Oktoberfest-Märzen in the 1950s - Daft Eejit Brewing
In which I list technical analyses of Oktoberfest-Märzen from 1953, 1954 and 1956 and discuss some of the notable outliers.| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - A Conversion Chart Between Beer Colour Scales| Daft Eejit Brewing
I like going to the library, in particular the GGB library at the VLB in Berlin. Less than 15 minutes on the bus, a few minutes of walking, and I’m there. Earlier this week, I spent two days researching for my new book. When you go through a lot of historic material, there’s inevitably some bycatch, random articles in journals or paragraphs or sections of books that you didn’t intend to look up, but stumbled upon, that turn out to be super interesting.| Daft Eejit Brewing
I like going to the library, in particular the GGB library at the VLB in Berlin. Less than 15 minutes on the bus, a few minutes of walking, and I’m there. Earlier this week, I spent two days researching for my new book. When you go through a lot of historic material, there’s inevitably some … Continue reading 1980s Altbier and Kölsch→ The post 1980s Altbier and Kölsch appeared first on Daft Eejit Brewing.| Daft Eejit Brewing
In which I list technical analyses of Oktoberfest-Märzen from 1953, 1954 and 1956 and discuss some of the notable outliers.| Daft Eejit Brewing
A few days ago, Jeff Alworth posted about the persistence of what he calls “romantic facts” around beer, i.e. “a story shot through with fascinating, possibly nostalgic details that turn out to be hogwash.“| Daft Eejit Brewing
In which I discuss why the Reinheitsgebot is misunderstood in its geopolitical context, importance and legal effectiveness.| Daft Eejit Brewing
In which I discuss the beer served and quickly consumed in two renditions of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.| Daft Eejit Brewing
If you’ve ever had a few beers in a pub with friends, you’ve most likely come across the problem that these few beers stimulate the appetite, so usually, you’d want to have some sort of snack with them. In the UK, something like crisps, pickled eggs, pork scratchings or even a more substantial dish like … Continue reading The Holy Trinity of Cheesy Beer Snacks→ The post The Holy Trinity of Cheesy Beer Snacks appeared first on Daft Eejit Brewing.| Daft Eejit Brewing
I finally tried out Super F, a vegan alternative to isinglass, and here are the results.| Daft Eejit Brewing
In the reconstruction of everything related to historic Vienna Lager, there is one piece missing that I’ve not been able to conclusively reconstruct so far: its water profile, and in particular, the water profile at Kleinschwechater Brauerei, where Anton Dreher first brewed Vienna Lager. People who read my book on the subject are probably already … Continue reading An Attempt To Reconstruct Historic Vienna Lager’s Water Profile→ The post An Attempt To Reconstruct Historic Vienna Lager...| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - The Session: The Best Beer I Can Drink At Home Right Now| Daft Eejit Brewing
In my research yesterday about beer production statistics in Southern Germany, I came across a curious bit of information, namely that an incredibly large number of top-fermenting breweries operated in Württemberg in the late 19th century, but they on average produced only relatively small amounts of beer. I then dug a bit further and noticed … Continue reading 19th Century Brewing in Württemberg→ The post 19th Century Brewing in Württemberg appeared first on Daft Eejit Brewing.| Daft Eejit Brewing
I previously wrote about top- vs bottom-fermenting breweries in Germany (in particular the Northern German Brewing Tax Association), and then specifically about Prussia, Germany’s biggest state at the time, as the individual provinces were very different in how widespread bottom-fermenting breweries were. What was still missing was the South of Germany. While I still don’t … Continue reading Top- vs. Bottom-Fermenting Breweries in Parts of Southern Germany 1889/1890→ The post Top- vs....| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - My Experience at Heimbrau Convention 2024| Daft Eejit Brewing
In which I visit Kraków to talk about Vienna Lager, and have an overall great time because the Polish craft beer scene is awesome.| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - How To Brew Mönchsambacher Weihnachts-Bock, according to the brewmaster| Daft Eejit Brewing
In this post, I'm discussing the number of breweries and production volumes of top- vs bottom-fermenting breweries in 1890's Prussia.| Daft Eejit Brewing
I found an Austrian book that describes the 1890s American brewing industry, including mash method descriptions, so I documented one recipe.| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - The best beer I ever brewed?| Daft Eejit Brewing
I don’t homebrew that much anymore these days, at most 4 to 5 times a year, and really only the beers that I absolutely want to brew and drink, which includes fixtures like an 8° Czech-style pale lager for summer and a Czech-style dark lager (which I brew with Ben) for winter. So there is really not that much room for experimentation, simply because I don’t have the time, the drinking capacity (I’m 40, it’s all about quality over quantity now) or the resources like free fridge space ...| Daft Eejit Brewing
How I noticed that a single decoction mash profile provides enough decoction character while saving a lot of time during my brew day.| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - Lager Beer Made In USA, Part 3: Live Oak, Trailblazers of Texas Craft Beer| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - Lager Beer Made In USA, Part 2: Goldfinger, History and Community| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - Lager Beer Made In USA, Part 1: Dovetail, Franconian at Heart| Daft Eejit Brewing
Augustiner brewery of Munich, known to be very conservative, secretive and loaded, recently announced their latest addition to their portfolio, an alcohol-free Helles, aptly named “Augustiner Alkoholfrei Hell”. Augustiner hadn’t released a new beer in 38 years, and in fact was the last of the “big six” Munich brands without an alcohol-free beer.| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - My Summer Beers for 2024| Daft Eejit Brewing
Daft Eejit Brewing - Why Augustiner's new alcohol-free Helles is a big deal| Daft Eejit Brewing
