Bottling Day

So the beer has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks. Fermentation has done it's thing & it's time to bottle.

First I had sanitize (24) bottles. I used the dishwasher.

Added a bit too much sanitizer.

Then I have to get the beer out of the fermenter and into the bottling bucket. You do this by placing the racking cane into the fermenter, attach a rubber hose to it, suck(hey now), and let the beer flow into the bucket. I put 4 ozs of dissolved corn sugar into the bottom of the bucket. This will work with the remaining yeast to make the beer have bubbles.

After the beer is in the bucket it's time to start filling up the bottles.

Then cap em off.

Beer should be ready to drink about in 2-3 weeks. I tasted a bit before bottling and it tasted like flat beer. Which I guess is a good sign.

Hope I don't end up with 24 bottles of crappy beer.

Easter 2008

Spent Easter Sunday at my sister's place. Had a great time hiding eggs with my nephew & niece, Ethan & Sara.

Sara




We filled plastic eggs with Hot Wheels & play kitchen accessories. I think we hid the same eggs 47 times. It was fun.


The hunt begins.






Sara wearing her chef's hat, oven mit, & apron

Let's open em up.

This tooth wasn't knocked out during the fun, I promise.

Random camping pictures

Big Sur from May 2007. We're heading back here again this summer. It's awesome.

Big Trees June 2006

Bodega Bay July 2005

Big Basin July 2005