Sad to say but the title is true. We put a contract on another house in May and put ours up for sale. We closed on both at the end of Aug and we are SLOWLY moving into the new but MUCH smaller house.
I left a nice, dedicated 10 * 10 basement area that had a laundry sink right next to a work bench with all my brewing supplies. I may have to go back to smaller batches in the kitchen until I can rig up an area in the laundry room.
My son in law has my single tap kegerator and my 2 tap system was built into my old bar and left for the new owner.
The good news is that we plan to build out a new bar this winter. I'm hoping to do a nice 2 tap system and move my single tap onto our deck.
Wish me luck and you guys / gals keep brewing and posting to keep me from going nuts.
I can completely relate. Moving is not good for keeping the brewing pipeline going! I'm sure you'll get back to it soon enough, and it sounds like you are already planning bigger and better things in your new abode. Congrats on the new house!
Good luck with the new house and future brewing!
I had a near miss on another house lately, one with a walkout basement and an outbuilding! But the taxes were more than twice what I pay now, so I keep brewing in the yard. (The new taxes were more than $1000 per month)
At least you have a really good reason for your lay-off. I've gone as long as three months just because.
Making beer and stew for the Zombie Apocalypse.
Never mind, there it is.
That's a good plan, but it's too bad you haven't been able to brew for five months.
It's one of the reasons why, after several moves, when we finally bought a house, I told my kids that when I die, they should just bury me in the backyard, like a pet gerbil. I ain't movin' no more.
Nice view! I know what you mean about waterfront. We live on a few acres with lots of woods near Ann Arbor. My in-laws lived on Lake St. Clair which connects to Lake Erie and Lake Huron. While they are now in Assisted Living, we will be keeping their very small home (1.5 bedrooms) because of the view. Amazing sunsets. No boat yet, trying to justify having a boat for using mostly during a 10 week summer.
As of now, we aren't considering living there full time.
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...
Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology
Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout
Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.
Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand - 13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
Beautiful and congratulations on the new place!
I'm not going to like you for a little bit now, don't worry I'll get over it.
Naked Cat Brewery On Tap
Yazoo Sue Smoked Porter
Octoberfest
Le Petite Saison
Czech Pale Lager
A Toast to Big Fuzzy Russian Imperial Stout at 10%
Belgian Blond
Flower Power IPA
4 Kilts Clueless Belgian Strong
One Wort Two Yeast with Wyeast 2206
One Wort Two Yeast with WLP940
Shipwreck Saison
Sad to say but the title is true. We put a contract on another house in May and put ours up for sale. We closed on both at the end of Aug and we are SLOWLY moving into the new but MUCH smaller house.
We are in the exact same boat but haven't brewed for over year as we had a very hard time finding a house.
We'll have room for brewing here but can't get up and running until remodel is complete.
I envy your lovely view, that is what we had to leave behind when we sold our home but our lake was almost empty because of drought when we decided to leave.
Don't forget about the thread "SMEIBBs Corner" on the Borg. If you want to brew on a smaller scale, in the kitchen, that will put homebrew in your house.
