honey brown lager – Cast Iron Guy

A loaf of sourdough cools on the countertop.

2021-02-13

beer, dutch oven (lodge 7 quart), sourdough, tucking in

Honey Brown Sourdough (Part Two)

Yesterday morning I started preparing an experimental loaf of sourdough where I replaced all but a little of the water in the recipe with a honey brown lager. Today, the loaf has been proofed, baked and sampled. But let’s back up a step. I’ve been pondering sourdough mix-ins. In the…

2021-02-12

beer, sourdough, tucking in

Honey Brown Sourdough (Part One)

I’ve been thinking about beer breads a lot lately. Since the start of the pandemic lockdown, I’ve been the family baker. Nearly one hundred and fifty loaves of sourdough of varying shape and quality have emerged from our oven in the last year. I’ve tried numerous flour blends to mix…

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about

It’s about more than just food.

It’s about a mindset and a perspective on living a full, active and interesting life.

The Cast Iron Guy blog heated up in January 2021 as a journal of uncomplicated things, life lived, and a mindset that reflects the philosophical practicality of well-seasoned cast iron frying pan: enduring, simple, down-to-earth & extremely useful.

I write regularly from here in the Canadian Prairies about things that interest me, including the artistic inspiration I get outdoors, travel, gear, growing and cooking food, fire craft, suburban and nature trails, running, and (of course) the clever and curious ways I find to use my many pieces of cast iron cookware.