Feb
17
While researching the traditions of Eisbocks for my lastest post “Hot Rocks to make Eisbocks: Hofstettner’s Granitbock ICE“, I came across an interesting history from the German Beer Institute. This article discusses the accidental origins of the unusual brew – and much like Silly Putty, Coca-Cola, and Microwaves, it was invented by accident. The story starts around 1890 …
Feb
15
Back in the middle ages, many brewing pioneers didn’t have metal kettles – but they had plenty of wood! Commonly, brewers fashioned wooden tubs to mash and boil their beer wort. Heating the wort posed many problems for early brewers. Directly heating with fire would obviously torch the wooden brew vessel; however, superheating stones by …
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