Can’t beat them. As the days creep shorter, out come the lanterns. This is a Coleman from 1967.

Super active this morning. I’ll let it go like this for 2 weeks and then it’ll get racked into a secondary fermenter for ~8 weeks. During this process I’ll be able to get a first taste and check ABV. The starting potential is 15% View quoted note →

Needed another fire in my life. Couldn’t wait. #bonfirechain

Alright. Today is the day. I’ve got the honey pouring into the fermenters now. I’ve got oranges (zest and juice), raisins (chopped), and serrano peppers (sliced into rings) all prepped. Cinnamon sticks will go in during the second ferment to round it off. Think of it as a not shitty Fireball for the cold months ahead. All that’s left for now is to brew a cup of black tea (for the mead, not me) and to bloom the yeast. I’ll get some photos once everything is in the fermenters and the airlocks are on. View quoted note →

..and little bitty phone keyboards (damn spellchecker). 😬 View quoted note →

I feel like carburetors were out on earth to mess with me. 😂

Morning, all. ☕️ Nothing will make you reconsider life choices quite like having to collect fecal samples.. The farm life. Nothing else like it.

Back home. Chores done. Watching the bats swoop. Night, all.

It’s that kinda Sunday. Judge not lest ye be judged. 😜