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weaktwos ([personal profile] weaktwos) wrote2004-09-25 11:31 pm

My father was a furnace fighter.

Today was fun. All went pleasantly. The highlight of the day was the brewing of the braggot.

[livejournal.com profile] modeleccentric was the master brewer, I was the grasshopper.

The process:

  • Sterilize instruments
  • Boil two pots of water...2 gallons for the boiling of the honey, 1 for the malt.
  • Steep ginger in the malt mixture, black, hops and other spices in the honey mixture
  • Mix toghether at the end and let cool


Let the record reflect that the honey was boiling on a uber-large bunson burner outside. Let the record also reflect that the neighborhood bees were drawn to this vat of sweetness. Furthermore, it must be understood that [livejournal.com profile] modeleccentric was engaged in a hot battle with said bees, armed with a broom and many choice unintelligible words. Think the father in "A Christmas Story".

Also overheard, while [livejournal.com profile] modeleccentric was adding the yeast nutrient to the honey pot:

"We've secretly replaced this man's yeast nutrient with arsenic. Let's see if he notices."

Now, I ought to head to bed. Berkeley beckons in the morning.

[identity profile] lordrexfear.livejournal.com 2004-09-26 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Man, I wanna try some of that. I'd brew my own... but alas, so, get some bottled and ship it huh? heeee...

[identity profile] modeleccentric.livejournal.com 2004-09-26 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
No sweat, man, I'm gonna make it so this Braggotry is fairly constant.