I made two gallons of mead on Sunday night. Nothing fancy, out of a kit a couple of years old, so I ditched the yeast for some fresh 71B-1112 I had picked up. Well, the yeasts had quite the party as a slept last night. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/22/y5ehuvam.jpg Ahhhh, the joys of homebrewing.

Bottled up my Tripel last night. OG 1.084 FG 1.015. It came out to exactly 9%. It's sweet, lots of citrus. It also tastes very green and a bit hot. I think 3-4 months bottle conditioning will mellow this out nicely just in time for winter. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/04/arahe8eq.jpg http://img.t...

Today I'm going to a friend of a friends party. I have some mixed reservations about this, but the dude homebrews and it's prob a better option than staying here alone. Saturday might involve a quick AM trip to NYC, then I need to donate piles of old clothes. Sunday I'd like to do some mountain biki...

Celebration last night.



Pulled my oldest aged ale out of the library. So damn smooth after 5 years.

Hi Borg, It's been a while, I thought this thread best to summarize my absence and what I've been up to. I had to take an abrupt break from brewing in January to evict someone I used to trust from my life. That took longer than I expected and it sucked. I also focused on my skiing this winter until ...

Ok. Thanks for the USPS info. I was going to use their flat-rate boxes. Stupid victimless laws...

Hey borg,

I'm in the process of moving, and haven't been brewing in a while, hence my absence. Frustrating...

Anyway, I need to mail 2 12oz bottles from NJ to Utah. Can I just wrap them in bubble wrap, and box them or is there a more preferred method?

Thanks.

Nice looking ale. Enjoy that.

Nice Dave.

Good deal. Cheers towards the future!

Brewbirds wrote:Those look very nice Root is that your breakfast stout from a different thread?

Thanks! No, that was a Boysenberry ale. This is just a American wheat ale. I'd brew it again however.

I'm loosing access to the cutting machine soon.

Warm vibes T8r. I too am going through one of life's tougher challenges, but I now feel the warmth of the sun outside the tunnel.

Hi GOF! Welcome aboard!

I bottled my winter warmer. I just hope it's ready for spring, lol.