Monthly Archives: November 2011

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

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Elephant

Remember that Elephant Ear plant we had last Summer? Here is a memory refresher. Well, it has gone dormant, so we cut it off and de-potted it for the Winter. There was a surprise when it came out of the … Continue reading

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Bookcases

We finally took delivery on our bookcases last week. We had these finished the same color as the kitchen cabinets, and they came out very nice. These are Arthur W. Brown bookcases, made in the U. S. of A. and … Continue reading

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More Beer

The second batch of beer is in the bottles. I got 50 bottles out of this batch, and this time I posed them for a formal portrait before allowing them to skitter away to their crates. You can count ’em … Continue reading

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Beer Tasting

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

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

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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