Archive for July, 2010
Bottling Day: Second Batch, Real Ale
Again, another great use of a vacation day. It started off pouring rain outside, a cathartic release to a week-long, oppressive heatwave. So, I was happy to spend some time in the basement transferring the brew from the primary fermenter into secondary fermentation in the bottles. I cleaned and washed all the equipment with water […]
I’ve Seen Who’s On My Money
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on July 6, 2010
I saw HRM Queen Elizabeth II this morning. Not that I really expected to when I left the house for work, though. Her Majesty dedicated a plaque a Her Park in Toronto and since it was close to work I jogged out for a look-see. I figured it may be the last time we’re graced […]
Brew Day the Seconde
Today I brewed my second batch of beer. In the words of my wife, it was more like Kraft Dinner. The can was pre-hopped and all I had to do was dissolve the syrupy goo with a little less than a kilogram if corn sugar into two liters of boiling water. Then I chilled the […]