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Adventures in beer bottling, part 2
We purchased our bottles for the saison from Brooklyn Homebrew on Saturday (which you saw) and waited until Sunday morning to bottle the beer. Bottling is a very easy process. The main concern is not to invite any contamination into … Continue reading
The real rustic tart test
This week I had my first real test as to whether I improved my baking skills during my time at the San Francisco Baking Institute. I tried to reproduce both the rustic tarts and a modified fresh fruit tart at … Continue reading
Adventures in beer bottling, part 1
We could not put off bottling our saison any longer. It has been fermenting in the carboys for 4 weeks now. At this point, we are risking the inactive yeast cultures and hops, which have settled at the bottom of … Continue reading
Beer gardening at Bohemian Hall
October means Oktoberfest, which means that enjoying a few beers in a NYC beer garden is an absolute must (for market research….yeah, market research). And… a beer garden means a very happy Jeff : ) (whose first date to this … Continue reading
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Black Forest Cake with Cherry Cream and Cherry Compote
Remember this photo? I promised that I would get to the other two cakes : ) First, let me share with you the process of making and assembling the beautiful black forest cake on the left. The cake is layered … Continue reading
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