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Discussion of sour beer by Mike Tobsmeire, author of "American Sour Beers" and The Mad Fermentationist with Fermentation Nation craft beer podcast. #craftbeer #sourbeer #fermentationnation #MikeTonsmeire http://www.brewcarolina.com/beer-podcasts/mike-tonsmeire-sour-beer-and-fermentation-nation

Horse-blanket, goaty, barnyard, funky; all of these are descriptors one might hear when someone describes a sour beer. Despite these descriptors sour beers have a wide range of complex flavors that are usually more associated with wine than beer. They can be acidic, tart, dry, & fruity; these beers often hardly resemble a “beer” in flavor because they don’t have the bitter and/or malty  flavors…

Check Out Mash & Sparge Setups By Fermentation Nation #fermentationnation #craftbeer #beer #homebrew

In last week’s Fermentation Nation Podcast we discussed different methods of mashing and sparging.  Mashing is the process by which hot water is added to malted barley to activate specific enzymes present from the malting process. When activated, these enzymes convert the starch in the grains into sugars that that can be consumed by yeast to produce alcohol (ethanol) during fermentation.

Mashing…