In many homebrewing books there is often an early chapter that covers the very basics of brewing your first batch of beer, guiding you through the process and fully explaining each step. That’s what this is: a step-by-step guide to brewing your first batch of Apocalypse Beer, starting with the simplest possible recipe: Sugar Beer. While the essence of fermentation is in fact the conversion of all kinds of sugars into alcohol by yeast, in this … Continue reading →
At the beginning of the year Seattle’s Elysian Brewing announced a unique series of “apocalypse beers” to be released each month on the 21st leading up to December 21st—the end of the Mayan long count calendar and long heralded as the end of the world by that reckoning (the so-called “Mayan Apocalypse”). In addition, this series is also a collaboration with Fantagraphics Books to produce the label art, taken from Charles Burns’ work “Black Hole.” … Continue reading →
I wish I had known about this event sooner. And been in Durham, NC, to have attended. Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: Beer Brewing Friday, February 10, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (ET) Durham, NC Beer is an important food group for most college students, so knowing how to make your own if things go south is essential. Learn about the basics of homebrewing in this hands-on workshop. Hosted by Duke Campus Farm: The … Continue reading →
Before we can get down to the “how-tos” of brewing beer in this new world, it would be helpful to examine a few of these apocalyptic scenarios to get a feel of what we’re up against and to determine how likely it is we’ll be able to brew in each case. Continue reading →
