181: Mythology of Brewing (with Katrina Pfeiffer)

Published: May 20, 2020, 10:30 a.m.

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Sometimes we take advantage of the beers in our fridge and the booze on our shelves. Thanks to future brewmaster Katrina Pfieffer, we got to learn not only the science behind brewing, but also the history and mythology of the process!\\xa0

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of college/school, food waste/spoilage, gendered work, Christopher Columbus, war/battle, mobsters/tax evasion, and alcoholism (http://drughelpline.org/).\\xa0

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Housekeeping

- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends The Mermaid, The Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall. Amanda recommends Legends from the Pacific podcast. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests\\u2019 books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

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Guest

Katrina Pfeiffer is a future brewmaster and dicemaker. Learn more at starsinmydie.com or on Twitter @StarsinMyDie1

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Sponsors

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About Us

Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

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