{"id":677,"date":"2008-06-29T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-29T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barclayperkins.blogspot.com\/2008\/06\/obsession-again.html"},"modified":"2008-06-29T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-29T21:01:00","slug":"shut-up-about-barclay-perkins-obsession-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.browbrew.com\/?p=677","title":{"rendered":"Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Obsession (again)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\"\"<\/a>My confessions, multiple as they are, can no longer be any surprise. Not even to me.<\/p>\n

Decoction mashing. My new obsession. Ask Andrew. I keep telling him about it. He’s so enthralled, he seems in a trance. “Wake up, Andrew. How does Dickmeisch differ from D\u00fcnnmeisch?” “Daaad, it’s midnight. I have to go to school tomorrow.” No commitment, these youngsters.<\/p>\n

I won’t pretend to have read every word of every book I own. How much time do you think I have? The Kunze that’s topping my new book tower has 847 pages. In an ideal world, I’d have time to read it twice forwards and once backwards. I have a job and a family. Excuse me if I’m selective.<\/p>\n

The raw material is piled up around me. Way too much (“Dad, you’ve already said that”) to attack it randomly. Investigating a specific theme is the only way to stop your head exploding. Mine’s almost popped a few times.<\/p>\n

“How do you perform a decoction mash?” That’s my current question. Finding references to it is piece of piss. Index . . . .M . . . Miaischen . . . page 171 . . . . “In Deustschland sind Dekoktionsvervahren allgemein \u00fcblich. Man wendet . . . “<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It’s that simple. But still definitely worth doing. If only for my own education. This technical stuff is quite fun. I love numbers. And decoction mashing has loads of numbers. It’s a great theme.<\/p>\n

Sorry if I go on about this. I did clearly state in my mission statement that this blog was supposed to serve as an outlet for the conversations I couldn’t have with my family or friends. You’re the only ones I can talk to about decoction mashing or the discrepancy between brewery and pub samples of Barclay Perkins draught beers in the 1930’s. You were warned.<\/p>\n

Having more books than I can read is worthwhile. I’m impulsive. Ideas grab me. When they do, I’m prepared. Dolores believes that, I hope. Though, like an addict, I keep some of my book-buying secret. Don’t give me away.<\/p>\n

Fermentation. I’ve skipped through lots about that. All those funny-shaped fermenters. Cleansing. They were crazy about that. Who cleanses now? Lagering. How many ways to lager?<\/p>\n

There’s so much. So much. Is there anyone rich enough to pay me to do this fulltime?<\/p>\n

I can dream.
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