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 […]
What Comes From The Deep
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on June 14, 2010
I was a bit surprised to come across this little raccoon climbing out from the gutter drain to get at an empty coffee cup.
The 501 Queen Leaks
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on June 9, 2010
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. […]
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 […]
A perfect day for hide and seek
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on June 5, 2010
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.