Isithombe: I-Rustic American Ale Fermentation

Lesi sithombe sibonisa isimo esibucayi nesisondelene kakhulu esivela endaweni yokukhiqiza ekhaya, isihloko saso esimaphakathi kuyi-ale yaseMelika ebilayo ngaphakathi kwe-fermenter enkulu yengilazi ye-carboy. I-carboy, i-cylindrical enesisekelo esibanzi esincipha kancane ngasentanyeni yengilazi yayo ewugqinsi, ibusa ingaphambili lokuqanjwa. Indawo yayo ecacile ivumela ukubuka okungavinjelwe kokuqukethwe ngaphakathi: uketshezi lwenhlaka olucebile olunamathoni aphansi ethusi afudumele akhanya ngokucashile ngaphansi kokukhanya okuzungezile. Phezulu kwe-liquid kuhlala inhloko yegwebu elinegwebu, elingalingani futhi lithungwe, linamathele ezinhlangothini zomkhumbi njengophawu olubonakalayo lokuvutshelwa okusebenzayo. Amabhamuza amancane ayalengiswa kulo lonke ubhiya, abambe amaphuzu avelele futhi aphakamise ukukhishwa ngamandla kwesikhutha emsebenzini imvubelo. Ubuhlalu be-condensation bunamathela engxenyeni engenhla ye-carboy, ikhulisa umuzwa wokuphola nokusha ngaphakathi, kuyilapho amaconsi ehla engilazini, ebamba ubuqiniso be-rustic balesi sigaba sokuphisa.

Ukuthwesa isivundisi isivalo senjoloba esinethezekile, lapho i-airlock yepulasitiki iphuma ibheke phezulu. I-airlock iqukethe umthamo omncane woketshezi olucacile, olulungele ukulawula ukuphuma kwe-carbon dioxide kuyilapho ivimbela ukungcola kwangaphandle ekungeneni. Ukuma kwayo kuqondile kunikeza ibhalansi ethambile yokuma okuyisiyingi nokusinda kwe-fermentation, kuyilapho ukuba lula kwaso kuqinisa isimo esingokoqobo, esenziwe ngezandla sokusethwa kokuphisa.

I-carboy ihlezi ngokulondekile phezu kwetafula lokhuni eligugile kahle. Ithebula ngokwalo, elinezibazi zokuklwebheka kancane, amazinyo, nokushintsha kombala okucashile, lixoxa indaba yokusetshenziswa okuphindaphindiwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Okusanhlamvu kwayo okungokwemvelo kugqanyiswa ukukhanya okufudumele, okusagolide okuvala indawo yesehlakalo. Ukukhanya kuthambile, kuncike ekugcineni kwe-amber ye-spectrum, kuhambisana nombala we-ale ngaphakathi kwe-fermenter. Ukukhanyisa kuzwakala kucishe kukhanyiswe amakhandlela noma kuthathwe kumalambu angamanzi aphansi, kudala umoya opholile, ofana neshabhu lapho ukwenza utshwala kuwumkhuba nje wobuciko.

Ngakwesokudla se-carboy kukhona ithuluzi lokuphisa elilula kodwa elibalulekile: i-capper yebhodlela enezibambo ezinde ezimbozwe ngepulasitiki ebomvu ngokugqamile. Umbala obomvu okhangayo unikeza indawo ephikisayo yokubuka kuphalethi elingasemhlabeni, elithulisiwe lokunsundu, ama-amber, namathoni asagolide, kuyilapho izingxenye zensimbi zethuluzi zicwebezela kancane ekukhanyeni okuphansi. Ngemuva nangakwesokunxele kwemvubelo kubekwe isaka le-burlap eligcwele okusanhlamvu okubolile. Ukulukwa okumahhadla kwesaka kuphambene nendawo ebushelelezi, ecwebezelayo yengilazi ye-carboy, kuyilapho ifomu layo elithambile, eliphilayo lethula isici sokuthambile ekubunjweni kwayo. Eduze kwesaka, okusithwe isithunzi kancane, kuneketela elikhulu lensimbi elimnyama, eliyingxenye ebalulekile yenqubo yokuphisa, elizibambo zalo eziqinile ezijikela ngaphandle njengabakaki ababumba ingemuva.

Ingemuva liwudonga lwezitini oluqinile. Ingaphezulu layo alifani, linama-chips amancane kanye nokwehluka kombala onamagqabhagqabha, kusukela ku-sienna eshile ejulile kuya kumibala yesihlabathi ekhanyayo. Izitini zivusa kokubili ukuqina kanye nesiko, zithuthukisa i-rustic, ubuhle be-workshop. Okulenga ngokukhululeka kulokhu kungemuva kuyintambo ewugqinsi egoqelwe ibe yiluphu eyindilinga, yethula enye futhi into ethintekayo eyengeza ubuqiniso besikhala.

Sekukonke, lesi sithombe sinothe ngezinto zokwakha: ukucwebezela kwengilazi, amagwebu egwebu, ubulukhuni bokhuni, i-fibrous burlap, ukukhanya kwensimbi, nokusanhlamvu kwesitini. Ayitsheli nje kuphela ngomzuzu othile emjikelezweni wokwenza utshwala—ukuvutshelwa kwe-ale yomdabu yaseMelika—kodwa nendlela yokuphila ehlanganisa ubuciko, ukubekezela, nekhono lezandla. Isithombe sibonisa isimo esingapheli, lapho ukuguqulwa kancane kwezithako ezilula zibe ubhiya kugujwa hhayi njengenqubo yezimboni kodwa njengomsebenzi wothando, ogxile ngokujulile emasikweni nasekwanelisekeni komuntu siqu.

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