We all know that most of the fruits that we see in our local grocery stores come from different areas and sometimes even different countries. Especially during winter if you buy mangos, papayas, bananas, and other tropical fruits, they will be arriving from far away countries. For them to be transported and delivered on time, they are commonly collected before they are ripe and ready to eat. Farmers will pick the fruits in still green stages and they will be transported to their destinations in time for us to pick them up in our markets. So what happens in between? How do the fruits actually ripen?
The History & Origin of Indian Pale Ale
These beers are characterized by their hazy color and strong fruit flavors to pair with all the hoppy aromas. The humble IPA began as an export to a colony. It circled the globe that spread from England to North America. It nearly died as a style and then became a symbol of the craft beer Renaissance.
Making Your Own Beer – Brew In A Bag
Brewing in a bag is one of the best ways for a new brewer to start all-grain brewing. You don’t need a lot of additional equipment. It doesn’t take a lot of space and it’s easy as making a giant batch of tea. If you think it’s time for moving on from extract brewing but don’t really know where to start, brew in a bag is a great way to do it.
How To Package Your Beer – Bottle Or Keg?
Brewing beer at home is not finished while your beer is nice and cozy in your fermenter. After the fermentation has been completed you still need to package it. There are two main methods of packaging your beer. It’s either bottle or keg. When we talk about these two methods we often distinguish them by the way we infuse CO2 into the drink to create the fizz we all crave.
Making Beer At Home – Extract Brewing
Making your first batch of beer can be stressful and this simple guide will make it easy and fun. Be ready to make mistakes since we have all been there. Making beer is supposed to be a fun and interesting hobby so don’t worry too much. There are things that you should and shouldn’t do. But making your own beer is more than following a recipe. Soon with time, you will get the experience and skills that will make all the difference in how your final product will taste.
Brewing Your Own Beer – Introduction
Beer is an alcoholic beverage made from fermenting malted grains, using a special type of brewer’s yeast and hops with the addition of water. So there are four main ingredients in beer, malted grains, water, yeast, and hops. With these four ingredients, you can make beer. The story is simple as that.
Making Beer At Home – Basic Ingredients
There are four main ingredients in beer. Water, malted grains, hops, and yeast. Each of these ingredients has different parts and you need to know them before you start on your homebrewing journey.
What Is Hiding Under Your Pillow?
The custom of putting things under your pillow, or under children’s pillows has been implemented since ancient history until now. But the various items used to either follow a religious motive or just a cultural meaning have been my point of interest.
Salt – The Spice Of The Earth
What is it about salt that we give so much meaning? Not only to season our meals and give them more flavor. Since the time of men, salt has been used in rituals and blessings. When people did the most crimes against the king and country, it wasn’t enough to just execute them their land would be plowed and covered in salt. So nothing else could grow. What made this simple chemical compound so important in our lives? Not only for our health but for our minds also.
The Integrity of Companies – Should We Care?
When you buy a product, any type of product you look for quality and price. You expect that product to deliver its purpose. But do you ever wonder about the company that makes it? Do you ever wonder who made it, in which conditions, where, and how? We have all heard about child labor, environmental pollution, difficult working conditions, and such. But sometimes it’s more complicated than that.
Things we do for health 