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Learn how to make absinthe in the comfort of your own home in this free home brew video series from our professional bartender and home brewer.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Learn about The History of Absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn about Health Concerns of drinking Absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn about The origin of Absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn about the difference between distilling and filtering absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and home brewer.
Learn about the micron filter for making absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn about and how to use the absinthe homebrew kit by greendevil.com in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and home brewer of absinthe.
Learn about the base alcohol needed for making absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and home brewer of absinthe.
Learn about The main ingredients for making Absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn about mixing ingredients together for the brewing process of making absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and home brewer of absinthe.
Learn about filtering and the second step of the brewing process for making absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender.
Learn how to filter out the impurities when making absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and home brewer of absinthe.
Learn about The final herbs and coloring for making Absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn how to Remove the second set of herbs for making Absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn about The Micron Filter Stage for making Absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn about The Bottling Process for making Absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.
Learn about making and consuming absinthe responsibly in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and home brewer of absinthe.
Vincent van Gogh. Pablo Picasso. Ernest Hemingway. Oscar Wilde. We could go on with this list of famous absinthe drinkers, but here at Expert Village, we don’t want to give you the impression that if you drink a few swigs of this mysterious green drink and you’ll be painting your own “Starry Night” or writing the next “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” The stuff was banned for good reason. Frenchman Jean Lanfray murdered his family on a green demon bender. (The courts blamed absinthe and Lanfray was set free.) Oscar Wilde discovered tulips growing on his legs after a dedicated drinking session. Emile Zola wrote of a bingeing streaker on the rue Saint-Martin who polkaed himself to death. Yes indeed, turn of the century Paris was a wild place, what with of all of the absinthe-induced hallucinations gallivanting about town. But this fun came to a end with the extensive banning of this drink in the early twentieth century. Within past decade, the green demon has make somewhat of a comeback in Europe, and in fact never was illegal in Spain or Portugal. But it is still illegal to buy it in the United States. However, you can legally make your own…
In this series of home brew videos, our experienced bartender Allen Gottfried tells you how to make your own absinthe. He begins by giving you a brief history of absinthe and then discusses how to filter it. Learn all of the ingredients you need and how to distill them. Not sure how to get that bright green color? Wondering how to flavor this exotic drink so it doesn’t taste like transmission fluid? Watch these videos and you will know. Just don’t sell the stuff or you could get into big trouble.
Allen Gottfried Allen Gottfried has been bartending and working in the food service industry for more than three years. He has guided private tours and tasting sessions, and attended home brewing lectures with local companies and aficionados alike, all to learn many of the trade secrets behind making a good brew. Contact Info: Pyromagik@hotmail.comdkdk
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