Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Sinningia pusilla

Posted on May 18, 2014 by kimerer_brian

We have an interesting plant blooming in the house. Here is a photo of it. Nice flower, hunh? Except that this flower is a bit different. It’s kind of small. Actually…. it’s really small. Really, really small. Really. Check out … Continue reading →

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Beer in the Bottles

Posted on May 11, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I bottled my latest batch of beer this morning. It tasted OK and not a bit spoiled, so I went ahead and bottled it. 57 bottles of beer on the wall. Not a bad yield. I think I am getting … Continue reading →

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Didn’t Believe Me?

Posted on May 4, 2014 by kimerer_brian

Re: “still nothing going on in Dad’s Beer Bucket except for one drowned gnat.” from the April 11 post on my previous batch. Well this time, there are two drowned gnats, and I have a better camera, so you can … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on May 1, 2014 by kimerer_brian

It must be Spring. The Kayaks are out on the canal.

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No Happy Bubbles

Posted on April 28, 2014 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on April 26, 2014 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on April 13, 2014 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on April 11, 2014 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on April 7, 2014 by kimerer_brian

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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The Devil in the White City

Posted on February 23, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I am reading a book from the Bestseller list called “The Devil in the White City“, by Erik Larson (Vintage Books, 2004). It is a non-fiction book about the creation of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. It contains the … Continue reading →

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