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     Today's Featured Article Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Title:  New Coffee Toys
     Author:  Bodensatz
     Dated:  2008.02.18 @ 08:50
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    CoffeeWe were in Toronto on the weekend and I stopped by the Green Beanery. It was a bit mixed up because they were in the process of moving. I ended up at their old store and did not know it was in the basement of a church. Was standing right in front of the church but had no idea it was in there. I thought I was in the wrong place. Then I called 411 from a payphone and got their number, but they were not answering. As I was to find out, because they are setting up in their new (totally awesome) store on the corner of Bloor and Bathurst.

    Fortunately, I recognised the voice on the voicemail as the system that I actually help develop at Nortel. And I knew a few back-door tricks to get through to someone :-) So I managed to get through to a human and found out about their new store. But it was still very much under renovation so while I did get my toys, I did not get all the beans I'd wanted.


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    Most Recent Post: 2008.02.27 @ 20:32:01 by Bodensatz

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     Sam Adams is a real class act! Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  Bodensatz
     Dated:  2008.02.18 @ 05:23
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    Beer NewsBy now we've all heard about the hop shortage, and how some micro brewers are scrambling for supply. A friend just pointed me to the following page on the Sam Adams website which says that they are overstocked with hops and will therefore sell off 20,000 lbs to other micro brewers who are in need!

    Wow!

    I have to say, these guys are a real class act!


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    Most Recent Post: 2008.02.27 @ 20:34:59 by Bodensatz

     Bodensatz 4.0 Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  Bodensatz
     Dated:  2008.02.14 @ 16:54
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    Site InfoThe site you are currently looking at is version 3.0 of Bodensatz. Check the wayback machine if you want a look at 2.0 - it was pretty bad :-) 1.0 might not even be in the wayback machine, I'm not sure.

    For some time I've been wanting to do something different with the site, and here's what I'm thinking about.

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    Most Recent Post: 2008.02.21 @ 12:24:54 by StrangeBrewer

     Let Ontario Craft Brewers Open Their Own Retail Stores Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  Bodensatz
     Dated:  2007.12.09 @ 10:19
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    Beer NewsIf you are on facebook, please sign in and join the group called Let Ontario Craft Brewers Open Their Own Retail Stores. Just click that link to go through to it - but you must be registered and signed into facebook to join.

    Please help spread the word!

    This site's search feature brings up about a dozen related articles giving some detail on the pain The Beer Store can inflict on small breweries when it really wants to.

    Here is the group's manifesto :


     Weyerbacher Merry Monks Belgian Style Golden Ale Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  viktorblack2012
     Dated:  2007.12.07 @ 12:41
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    The initial aroma succumbs to hints of golden aged brown sugar infused with fresh hops. To hold it up against the light and and marvel at its amber hue makes you think that you are standing around a large oak tree at the Shire with Frodo watching the golden yellow leaves fall as fall progresses into the colder winter months. Slighty sweet with hints of cherry and oak define this fine concoction. The graphic alone is worth the buy. Three monks in the cellar that sneak down into the cellar and consume this hearty beer to their hungry hearts desires in golden encrusted chalices. They hold candles by the keg and laugh heartifuly and hungrily as they consume and enjoy. At 9.3% ABV this beer will surely help you get through the cold months of the winter. Weyerbacher is based out of Easton, PA and proves that Belgian style is not merely an imitation.

     Smutty Nose IPA Review Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  viktorblack2012
     Dated:  2007.12.07 @ 12:40
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    The very first observation I made about this extra dry hopped beer is the wonderfully jolly logo on the front of the bottle. Who can resist buying a cold 6 pack when the graphic is of two happy old men sitting outside in the country side on lawn chairs in plad shirts wearing truckers hats, kicking, back, relaxing and have a cold brew on a warm day. Behind them is a trailer seemingly implying they are not part of the wealthy population and they couldn't care less because they are enjoying their life and their beer. The second observation I made is there is a fine and hearty yeast cloud on the bottom of the bottle which I always appreciate as it gives it adds to its prominent essence. If you close your eyes, allow your imigination to roam and endulge in the Smuttynose's aroma you can visualize yourself at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden on the first day of summer. It is so pleasant and invigorating. Smuttynose is named after a small Island off the shores Pennsylvania. Over the years pirates poets and beer brewers of all kind inhibited this enchanted land. The taste is so brutally bitter which gives proper respect to its make as an Indian Pale Ale. This brew hits your palate and makes your cheeks cringe with delight as the bitter hops dancefully engage your taste buds and stimulate your tongue. The carbonation is appropriate and the head is average.

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    Most Recent Post: 2008.03.18 @ 12:34:35 by cfleisher

     Tanzanian Elephant Beans Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  Bodensatz
     Dated:  2007.11.18 @ 10:25
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    CoffeeOn my last coffee order when I got the Aeropress I went cheap and also bought 4 x 5lb - 2 of those 4 were 'bargain' coffees for about 15 or 16 bucks for 5 lbs (also got a Etheopian Yirgacheff for about twice that)

    At first I didn't like the Elephant bean foremost because I had to over-roast it due to it's large size (as the name may suggest). But the first cup I thought "mmmm, very smooth and chocolaty" and it wasn't bitter at all which is something I've read is a problem with a lot of the bargain varietals. I'm enjoying it very much.

     Aeropress Coffee Maker Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  Bodensatz
     Dated:  2007.11.13 @ 20:22
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    I just got my xmas pressie to myself - one of these bad boys! It's basically a giant syringe with a coffee filter at the end.
    Aeropress - mug not included

    First impressions.

    It's a great little rig! I swear by making coffee 1 or 2 cups at a time, but preferably only 1 since it really does taste better by most of the methods I know of. The Aeropress is all of the following : Easy to use, relatively portable, no electrical parts, nothing breakable, you can even reuse the filters.

    The first coffee I used in it was ground about 7 out of 9 where 9 is the coarsest on this little PC burr grinder. The Aeropress really requires a very fine grind so I did another test a bit later.

    The scoop it comes with is enormous - I have not measured it yet but likely 1/2 cup. My regular scoop is such that 3 scoops is exactly 2 tablespoons. I'm a 3 scoop-a-cup sorta guy at least when it comes to my Black and Decker Cup-at-a-Time machine. The 3 scoops in the Aeropress made a fairly weak (for me, strong for some I'm sure) cup of coffee when diluted. Non-diluted it will not make a full cup of coffee (about 400ml). It makes maybe 220 to 240 and you dilute with hot water.

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    Most Recent Post: 2008.02.13 @ 08:32:44 by skoob

     Pasta Sauce Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  Bodensatz
     Dated:  2007.10.19 @ 12:10
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    Beer CookingI spent most of last Sunday whipping up a batch of Pasta Sauce. Picked up the tomatoes around 10 am at the Parkdale Market, and spent the rest of the day on it til 9pm when the jars went into the pressure canner. It turned out extremely well! Even my very picky son said he likes it better than the store-bought stuff!

  • 40 lbs roma tomatoes
  • 1.5 cups finely chopped cilantro
  • 2 cups chopped onion
  • 2 cups chopped green pepper
  • 680g sliced mushroom (9 cups)
  • 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons dried oregeno
  • 6 teaspoons salt (non-iodized)
  • 3 teaspoons pepper

  •  Turkey Meat Pie Filling Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
     Author:  Bodensatz
     Dated:  2007.10.07 @ 18:07
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    Beer CookingI started the day today by stripping the rest of the bones from their meat, and then pressure-cooking the carcass for about 25 minutes. I hate wasting food and there is always a few really good feeds of soup or pie on a carcass! I find a pressure cooker better than a regular pot for boiling it down for this because it gets the main job done (getting the meat off and some flavour out of the bones) really quickly but without completely destroying cartilage, tendons and such-what which tend to make the broth cloudy. It's based on my basic "Meat Pie Theory"

    Anywho, I had about ...

    Turkey Parts

  • 1.28 kg leftover turkey meat

    after picking and boiling the carcass in the pressure canner, and

  • almost 2 litres of really awesome broth

    that has a distinct carmelised honey flavour since it's a carcass of a bird that's been well brined!


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    Most Recent Post: 2007.10.19 @ 12:16:08 by Anonymous