Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Zucchini

Posted on August 18, 2013 by kimerer_brian

This……  is a zucchini. I didn’t believe it either. And the funny thing is that this variety is supposed to look like that. This is a Round Zucchini, Cucurbita pepo. I didn’t know such a thing existed until I saw … Continue reading →

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Storm Glass

Posted on July 28, 2013 by kimerer_brian

I have an Admiral FitzRoy Storm Glass. What is that? It is a glass tube that is filled with “stuff” that crystallizes in curious ways to predict the weather. They have been around for eons, but were made famous by … Continue reading →

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Beer Update

Posted on June 29, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Today I tasted the beer again after letting it rest in the carboy for a couple of weeks. Not a good outcome. It tasted nastier than ever. So……. I dumped it. I poured all 5 gallons down the drain in … Continue reading →

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Feverfew

Posted on June 26, 2013 by kimerer_brian

We have a little Feverfew plant that has taken up residence in our stone wall out back. I was struck by this image with the little white flowers poking out, so I photographed it. Very bucolic.

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Beer Tasting

Posted on June 16, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Last week I tasted the beer that I had put up to ferment a couple of weeks before that. Here is the result: Yeah. That bad. Stinkzoid. The beer tasted so bad that I just put the cap back on … Continue reading →

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I Bought a Better Bottle

Posted on May 26, 2013 by kimerer_brian

It is a new carboy for fermenting my beer in. That is actually the name of it. “Better Bottle”. Really. That is the name of the company. It’s pretty good marketing, don’t you think?. Picture this…. Someone goes into the … Continue reading →

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Bottles

Posted on May 12, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Today I bottled my 50th batch of beer. Oddly enough, I got 50 bottles of beer out of the batch. Pretty interesting, huh? Coincidence? I think not. Actually, I always get 50 bottles of beer out of a batch, so … Continue reading →

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Won a Ribbon

Posted on May 4, 2013 by kimerer_brian

You can see a more detailed photo of the pen and ink at my web site, Rockland Harbor Light Pen and Ink.

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OK Bubble Bucket

Posted on April 29, 2013 by kimerer_brian

OK. Here’s the bubbling bucket as promised. Now back to sleep.

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50

Posted on April 28, 2013 by kimerer_brian

That is the number of the current batch of beer I am making. I made my first batch in 1996, and now I am on batch number 50. Time flies like an arrow (fruit flies like a banana). In honor … Continue reading →

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