tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864203321798524350.post-70014441614330167472008-07-01T20:55:00.003-04:002008-07-01T21:02:14.353-04:00...and lazy.<br /><br /><br /><br />So in an attempt to cut two trips into one this evening just before I was planned on bottling the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bleeding Hop Bucket</span>, I put the glass carboy into the bottling bucket. Seeing as though the bottling bucket has a draft on it, I created an air-lock and wasn't able to get the carboy with the fermenting deliciousness out. Smart guy I am, I decide to turn the spigot to let the air out... and break the spigot. Looks like the <span style="font-weight: bold;">BHB </span>will sit in secondary for 75 days instead of 70. Oh well. I really didn't feel like bottling tonight anyways.<br /><br />But in other news, we're brewing again!<br /><br />I'll post the recipes later, but three days, three brews:<br /><br />Saturday (with caspito), we brewed a traditional Tripel, but added 4-5 lbs of granny smith apples carmelized in belgian candi sugars<br /><br /><br />Sunday brewed a pumpkin Saison with cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, cardamom, coriander, sweet gale and sweet orange peel<br /><br /><br />Monday brewed a Pale Ale with mint, cilantro, lime and almonds (catch the pesto influence?) - and plan on topping it off with a few cups of some premium tequila.<br /><br /><br />Phew, what an exhausting weekend. I'll be spending this coming Fourth O' Ju-lie weekend in Pittsburgh, and will get to some much needed bottling when I return, and will brew the Honey Champagne then as well.<br /><br />Once I get un-lazy, I'll post the recipes. But for now...Dave v1.2noreply@blogger.com