The fresh wine grapes arrived in Providence yesterday. Today, I got 12 gallons of juice. Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio. It has been “stilled” with the trusty Campden tablets, and in 24 hours the Montrachet yeast goes in. This satisfies the desire to do *something* … but the concurrent requirement that we not mess up . . . → Read More: It has begun
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I’m totally psyched about brewing day. capital_l and technolope are coming down this afternoon at a time to be determined by how late they stayed up “playing video games and drinking” last night. I’ve got my guess … but we’ll see what reality provides. Two batches, a stout and a west coast ale. Installed a . . . → Read More: Brewing day! I have no idea what the weather is like where you are, but here it’s 53 degrees and brilliantly sunny. I’ve got all the windows wide open, and I’m exchanging the slightly musty air in the house for clean, fresh, chilly air. Climbing around in the crawl space must have kicked up a bunch of . . . → Read More: Fresh air My beer approaches! Come to me, beer! SHREWSBURY, MA, US 01/06/2006 11:08 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN HODGKINS, IL, US 01/05/2006 2:38 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN HODGKINS, IL, US 01/04/2006 6:39 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN EAGAN, MN, US 01/04/2006 2:51 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN EAGAN, MN, US 01/03/2006 11:01 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US 01/03/2006 10:22 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN . . . → Read More: Beer! Cracked the first of the “Tongue splitter” west coast style IPA this evening. God DAMN that’s some hoppy beer. Admittedly, I knew what I was getting into. Instead of the standard two hop additions (one for bittering, and one for the hop aroma) this beast included SIX, of which two were “dry hops.” That means . . . → Read More: Hoppity, hoppity… |
