Cold Again this morning here, like 23F. Was pleasant yesterday, so I bottled my kottbusser. Supposed to be unseasonably cold tonight. Dang it, wtf happened to spring?
This year is like last year....its not getting warm enough right now to get the sap flowing well. Sugar houses are getting a late start again.
I talked to one guy last year about getting 5gal of raw sap to use as a base for a beer. He wasn't too interested, unfortunately. Maybe I'll try another place today. I'm going to throw a bucket in the car just in case.
I talked to a guy at one place, he said he'd be happy to give me a bucket of sap, but that I'd have to call him in a few weeks when it starts warming up and the sap flows a little more. He did suggest tapping a few trees myself if I have them, because when the sap is running he said I could get 5-10gal over the course of a few days. For some reason that never really crossed my mind. We have a few maple trees around, I'll have to keep an eye out for equipment since I don't have any.
Finishing up the night shifts for the week... exhausted. Can't even type right now!
Looking forward to creating a yeast starter on my stir plate today. SWMBO always starts with lude comments as my Erlenmeyer flasks get bigger and bigger through the stages. The 5L made its way into our kitchen last month, she then asked when the over compensating monster truck with mud tires was rolling into the driveway... Its ok. This time I'm stopping by the donuts shop and will meet sarcasm with glazed, powdered, and jelly filled.
Happy Sunday everybody!
finishing up the night shifts for the week... Exhausted. Can't even type right now!
Looking forward to creating a yeast starter on my stir plate today. Swmbo always starts with lude comments as my erlenmeyer flasks get bigger and bigger through the stages. The 5l made its way into our kitchen last month, she then asked when the over compensating monster truck with mud tires was rolling into the driveway... Its ok. This time i'm stopping by the donuts shop and will meet sarcasm with glazed, powdered, and jelly filled.
Happy sunday everybody!
Hope your day is going better than mine.
Regards, GF.
On a diet - lost 10 lbs thus far. Looking to drop about 30 more by the end of the year. I'll still find some calories to sneak in a home brews. Just bottled 5 gal, there's 10 gal in the fermenter, I have 200+ pounds of domestic 2 row, Munich, pils, and specialty grains ready for some brewing, 6 lbs of hops in the freezer... 10 types of yeast living in the beer crisper... But i think I'll make ROOT BEER today for SWMBO. . Happy Sunday!
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