Sylvia Rose
Women Brewers: Brewing History of Europe
Women have a significant role in brewing through history. Before brewing is industrialized, it's a domestic activity seen as providing...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 43 min read
Fermentation: Yeast & the Active Microworld
Fermentation is among the oldest of alchemical processes. It's used intentionally by c. 8000 BCE to create honey mead, a blend of...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 35 min read
Ethyl Alcohol: Science of Solvents & Booze
Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is the primary ingredient in alcoholic beverages. A clear, colorless liquid, it has a chemical formula of...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 223 min read
Ninkasi: Beer Goddess Mesopotamia
Ninkasi is a goddess of beer and brewing in ancient Mesopotamia. She's cognate or related to Siris and sometimes portrayed as her sister....
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 223 min read
Beer Goddess Siris of Mesopotamia
Siris or Siraš is a Mesopotamian beer goddess. In Ebla she's called Zilaš. Siris connects to both the good and bad aspects of beer....
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 18, 20233 min read
German House Spirits: Beer Donkey (Bieresel)
Bieresel loves beer and other fermented beverage s , such as apple cider, mead or wine. In German folklore the beer donkey lives in wine...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 31, 20233 min read
Sugar Beets, Altbier & First Newspaper
Sugar from sugar beets, Altbier or Old Beer from the Rhineland and the world's first newspaper are among the German discoveries,...
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Sylvia Rose
May 24, 20233 min read
Heidelberg - Dueling Scars, Jail & Beer
Dating to 1386, Heidelberg University is the oldest in Germany. Besides studies in medicine or law, a student could aim for three badges...
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