【到東海岸當啤酒醫生】
過去兩天，我前往東海岸的一間啤酒廠擔任顧問。我的任務之一，是從原料到製程各環節，從麥汁製備到發酵熟成，診斷啤酒的品質問題，並提出可行的改進方案。第一天視察結束，我整理出十幾項改進重點，但是最關鍵的問題，卻是在踏進酒廠十五分鐘就發現的——麥芽品質。接著在糖化區、煮沸區發現一連串的症狀，都指向麥芽品質不佳。原料使用好的麥芽，才能得到好的麥汁，也才有機會釀出好的啤酒。
【Doctoring a microbrewery】
During the last two days, I was consulting a micro-brewery on the east coast of Taiwan. I was lucky enough to pin down the main problem within a few minutes. The poor quality of the malt causes almost all the problems that I found later on. It's awfully true saying that wort is the root of beer. Only with good wort, can we brew good beer.
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