Make Mead Like a VikingAuthor :
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Published : Monday 30 November 2015
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A complete, practical, and entertaining guide to using the best ingredients and minimal equipment to create flavorful brewsâ?"including wildcrafted meads, bragots, tâ?Tej, grog, honey beers, and more! A "A great guide . . . full of practical information and fascinating lore."â?"Sandor Ellix Katz, author ofA The Art of FermentationA Ancient societies brewed flavorful and healing meads, ales, and wines for millennia using only intuition, storytelling, and knowledge passed down through generationsâ?no fancy, expensive equipment or degrees in chemistry needed. InA Make Mead Like a Viking, homesteader, fermentation enthusiast, and self-described â?oAppalachian Yeti Vikingâ?? Jereme Zimmerman summons the bryggjemann of the ancient Norse to demonstrate how homebrewing meadâ?arguably the worldâ?Ts oldest fermented alcoholic beverageâ?can be not only uncomplicated but fun.A Inside, readers will learn techniques for brewing:Sweet, semi-sweet, and dry meadsMelomels (fruit meads)Metheglins (spiced meads)Ethiopian tâ?Tej (honey wine)Flower and herbal meadsBragotsHoney beersCountry winesViking grogAnd there's more for aspiring Vikings to explore, including:The importance of local and unpasteurized honey for both flavor and health benefitsWhat modern homebrewing practices, materials, and chemicals workâ?"but arenâ?Tt necessaryHow to grow and harvest herbs and collect wild botanicals for use in healing, nutritious, and magical meads, beers, and winesHow to use botanicals other than hops for flavoring and preserving mead, ancient ales, and gruitsThe rituals, mysticism, and communion with nature that were integral components of ancient brewingWhether youâ?Tve been intimidated by modern homebrewingâ?Ts cost or seeming complexity in the past or are boldly looking to expand your current brewing and fermentation practices, Zimmermanâ?Ts welcoming style and spirit will usher you into exciting new territory. Grounded in history and mythology, butâ?like Odinâ?Ts ever-seeking eyeâ?focusing continually on the future of self-sufficient food culture, Make Mead Like a Viking is a practical and entertaining guide for the ages. "Adventurous mead makers or brewers who want to move beyond the basics will find plenty to savor here."â?"Library JournalA A
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