Monthly Archives: April 2014

No Happy Bubbles

I put up a new beer yesterday to ferment using my revised Big Hose airlock. There it is, all cozy in its blankies. Unfortunately, a day later there are still no happy bubbles. Nuthin’. Nada. Zip. Nichts. It is just … Continue reading

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Big Hose Rev 2

I am brewing again this weekend. Since there was an issue last time with the friendly bubbles not showing up (I really missed those bubbles), I decided that I would do some upgrades to my attachment for the Big Hose. … Continue reading

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Beer Update

As I prognosticated in my previous blog, I did tap some beer out of the bucket on Saturday to taste it. It looks nice. It smells like beer. It has an off flavor that I do not like, but I … Continue reading

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No Bubbles

Disaster has struck! I had such high hopes for this beer. I did it by the book, but there were never any bubbles. None! No friendly bloops, or even any silly bblbllblbls. It just sat there and did nothing for … Continue reading

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The Big Hose

I have started my Spring brewing again. We are almost out of the Honey Porter, so I need to get cracking if we are going to have beer for the Fall. If you recall a post made long ago, you … Continue reading

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