Bottling Beer For The First Time

Well, after 6 or 7 days the fermentation stopped and I figured it was time to get the beer out of the primary fermenter (what I understand they call a carboy) and into the bottles. Lucky for me, my favourite baffled expert came over to give me a hand. The first thing to do was […]

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What Comes From The Deep

I was a bit surprised to come across this little raccoon climbing out from the gutter drain to get at an empty coffee cup.

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The 501 Queen Leaks

I ride the 501 Queen streetcar. It’s a good route. It goes through some of the most diverse neighbourhoods in Toronto. Lucky for me, I can catch it at the top of my street, a block and a half away. I think the 501 is a classic; a romantic route through the heart of downtown. […]

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Making Beer

Yesterday was a great day to take off work and make beer. Even tough it took about five hours from the time I began sanitizing until the time I plugged the fermenting jug, it was a very good use of a vacation day. There’s something relaxing about stirring a boiling pot of wort for an […]

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A perfect day for hide and seek

Seriously, today is a perfect day for playing hide and seek down at the lake. The kid’s even come up with a game called tweet catch. Thankfully, it has nothing to do with social networking. I’m glad there’s still a time of life before that. I’ll remind her when she’s a hyper-conncted tween.

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