didn’t always have their haloed place in beer history. That’s right... The post How to Brew With Yarrow appeared first on Kegerator.com.| Kegerator.com
Hops are an amazing addition to any garden. But, of course, they hold a special place for the homebrewing gardener. As a homebrewer, I... The post How to Prepare Your Hops For Winter appeared first on Kegerator.com.| Kegerator.com