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A world drink: beer is everywhere

chouny — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:16:11 +0000

A lot of drink have their own nationality. Everybody knows that vodka is from russia, tequila from mexico, gin from england… but beer seems to be an exception. The five continents know how to make a beer, with different ingredients or different steps for the preparation but it still beer.

Here I try to make you travel through the beer. (Sorry, only one famous exemple by continent)

First, Asia with the famous Tsing Tao from China.Tsingtao is produced with spring water from Laoshan, a mountain area of China known for the purity of its water.

Second, America with the classic Bud, a world industry which use a lot of imagination for commercials (just take a look to my first post).

Third, Europe… OK now it’s very difficult so i make a drawing lot. …. and the winner is: Kronenbourg, the Enacian prefered Beer. An indescribable french beer..

Forth, Africa. I can’t forget the Dodo, the beer from La Reunion, in memory of the missing bird.

And finally, Australia with the Foster’s, drunk by all the surfers.

Now, if you want to add one of your favorite beer, you can put a comment with its name and its “nationality”.

Let’s continue this incredible world tour!

How to make your own beer!!

chouny — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:04:12 +0000

With a few simple pieces of equipment and ingredients here’s how you can make your own beer.

Don’t worry, it’s simple, cheap and in just a couple of weeks you can taste it.

One small thing first, don’t forget to sanitize all the stuff beforehand and to be very careful during the different steps because only a simple knock can completely change the taste of your beer.

step 1: equipment

step 2: ingredients

step 3: crushing the Grain

step 4: steeping

step 5: the boil

step 6: air lock

step 7: cooling the wort

step 8: pitching the Yeast

step 9: fermentation

step 10: bottling and aging

If you have made all the steps, you can now put your bottles in the frigde for 1 hour, invit your friends and enjoy the night.

For more informations for the preparation or if you want to make other alcohol like wine, you can check this site: