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NEW - There is a new classification of wine now allowed for labeling (in the modern world) - 100% Organic. This means that sulfites, chemicals, colors, or additives have not been added to the product. This now opens up the producers to create wines that are safe to the population with sulfite intolerances.

As many know, I've been preaching this for the better part of two decades. Glad to know the modern world is getting BACK to traditional practices.

- Ronan

(1) Long, Cheryl (Ed.) (2011, June/July). Red, White, & Green? Mother Earth News, p.32.




NEW - Straight from the Gutenberg Project!!! Now you can own your own copy of "The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened" in either HTML or EPUB! This is an invaluable resource for medieval brewers since it was published just post-period.




Scans of the 1863 book - The Brewer: A familiar Treatise on the Art of Brewing by William Loftus.

Non Alcoholic Beverages of the Middle Ages

Make Your Own Wine Press Animated instructions on how to make your own fruit press!

Yeast Research Project Documentation - Continued

"Fearless Brewing: The Beer Maker's Bible" by Brian Kunath. Review by HL Banba MacDermot

The Basic Concept - By His Lordship Madoc Arundel - A Primer on Brewing Beer

Labels? We don't need no stinking labels.

Perry Documentation - by HL Banba MacDermot

Brewing 204 - Understanding Your Yeast

Intermediate Guide to Brewing

Yet Another Newbie Guide to Brewing

Acid Titration - by Master Gerald Goodwine

"Put A Cork In It" - a look at an often overlooked topic

"Simple Mead" - a walk-through (in period) with Rory

Specific Gravity Conversion Charts and Sugars/Must Ratio Chart

Some experimenting that I have been doing with yeast




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