brewin’ up some holiday cheer

11Nov06

So Kev and I finally brewed up the gingerbread ale (which I’ll be calling “Pontipee Ale” in honor of my family’s favorite christmas movie) the other night. Here’s me brewing:

We had a lot of fun this time around. I wonder if brewing is one of those activities that’s substantially less fun if I’m doing it [...]

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Case in point:

07Nov06

Geez, no wonder I get so sappy about Budweiser. With marketing like this, how could a Cardinals fan resist? (And I know this goes against my entire previous post. I’m fickle like that.) Cheeseball, but effective.
Leah, look away. You’re already feeling sick; I refuse to be responsible for any more horkage.

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a debate

06Nov06

Ok, I think there are exactly two people who read this blog, but if you’re not Leah or Danyah, then here’s a little newsflash for you: I am from St. Louis, Missouri. I. LIKE. BUDWEISER.
I don’t care if it’s tacky, or illustrates bad taste on my part. I LIKE IT. I’ve been proud of [...]

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My Label

03Nov06

I hadn’t really considered making a label until Leah suggested it, but I can already tell the labels are going to be one of my favorite things about brewing. I include in this post the first label I’ve ever created – for my next batch (which I’m hoping to brew tomorrow), the Pontipee Ale, I’m going [...]

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Bottling

01Nov06

So I’d never bottled before. Unfortunately, Kev was out of town, doing the “Fall Foliage” thing with Leigh, so I was on my own to some extent. To further my distress, Leah didn’t get my message, so I figured she was off taking care of baby things. So I really WAS on my own. Yikes!
Anyway, the [...]

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