Historical Brewing Techniques (Lars Garshol)

[GerritT]

Got it already, not finished it yet. But looks like a good one :)

 

[GerritT]

Definitely worth a read. Thanks.
If anyone is interested? This book is a lot more interesting than it might first appear.

on my Fathers day list

 

[Dorst]

I got my copy in a few minutes ago.

First impressions; it is nice glossy edition with lots of pictures and illustrations. The style seems a bit more story-telling than I expected - but this is not a bad thing. Eager to dive into this one.

 

[An Ankoù]

Definitely worth a read. Thanks.
If anyone is interested? This book is a lot more interesting than it might first appear.

That looks very interesting. Have you made any of the recipes? I've got a vial of Lithuanian Farmhouse Yeast by Omega knocking about in the fridge that came in a BrewUK lucky dip. I've been wondering what to do with it so I might have a look at this book. Thanks for the tip.

 

[An Ankoù]

I got my copy in a few minutes ago.

First impressions; it is nice glossy edition with lots of pictures and illustrations. The style seems a bit more story-telling than I expected - but this is not a bad thing. Eager to dive into this one.

Mine's still on pre-order with Amazon France. Don't really understand why, but 7th June isn't far off, now.

 

[Gerryjo]

Interesting. I've never heard of sahti before

This is worth a listen.From Basic Brewing Radio podcast
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/0/6/b/06b...89279286&hwt=7913f728e61eebf5456bcc0a349c7f0d

 

[MyQul]

This is worth a listen.From Basic Brewing Radio podcast
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/0/6/b/06b...89279286&hwt=7913f728e61eebf5456bcc0a349c7f0d

Thanks. I'll listen to that later :hat:

 

[An Ankoù]

Finished this book some months ago and forgot to comment. It's amazing. It's refreshing. It's such a good read. And, it's liberating: reminded me of why I started brewing, which was to make something alcoholic and drinkable out of nothing and as cheaply as possible in my student days when I didn't have two brass farthings to rub together. Not that that's what the book's about, it isn't: I learnt loads about farming and agriculture under extreme conditions from reading this. Of course, for the writer, they're normal conditions. There are some amazing recipes towards the ends of the book too.
I would highly recommend this book, it's an eye-opener in many, many ways.

 

[geigercntr]

Finished this book some months ago and forgot to comment. It's amazing. It's refreshing. It's such a good read. And, it's liberating: reminded me of why I started brewing, which was to make something alcoholic and drinkable out of nothing and as cheaply as possible in my student days when I didn't have two brass farthings to rub together. Not that that's what the book's about, it isn't: I learnt loads about farming and agriculture under extreme conditions from reading this. Of course, for the writer, they're normal conditions. There are some amazing recipes towards the ends of the book too.
I would highly recommend this book, it's an eye-opener in many, many ways.

Agree, it's a great read. I've not done much brewing during lockdown, but I've a good few kveik varieties sat in my fridge that I should get round to using. I've used a few (Voss and Hornindal) to make versions of more 'modern' styles (IPA and stout) to good effect. I need to attempt a traditional style at some point (not much juniper round here, but a good amount of gorse, so maybe the Welsh Farmhouse Ale?

 

[An Ankoù]

Agree, it's a great read. I've not done much brewing during lockdown, but I've a good few kveik varieties sat in my fridge that I should get round to using. I've used a few (Voss and Hornindal) to make versions of more 'modern' styles (IPA and stout) to good effect. I need to attempt a traditional style at some point (not much juniper round here, but a good amount of gorse, so maybe the Welsh Farmhouse Ale?

Same here with the Juniper. I've just bought three common juniper plants, but as they're only about 10 inches tall, I might have to wait a few weeks.
We've got tons of Rosemary, I might have a go with that.

 

[geigercntr]

Ha, great minds and all that: I got 2 junipers a year or 2 back when Larsblog came to my attention. One died within weeks; the other has grown maybe 10 cm since...

Rosemary could be interesting though. Or possibly get some spruce/other non-yew evergreen sticks and chuck some dried juniper berries in?

 

[Sadfield]

Ha, great minds and all that: I got 2 junipers a year or 2 back when Larsblog came to my attention.

Same. I now have one and a half Juniper plants and a kveik to bottle.

Such an inspiring book and going with what one has locally is a great tribute to it. Gorse and Rosemary sound like great ideas. I've got a yarrow plant that will make its way into a brew.

 

[geigercntr]

Nice!
Lars' book and my recent dive into Pascal Baudar's books, I'm pretty much living in the forest from now on!

 

[An Ankoù]

Nice!
Lars' book and my recent dive into Pascal Baudar's books, I'm pretty much living in the forest from now on!

Hadn't heard of Pascal Baudau. Just looked him up on Amazon. Looks very interesting.

 

[geigercntr]

Hadn't heard of Pascal Baudau. Just looked him up on Amazon. Looks very interesting.

I've got a couple of his books and like them. They're generally based around what grows local to him in California, but the approaches he uses are broadly applicable. I stole his idea for smoked chilli hot sauce here (link: Fermented hot sauce)

 

[St00]

It's an interesting read and came onto my radar when David Heath covered kveik and farmhouse ales on his YouTube channel.

Has anyone ever made a raw ale before? My brewing schedules pretty full for a while, but I'm considering a small batch once the current list is finished.

 

[An Ankoù]

It's an interesting read and came onto my radar when David Heath covered kveik and farmhouse ales on his YouTube channel.

Has anyone ever made a raw ale before? My brewing schedules pretty full for a while, but I'm considering a small batch once the current list is finished.

I made a raw wheat beer. While the beer itself was sound, I didn’t like it and I think I chucked the last few bottles. That rather put me off, but I think it could work with a different recipe.
I'm sure I've seen a forum member boasting that he or she never boiled his or her beers, but I can't remember who it is.

Just found this:
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/no-boil-brewing.84933/post-865057

 

[cushyno]

I seem to remember @BeerCat doing a few raw ales which I think it's the same thing as no-boil. Though some of the Norwegian methods of cooking the mash to caramelize it may be quite specialist compared to other forms of raw ale. See no boil no chill 1 week wheat beer for starters. @samale has been known to dabble in no-boil too.

Hope you guys don't mind me tagging you in here

 

[BeerCat]

I seem to remember @BeerCat doing a few raw ales which I think it's the same thing as no-boil. Though some of the Norwegian methods of cooking the mash to caramelize it may be quite specialist compared to other forms of raw ale. See no boil no chill 1 week wheat beer for starters. @samale has been known to dabble in no-boil too.

Hope you guys don't mind me tagging you in here

Not at all. About half of my beers are no boil nowadays. The main difference to the traditional method is that sometimes i boil my hops in water to add as a tea to the raw wort. Actually i have seen Oak and Time in Norway also doing this. Its on a David Heath video. Having done so many no boils i am really surprised it has not taken off. So many advantages and if your using kveik it only has to drop 40c before you can pitch.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

What does no boil give to a beer compared to boiling?