The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Economist, Writer, Flavor Developer |
| Location | Washington, DC, United States |
| Introduction | I’ve been interested in food and cooking ever since I was a little kid, I started watching cooking shows before kindergarten. After discovering that beer could taste “good” I set my sights on homebrewing. I took a student taught course my senior year at CMU in 2005 called “Beer Brewing and Appreciation.” After two extract batches as part of the class I moved onto all-grain and that is when I really got hooked. Ever since then I have been striving to create beers that I like to drink, this has ranged from the simple to the absurd. In particular I have a passion for wild/sour beers, I just love the unique flavors that can be created in no other way. |
| Interests | Fermentation, homebrewing, beer, cheese, cider, mead, ginger beer plant, kombucha, sourdough, wine, cooking, charcuterie, vinegar |
| Favorite music | Much like my taste in beers my taste in music is pretty eclectic. Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of, Bob Dylan, Fleet Foxes, Sigur Rós, Van Morrison, The Who, Arcade Fire |
| Favorite books | The brewing books I turn to most often are (in no particular order), American Sour Beers, Radical Brewing, Wild Brews, Brew Like a Monk, Farmhouse Ales, Designing Great Beers, How to Brew, Brewing with Wheat |