What I am writing about

I will cover things that I care about. So, things like beer and mead making, BJCP style judging, DIY projects, cooking, pretty much whatever comes to mind.

News

• Experimenting with Thiols to Enhance the Aroma of Black Currant Mead
  Thiols are a type of chemical compound that contains a sulfur atom bonded to a hydrogen atom. They are often responsible for the characteristic smell of foods, such as garlic, onions, and black currant...
• Blood Orange Sparkling Mead Cocktail
  I have a Traeger pellet smoker. Yes, it is a nice smoker and it is really almost stupid proof – of course stupidity is way too prevalent but it works for many people. I...
• Formulating A Pyment
  How do you develop a recipe for a pyment when using wine grape juice as one of the ingredients? My approach to pyments is much like my approach to making other melomels (fruit meads),...
• Texas/Louisiana Style Chili
  I think this recipe started from the Louisiana/Texas Style Chili recipe by H. Michael Laybourn at Medicino Brewing Company in Stephen Beaumont’s Brewpub Cookbook. Over time it it has morphed but still credit is...
• Using Google Bard To Create Mead Recipes
  I recently received access to Google’s Bard AI. I decided to try to use it to formulate a few mead recipes. What follows are a few of the results. As you can see being...