Beginning Brewing – Mead
I am not a big mead drinker. Most people seem to like sweet meads and most of those meads are too sweet for my tastes. On the other hand, I really like some semi-sweet and dry meads. Regardless of my … Continue reading →
Category Archives: History
Nocino – Part VI
The Science of Nocino (part 6) OK, I need to finish up this treatment of the Science of Nocino. When last we met, I was discussing some of the findings from research on the best time to harvest walnuts for … Continue reading →
Nocino – Part V
The Science of Nocino And now for the science! While there is not a large body of scientific literature on nocino, what exists is quite interesting. Walnuts have a long history of use in cooking and medicine. In his first … Continue reading →
Martial Peerage Facebook Group
As most players in the SCA know, the SCA Board of Directors voted to approve a new peerage, Masters of Defense, which is solely a fencing peerage. There is a group that has now formed to promote the petition to … Continue reading →
Period Shooting
This year is going to be my year to shoot as much “Period” archery as possible. By that, I mean that I plan to use equipment that is more similar to what would have been used in my persona’s time. … Continue reading →