This recipe is for a wonderful traditional holiday dessert from Hungary. More spicy than sweet, with a great texture similar to shortbread or tea cakes than most cookies. As seen being sampled and discussed with Kristen England in this Chop & Brew video. As the baking method might look and feel a bit new to
Recipe and notes provided by Kristen England, head brewer at Bent Brewstillery (Roseville, MN). Meggyes is a beautiful deep red beer with big, bright notes of cherry. The professional version Kris brewed is a fairly dry Trappist-style ale with wonderful ester-y sweetness from both the cherries and vanilla. See this Chop & Brew 12 Beers
We’re getting pro tips from Imperial Yeast on fermenting high-gravity lager beers. Adam McClure, Technical Support Specialist at Imperial Yeast, discusses special considerations for higher alcohol lagers including yeast cell count and pitch rate, staggered aeration, fermentation temperature, and extended lagering techniques. Plus, the importance of performing both forced fermentation and VDK (or diacetyl) tests
