Recent content by Crashtest

Yeah, I think several of us might have had a couple of glasses of the stuff. After one I'm smiling. Lifting full 6 gallon batches to 5 feet high or so is a little tough for me sometimes. We may need a mobile carboy elevator. Leave 'em on the floor until it's time to rack, then ease it onto the...

Hey Brian, the guy on the label is smoking. Don't let Laura Miller see it. Good looking label and when you say "at least a 3 gallon batch", don't you really mean a 6? I love the fact that I can make quite drinkable beverages that others enjoy and share it, and if I work it right (I think...

Those were taken in Dallas - Mockingbird Station (Trinity Hall), Lower Greenville Ave. (The Dubliner), Deep Ellum (The Pawn Gallery - Mod party with Go-Go Dancers), and Lakewood (Carabba's). Last night there was another "Scoot In Theater" and I took a 4 liter bottle of that Peach Apricot that's...

Ok, here's a series... after you read, move down to view more of the story. Ok here's me runningthis bottle of mead to the charming young lady on the back of my scooter here. The party they were having was cancelled due to an approaching ice storm...

Up in the top photos I see you used 5 wine bottles to hold the rack up. Here's how I used 2 once to hold up the back of my scooter while changing the rear wheel.

Well thanks. I'm lucky to live close to George's shop and I started with a sparkling cider, quickly went to mead (did 22 gallons when I bought a 5 of orange blossom honey out of California), have done a few batches of a Peach Apricot that I adapted from C.J.J. Berry's First Steps in Winemaking...

Clever Brian. I'm a fan of "use what you have".