Bianca Bruno Ribadi with Biancolilla Wheat and Ciaculli Mandarin Peel

Bruno's Story: Bruno Ribadi was born in Cinisi, a brilliant young man with a great curiosity about everything around him. After the tragic death of his parents, he was taken in by the Benedictine abbey, where a Belgian monk, during one of his lessons, noticed Bruno and his innate talent for chemistry. The boy had never studied, but he proved to be so capable and sharp that he was chosen as the monk's assistant in beer production. The discovery of cereal fermentation processes and brewing fascinated Bruno, and when he reached adulthood, he decided to leave the abbey to explore the secrets of the finest beers.

Bruno's Journeys: In Prague, posing as a reporter for a well-known magazine, he interviewed famous master brewers with the intent of uncovering as many secrets as possible. During one of these interviews, he met the renowned Hubertek Morszynsky, who offered to join him in his laboratory experiments in India, where Bruno learned the secrets of spices and meditation. Losing interest in ascetic life, he encountered a group of English musicians and decided to follow them to London, where he continued to experiment with new processes in a small brewery while making a living as a bus driver. One day, while driving, he recognized the Belgian monk from Cinisi among the passengers, who happened to be in London for a brief vacation. Bruno recounted the story of his travels and the details of his experiments, which piqued the monk's curiosity so much that he decided to invite him to Belgium to share his discoveries. In the abbey, his lengthy speech — delivered in a language that included words from all over Europe — was a great success, and he was proclaimed a master brewer. After leaving Belgium, he returned to Sicily, where he wished to open his own brewery. However, Bruno was a free explorer, and the desire to travel was too strong for him to stay there for long, so he decided to set out again. Since then, there have been no further reports about him, only a diary with an account of his journeys, discoveries, and experiments in the laboratories of the greatest master brewers.