Saturday, May 28, 2011
Forgotten Dreams
If you get a chance, see the film, Cave of Forgotten Dreams. It is about the 30,000 year old cave paintings in Chauvet France. You can get a glimpse at Chauvet Paintings
Monday, February 21, 2011
Another Prosaic Post
Reading this blog you might think the only thing in our lives is bottling beer. I've only done it twice, and both times are documented here.
Thabiso had left over ingredients and homegrown hops and he used them to brew up a couple of gallons. It is quite good - he added some spices and let it sit for 3 months. Last week Thabiso, Taylor, Tlotlisang and I bottled it up.
Thabiso had left over ingredients and homegrown hops and he used them to brew up a couple of gallons. It is quite good - he added some spices and let it sit for 3 months. Last week Thabiso, Taylor, Tlotlisang and I bottled it up.
Obviously more fun than it looks!
The Mad Capper hard at work
Apparently cameras make me close my eyes. But not the cat.
She's always on the alert for any available lap.
She's always on the alert for any available lap.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Pop's Porter Update
Last night we taste-tested the porter - it's not ready yet. The taste is not bad, but it is only mildly carbonated, so it probably needs some more time. The temp in our house during the day is probably a little low, and darker beers apparently take longer to carbonate.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Pop's Porter
We bottled beer today. I'll call it Pop's Porter. On Oct. 12th, Thabiso and I made our first attempt to brew this porter. We were drinking a few beers and mixing up our batch of porter, and we were having such a good time drinking a few beers that we burned our batch! So the next night we were all business and brewed a new batch.
More than three months later, we finally got around to bottling it. Thabiso absconded to Ireland so he missed out on all the fun of washing bottles. Of course we've been saving bottles for a few months, but they all had to be washed and we wanted to take the labels off, so Neo, Tlotlisang and I spent a few hours soaking, scrubbing, washing. I have become an expert on the different techniques used to attach labels to bottles. Some are definitely easier to remove than others. That will be a criteria from now on when I buy beer - whose labels are easier to remove!
Today, Neo, PJ and I bottled the porter and in two weeks we'll finally enjoy it. It's not a bad tasting beer.
Neo and PJ hard at work.
Neo the happy capper, while Tlotlisang offered entertainment.
Neo kept capping, but Tlotlisang couldn't wait.
PJ on Tap Duty.
The Final Product
More than three months later, we finally got around to bottling it. Thabiso absconded to Ireland so he missed out on all the fun of washing bottles. Of course we've been saving bottles for a few months, but they all had to be washed and we wanted to take the labels off, so Neo, Tlotlisang and I spent a few hours soaking, scrubbing, washing. I have become an expert on the different techniques used to attach labels to bottles. Some are definitely easier to remove than others. That will be a criteria from now on when I buy beer - whose labels are easier to remove!
Today, Neo, PJ and I bottled the porter and in two weeks we'll finally enjoy it. It's not a bad tasting beer.
Neo and PJ hard at work.
Neo the happy capper, while Tlotlisang offered entertainment.
Neo kept capping, but Tlotlisang couldn't wait.
PJ on Tap Duty.
The dishwasher helped
The Final Product
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