Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Beer Tasting

Posted on November 13, 2011 by kimerer_brian

Tonight we popped a couple of the beers out of the first batch to see how it is coming along, and the results are in: Beer It will still be a couple of weeks before it is completely ready to … Continue reading →

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Happy Beer 2

Posted on November 7, 2011 by kimerer_brian

The next batch of beer is now bubbling happily in the carboy. I put up a batch of Honey Porter yesterday. This one has two pounds of honey in it instead of just one, so it is bubbling even faster … Continue reading →

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Shhhhhh

Posted on November 4, 2011 by kimerer_brian

It is nearly a week later, and the beer is sleeping quietly in the basement under its blanket. The thing sitting on top is a min/max thermometer which I use to monitor the temperature of the beer as it matures. … Continue reading →

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99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall

Posted on October 30, 2011 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on October 22, 2011 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on October 17, 2011 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on October 16, 2011 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on October 16, 2011 by kimerer_brian

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

Posted on October 2, 2011 by kimerer_brian

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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Augernaut

Posted on September 21, 2011 by kimerer_brian

I named the generator, “The Beast“, so I thought that it might be fun to name the new snow blower too. I think “The Augernaut” has a nice ring to it.

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