Microorganisms and Magic — Jo Facer and Erin Bunting in Saintfield, Northern Ireland

Jo Facer is beaming with her characteristic sideways smile, a strand of brown hair perpetually escaping the pile pinned atop her head, cheeks flushed with cold and excitement as she breathes: “What if a brewery could change the world?”  Facer is half of the wife-and-wife team behind The Edible Flower: a seven-acre smallholding, supper club, … Read more

Bush Telly Modern Australian Sparkling Ale

Mash at 64°C (147°F) and adjust pH to 5.2–5.5. Rest for 60 minutes. If sparging, do so at 75–78°C (167–172°F). Collect enough wort in the kettle to yield 5 gallons (19 L) in the fermenter. Boil the wort vigorously for 60 minutes, adding the hops, sucrose (table sugar), Whirlfloc, and yeast nutrient as indicated. After … Read more