{"id":831,"date":"2015-12-26T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-26T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.socpsy.com\/casks\/?p=831"},"modified":"2015-12-26T09:02:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T15:02:19","slug":"whats-up-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socpsy.com\/casks\/whats-up-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Up for 2016?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s on the agenda for 2016?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research.<\/strong> I am currently combining and revising my series, Adventures in Yeast<\/a> (parts II<\/a>, III<\/a>, IV<\/a>, V<\/a>, & VI<\/a>), into a research paper that I plan to submit at Calontir Kingdom A&S. I am also planning to get back on the research trail investigating the Medieval use of hops for sedative-hypnotic purposes.<\/p>\n

Brewing.<\/strong> Lots of plans on the brewing front! Today, I will be making my first batch of hard root beer.\u00a0 It is a malt-based recipe that I hope will be tasty!<\/p>\n

My test batches of nocino are aging nicely.\u00a0 In May, I made three batches using different alcohol bases: grappa, brandy, and red wine.\u00a0 They seem to be coming along well.\u00a0 Sometime in the next couple of months, I plan to sweeten them a little more with honey and add some fig syrup for additional flavor.\u00a0 This will also be a Kingdom A&S project.<\/p>\n

I haven’t brewed much mead lately.\u00a0 I did teach my lady, Solange, some of the basics of mead-making as she made her first batches.\u00a0 They turned out very well.\u00a0 We plan to keg them.\u00a0 I plan to make my popular sage-ginger mead again.<\/p>\n

I have a lot of things planned on the beer front. I will continue to be an advocate for the Mild style of ale. There is till a long way to go to convince American beer drinkers that you can have a very tasty dark beer without the high alcohol content. I also want to get back to working with my friend Casey on developing recipes for one gallon batches of all-grain beer that can be made with equipment found in most kitchens. I believe this approach will be helpful to many beginning brewers who don’t want to spend a lot of money on equipment. Finally, I have a lot of beer styles with which I want to experiment.\u00a0 Too many to mention, but a couple of sour beers are on the list!<\/p>\n

Archery. <\/strong>I plan to continue my “shooting period” activities. In 2015, I did not shoot with modern bows or arrows.\u00a0 With practice, I hope to perform better in 2016. I need to make more arrows and as such, I hope to get better at making arrows with horn or hardwood inserts.<\/p>\n

I recently made the decision to retire from my professorial duties in May of 2017. I hope that decision will allow me more time to pursue these avocational activities!<\/p>\n

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