Alcademics

Trying to replicate making clear ice by "canning" water. Read more →

A simple technique for extracting color from flower petals or other plants. Read more →

Suggestions on other ways to prepare chickpeas to make froth to replace egg whites in cocktails. Read more →

In this round of experiments we test chickpea flour added as a solid rather than liquid. Read more →

Another round of experiments with aquafaba aka chickpea water for cocktail use as a replacement for egg whites. Read more →

A first round of experiments with aquafaba aka chickpea water for cocktail use as a replacement for egg whites. Read more →

Can boiled water degas it? Or will gas become reabsorbed into water, thereby making just-as-cloudy ice in the directional freezing system. Read more →

I've seen bars around the world imprinting their clear ice cubes with logos and monograms, so I decided to test out some methods of doing so at home. Read more →