There are names for all manner of brewing concoctions, from fermented apple (cider), pear (perry), honey (mead), and all manner of bizarre mixes of the above have their own names too.
I blew through one of my new brewing books (good book) and hit some highlights on various websites, my old Papazian, this and that, and put together two recipes for ciders to try and brew this weekend.
Tried to get the accounting up to date, but Quicken was refusing to talk to my bank tonight. Very frustrating.
(Speaking of which, this cough is driving me mad)
Anyway, I have the recipe lists and equipment lists worked out. Tomorrow I'll get my brew equipment put back together (most of it at least) and this weekend I'll make a pair of 3-gallon brews! Yay!
I'm going for 3 gallons instead of the traditional 5 because I don't drink too much, I can get faster turnarounds on experiments, I can try more flavors, and so forth. Variety over quantity.
Today, I couldn't focus at work very well. I drank some extra coffee (nasty work stuff, yuck) but it didn't help much. I did some light paperwork. Thought about a few problems. Went to the bank and deposited a small check, and got a money order for Flipside. MUST get the flipside order in the mail and postmarked TOMORROW if it is to be accepted!
And now... some reading and sleep.
Posted by Edwin at January 10, 2008 10:49 PM