Edible Cape Cod

A Tasty Bit of Homework

• Photo by Larry Egan

  Trapped CO2 under a naturally forming biofilm called a ‘pellicle’ creates a unique collection of bubbles in this fermenter.

• Photo by Larry Egan

  The current array of brews fermenting in Dave Miller’s basement.

• Photo by Larry Egan

  Dave Miller, one of the lead organizers of Brew Farm Club (shown with his daughter Marcelle) has multiple batches of beer brewing in his basement. He claims to have brewed 75 batches, and never the same beer twice.

• The author bottling his first batch of home brewed beer.

• Photo by Larry Egan

  Fermentation times range from 10 days to 18 months.

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  the myriad equipment and ingredients for making home brewed beer.

• Photo by Larry Egan

  the myriad equipment and ingredients for making home brewed beer.

• Photo by Larry Egan

  Cliff Weiden, another home brewer, pours himself a cold draught from his converted chest freezer that now doubles as a bar top and kegerator. “There’s nothing like pouring yourself a pint of your own beer from the tap at home,” he says.