Like many natives of the Midwest, I am part Rheinländer German. My mother’s family is from Trier, a city near the border of Luxembourg; they were captains of riverboats on the Moselle and the Rhine. I graduated as a German major at the University of Iowa and studied for a semester in Göttingen, then in … [ Read more]
Bad Karma Schwarzbier: Delicious and Nutritious
December 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This recipe appears in Michael Dawson’s book, “Mashmaker: A Citizen-Brewer’s Guide to Making Great Beer at Home.” Learn more at mashmakerbook.com. A homebrew recipe that (almost) earns your doctor’s seal of approval. Photo courtesy of Northern Brewer There’s a very old-school, perhaps a little old-fogeyish, line of thought that holds low- to moderate alcohol dark … [ Read more]