Hi friends,
Thanks for checking out My Friend’s Mustard. Here’s a little bit about how I became a mustard maker. As charming as it would be to say I started with my great-great-grandfather Wolf’s old German recipe, that would be a big fat lie. In fact, I made my first batch of mustard in March of 2009 after leaving a soul-sucking ad agency job. Being out of a job left me lots of time to play in the kitchen, which has been a hobby of mine for the last 10 years or so. In this glorious moment of unemployed bliss, a Brooklyn mustard maven was born.
As a beer lover, I am always looking for ways to combine food and beer, other than just drinking and eating at the same time. One night I decided to make grilled bratwurst with beer-caramelized onions and
homemade mustard. It turns out mustard is not something you can make and eat that night. It needs time to blend together and age. Alas, I never made that tasty aforementioned meal, but I did get hooked on mustard making. My first batch was a whole grain beer mustard recipe I found online. I opened the jar two weeks after making it to see how it had aged…yuck. This is where the true experimenting began. After two more
months of altering and substituting I ended up with a recipe nothing like the one I started with and a beer mustard that I loved. I took it around to friends at the local watering hole and got lots of compliments. I joked about starting a business and one friend took me
seriously! After he offered to help get my fledgling mustard empire off the ground, I agreed to take my mustard to the shelves. Why not?!
As the buzz spread, a friend asked if I would bring it to his birthday party. It was a big hit with the guests including one of the brewers from Brooklyn’s own Sixpoint Craft Ales. After much chatting, imbibing and mustard chowing we decided to make some test batches using Sixpoint ales. Voila! Brooklyn mustard made with Sixpoint beer; it was a perfect match.
Now, with many test recipes and tasting parties behind me, I have created two solid recipes approved by the masses. A little over a year after that first batch, My Friend’s Mustard is taking Brooklyn by storm! Many thanks to all who have tasted my mustard and helped spread the word.
Go forth and Mustard!
Your Brooklyn Mustard Maven,
Anna Wolf