Monthly Archives: October 2011

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall

Well, actually, it’s 51 bottles of beer…. and they aren’t on the wall, but on the counter. Today I put the baby beer into the bottles so that it can mature into grown up beer. Here they are. Well, OK. … Continue reading

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Air Lock

The first week of fermentation is done. The bubble activity has become quiet and civilized, so I have replaced the large hose and bucket with a simple air lock. The baby beer is now making teenie little baby bubbles, so … Continue reading

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Happy Beer

You can tell that the baby beer is happy because of the burbling sounds that it makes in the bucket. Click on the photo of the bucket to hear the happy beer.

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Plunger

It has been brought to my attention by more than one reader of this blog that in the image posted with my previous entry there is an unfortunate juxtaposition of the beer brewing equipment with some toilet plungers… which are … Continue reading

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Beer

I have put up my first batch of home brewed beer since we moved into the new house. It is now sitting in the broom closet waiting for the yeast to wake up and get to work. The beer is … Continue reading

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A Bell

Well, a picture of a bell anyway. I finally got around to painting again. I wanted to see if I could do a spontaneous painting in one sitting. The result was a painting of an old bell we have lying … Continue reading

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