Two Beers One Chick

Occasional notes on beer, bread and slow cooking.

A saison that waited too long

Left this one in the cellar through two winters. The pepper has faded into something rounder — still dry, but the finish lost its edge. Worth drinking younger next time.

Rye starter, week six

Finally predictable. Doubles in four hours at room temperature and the sour note settled once I switched to a coarser flour. Hydration at 80% is still more than I can shape comfortably.

On keeping notes at all

Half of these entries exist so I stop repeating the same mistakes. The other half are here because writing things down makes the waiting easier.