Fruits Of My Labor

Fruits Of My Labor

I'm a homebrewing and wine-making African American woman living in the Pacific Northwest. This blog is my outlet to talk about my experiences with finding and tasting great beers and learning about the craft of homebrewing and winemaking. My motto: I need to recruit.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Yesterday

I was at Pracna with my friends Mark and Dean, having a beer and a bloody mary. I was looking over the drink menu and saw there was a new Su...

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I couldn't resist

I couldn't resist pressing down slightly on the top of the fermenter. When it really starts fermenting any pressure sends bubbles into t...

Brown Ale recipe

Brown Ale 6# Gold LME 2# DME 1# Crystal Malt 60L 1/2# Chocolate Malt 1oz Nugget pellet hops (12.5% AA) at 60 1oz Willamette leaf hops (4.5%A...

Brown Ale, my version.

I started a new batch of brown ale using the yeast from the previous batch. I didn't use a kit instead I found a recipe, it's still ...

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Passing the time at work

One thing I've noted about myself and my hobbies, is that I am meticulous in outlining needs, costs, plans. For example, I spent a large...

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Just moved fermenter to the bathtub while i'm at work...a precaution.

After adding the hops and setting the timer for 60 minutes I settled down to do some cleaning up and preparing the fermenter. I chilled abo...

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