Tue, Nov 11 2008 - 7:55 AM GMT
Name:
"Charlotte"
Home Page:
http://yankeeharp.googlepages.com
Hi.
Thanks. I'm glad you found stuff on the site you could use. I'm sorry I didn't answer sooner. I thought I was supposed to be informed when someone posted a comment here but I didn't get a notification, I don't know why.
But yes, I know what you mean about the high tech brewing. Many times I would study how to brew and somehow end up finding out only that I couldn't do it, didn't have the equipment or ability or materials, etc. Finally, one day I decided I was just going to go ahead and brew something -- anything -- rather than be stopped by trying to learn how and learning only that I couldn't.
And I made many things that turned out terrible at first. But eventually I learned. Now I am amazed at how easy it is -- mix sugar and water and add yeast and you get beer. Why has modern civilization made it so complicated?
I looked over your blog. Very interesting. I like the idea about putting your grains in a cotton sock. I might try that someday. :-) I have more pages on brewing on websites. Here's one you might find interesting -- it's how to harvest wild yeast from the air (for free). If you like gathering plants in the backwoods, you might like getting your yeast there, too:
http://windintheroses.googlepages.com/wildyeast
Some other sites I have are:
http://windintheroses.googlepages.com/ale
http://yankeeharp.googlepages.com/7dayale.html and
http://yankeeharp.googlepages.com/breadbeer.html
http://yankeeharp.googlepages.com/rawbeer.html
The raw beer one is the one might try with the cotton sock trick. It sounds like fun and might even make it easier.
Best wishes,
Charlotte