Introduction to my Market crash survival pack Survival packs are in fashion. You can buy, or at least get a to-do list for survival packs ranging from a zombie apocalypse, nuclear holocaust to divorce. While some of these events are more probable than the other, I agree it is a good thing to be prepared. […]
Food science
Eating sawdust
While working on my bark bread idea, I had another idea about using the wood as ingredient in the bread. Basically mixing the sawdust into the dough, thereby reducing the caloric value of the bread. Very helpful if you want to lose some weight. From my experience with bark bread I know that this can […]
Beer yeast – importance of yeast at home brewing and which type to use
The most important thing in beer brewing is yeast. Without this little helpers nothing would happen. There would simply be no change from the sweet bitter tasting alcohol free mixture of carbohydrates and hops to the refreshing bubbly beer. You can change the amount or type of grain, add or remove hops, try some special […]
Beer yeast and sugars
Everyone, even a total stranger to beer making, knows that yeast (and other microbes, like bacteria) thrive on sugar. People which are more familiar with beermaking know that starch in barley needs to be broken down to sugars in order for the yeast to ferment it to alcohol. True home brewers even know that some […]
Caffeine solubility, content in coffee beans and extraction
When writing my posts on chocolate coated coffee beans and cold brew coffee, I had some hard time finding information on caffeine solubility on the internet. By coffee and tea being a really important part of our society, I thought the information about its basic – and most important – component should be easily available on […]
How much calories do we get from alcohol?
Alcohol (ethanol) is a regular companion in western cuisine. But how much calories do we get from it? Some say that although ethanol has calories – 7 kcal per gram (more than carbohydrates – e.g. sugar! – as already described) – they actually are not used (or entirely used) by your body. So, let’s try […]
Caloric value of food
Everyone who thinks just a little bit about what he or she eats, thinks about the calories and caloric value of food – how much energy food or drink will provide – either to get the most out of it or to get a little as possible out of its food. But how are these […]