Isithombe: I-Amber Munich Lager Fermenting ku-Glass Carboy

Lesi sithombe sibonisa indawo yokwenza i-rustic ekhaya egxile kumshini wokuvubela wengilazi omkhulu, owaziwa nangokuthi i-carboy, egcwele i-amber-hued Munich lager phakathi kokuvutshelwa. Umkhumbi wengilazi uhlezi ngokugqamile ebhentshini lezinkuni eliqinile, eligugiswe isikhathi elibonisa iminyaka yokuklwebheka, amabala, nokungapheleli ekusetshenzisweni ngokuphindaphindiwe. Uketshezi lwenhlaka ngaphakathi kwe-carboy lukhanya ngokufudumele ngaphansi kokukhanya okuthambile, okusagolide, umbala walo ofana ne-caramel ne-malt ethosiwe—uphawu lwesitayela selager yaseMunich. Ubuso bukabhiya obubilayo bumbozwe ungqimba lwegwebu elinegwebu, i-krausen, elinamathela ngaphakathi kwemvubelo, kwakheka amaphethini wamabhamuza namachashaza afakazela umsebenzi oqhubekayo we-yeast eguqula ushukela ube utshwala nesikhutha.

Phezu kwesibilisa, isivalo senjoloba sivala umkhumbi, ngesivalo sepulasitiki esikhanyayo sikhuphuka sibheke phezulu, sigcwale uketshezi oluyingxenye. Lesi sikhiya somoya sisebenza njengesici esisebenzayo kodwa esiyisakhiwo sodumo sokukhiqiza ekhaya, okuvumela i-carbon dioxide ukuba iphume ngamabhamuza anesigqi kuyilapho ivimbela umoya wangaphandle nokungcola ukuthi kungangeni. Ukuba khona kwayo ngokushesha kubonisa inqubo ephilayo, eguquguqukayo eqhubekayo ngaphakathi kwemvubelo, ehlanganisa ukunemba kwesayensi nobuciko bezandla.

Ukuzungeza i-fermenter kuyilungiselelo elivusa amadlingozi lamathuluzi okuphisa i-rustic kanye nezinto eziphakamisa ubuqiniso nomkhathi wendawo yesigameko. Kwesokunxele, ngokwengxenye ethunzini, kuhlezi ubude obuphihliwe beshubhu ekhanyayo, ebonisa indima yayo ekuphungeni ubhiya ngesikhathi sokuqothuka noma ukudlulisa. Ngalé kwalokho, umphongolo wokhuni oqinile uncike ekubunjweni kwawo, izinti zawo ezindala namahhophu ensimbi kwaqina ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okungeza umuzwa othintekayo womlando nesiko. Eduze, isaka le-burlap, elincike odongeni lwezitini, lisikisela izithako ezingavuthiwe—mhlawumbe ibhali elinomhlwenga—ezilindele ukuguqulwa esikhathini esizayo sokuphisa.

Ngasohlangothini lwesokudla lokubunjwa, okuphumule eshalofini elilula lamapulangwe nendawo yokusebenza, kunezitsha zensimbi ezihlukahlukene: izimbiza, izimbiza, nezitsha, ngayinye ene-patina ekhuluma ngenkonzo ende kule ndawo yokuphisa. Isiphetho sazo esimpunga se-matte siphambene nokufudumala kukabhiya obilayo, kuyilapho futhi kuqinisa i-utilitarian, uhlamvu olungenasici lweshabhu yasekhaya. Udonga olungemuva lwenziwe ngezitini ezimnyama, ezinokwakheka okuqinile, eziveza kokubili ukuqina kanye nentelezi yezwe lakudala. Ingemuva elinokukhanya kalufifi liphinde ligcizelele ukukhazimula kwe-amber kwe-fermenter, okulenza libe indawo egxilile engenakuphikwa yesithombe.

Ukusebenzisana kokukhanya nesithunzi kuyo yonke indawo kubalulekile ekuvuseni isimo. Ukukhanya okufudumele, okuqondisayo kukhanyisa i-carboy yengilazi nomqhele wayo onamagwebu, kuyilapho kushiya imiphetho yesikhala ebumnyameni obuthambile. Lokhu kuqhathanisa kudala ukusondelana, njengokungathi umbukeli ungene ngokuthula endaweni yokuphisa utshwala, ebambe isikhashana empilweni kabhiya ngaphambi kokuba ulungele ukujatshulelwa. Ukukhanya kukhombisa ngobumnene ukusuka endaweni yengilazi, kugcizelela ukucaca koketshezi namajika ayindilinga omkhumbi, kuyilapho kubamba ukukhanya kwe-airlock kanye nokucwebezela kwezinto zensimbi eziseduze.

Sekukonke, lesi sithombe sithwebula ingqikithi yokwenziwa kwasekhaya njengokulinganisela kwesiko, isineke, nobuciko. Isimo se-rustic sigcizelela ukuxhumana nezindlela ezindala zokwenza ubhiya, kuyilapho ukuhlanzeka nokunemba kwe-fermenter kanye ne-airlock kumelela ukunaka okucophelelayo komshini wasekhaya wesimanje ekukhunjweni kwendle nokulawula. Isithombe asikhulumi nje ngenqubo yokuvutshelwa kodwa futhi nomoya wokuzinikela nokwaneliseka ozungeza isenzo sokwenza ubhiya ekhaya. Kokubili kuyidokhumentari neyothando: umgubho obonakalayo we-alchemy oguqula izinhlamvu ezithobekile zibe i-golden lager, egqamisa i-fermenter njengomkhumbi woshintsho, ukulindela, kanye nokuzijabulisa komuntu okungapheli.

Isithombe sihlobene: Ukuvubela Ubhiya nge-Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager Yeast