Robert R George
Bio: Award winning brewer, vintner and author of The Umami Factor
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The Umami Factor
Full-spectrum Fermentation for the 21st Century
Robert R George
Bio: Award winning brewer, vintner and author of The Umami Factor
Hello Robert, I like the look and layout of your blog. Didn’t have time to read much.
Femto-fermentation eh? I always like the sound and idea of a pico-brewery, but you took it even a step smaller.
Salut, Maarten (alias lammi)
Hello Robert,
I bought the UMAMI factor, after reading the solstice heather mead article here on your web page. The book is an engaging read, more than what I expected or was looking for. It introduced concepts I hadn’t thought about. One area I wanted to focus on is the full-spectrum idea map. The book offers 2 examples, for beer and soft drinks, I wondered if you had thoughts on mead/ wine? Maybe an idea for the next edition.
I have your recipe in a carboy. The aroma from the jar is alluring. Looking forward savouring the beverage at some future date. Thank you.
Kind regards,
Richard
Thanks for the good words Richard. Where did you find heather honey? I had to order it from Scotland and it cost a fortune. Having said that, the aroma is indeed amazing, and just recently I found an bottle that has been empty of the mead for about 3 years and still has the aroma in it. I still have some bottles of the original batch, and they’re getting on to 10 years old. Still wonderful.
As far as mead/wine spectra are concerned, I might consider sweet-to-dry, floral-to-spicy, soft-to-tannic, bland-to-acidic, etc.