I am Not Worried

LeftyGorilla · 12-05-2009, 06:57 PM

It's the first snowfall of the year, my wife is away for the day. I'm parenting 2 toddlers.

So far:

Bottled 18 - 7oz bottles of Saffron Ale
3 gallons of Dark Wheat wort boiling away
working out the details of a 1 gal test batch of cyser

I am relaxed
I am not worried
I am having a homebrew

After a 6-year hiatus, it's good to feel like a brewer again. That is all.

**WillPall** · 12-05-2009, 06:59 PM

Welcome back. Are those toddlers old enough to hold a hydrometer for you?

LeftyGorilla · 12-05-2009, 07:05 PM

My 3-yr-old held a flashlight so I could see the fill level on the Saffron Ale. Dark green bottles, so this was really helpful. And she kept the 1-yr-old from playing stompy monster before I could cap them. She saved the batch!

**Bernie Brewer** · 12-05-2009, 07:30 PM

Just a bit of semantics: They're YOUR kids, so you're not babysitting. You're parenting. Or parental rearing, as I like to call it.

Other than that, welcome to the forum, and welcome back to brewing!

LeftyGorilla · 12-05-2009, 07:42 PM

What the hell do I know? I'm from Waunakee...

**Bernie Brewer** · 12-05-2009, 08:33 PM

The Only Waunakee In The World? How about that? I used to work at the Sentry store there back around 1990 or so......

BTW, I see you edited your OP just for me. Neat-O!

**kornkob** · 12-05-2009, 10:00 PM

I've often thought that when I am eviloverlord of the universe, I'm going to found a new town and name it TheOtherWaunakee.

uglygoat · 12-05-2009, 11:44 PM

like bernie said, they're yours so you just have to keep them alive and you should be good.

my daughter (8) just likes to make the first hop addition. after that she takes off to entertain herself. she likes to 'hold' the drill on teh barley crusher, but i think she knows it'd torque her wrist around if i wasn't holding it steady.