WildSeedGrrrl
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Hi all,
I joined up over a year ago and was practically a fixture on the forum for awhile but as we all knkow life has a way of stepping in and forcing us to reorganize. I made the decision to drop everything in minneapolis and move back home for a number of reasons. A friend's terminal diagnosis and the feeling that I needed to be in a more supportive space away from my department.
I still was teaching but I had a stretch of time where I could drive cross-country. It all happened so quickly I didn't have time to plan what I would do with all teh beer and wine I had in primary and secondaries. I had to dump all my beer and wine that was aging because there was no time to get them bottled or they weren't ready to bottle. there were quite a few jugs of wine that were party ready to drink.
I don't think I've cried more than when I had to pour stuff out. I also ended up selling 80% of all my equipment because i couldn't get it all moved in the time frame I had. I didn't want to chance putting full carboys in the back of a moving van and driving over the mountains in the snow.
I ended up moving back to Portland, OR to finish my work and to jump into brewing beer more seriously. I mean there's no better place to be surrounded by beer than the pacific northwest. They don't call this place beervana for nothing. I'm slowing reacquiring equipment. I'm teaching again at the local universities and colleges around the city and pretty much just taking life as it comes.
I'm glad to be back on the forum. I just got a new fruit wine kit and i'm going to try for some fruit wines this summer. I've got a better handle on beer brewing so I'm back again to try and make a braggot.
I look forward to interesting conversations and swapping recipes.
I joined up over a year ago and was practically a fixture on the forum for awhile but as we all knkow life has a way of stepping in and forcing us to reorganize. I made the decision to drop everything in minneapolis and move back home for a number of reasons. A friend's terminal diagnosis and the feeling that I needed to be in a more supportive space away from my department.
I still was teaching but I had a stretch of time where I could drive cross-country. It all happened so quickly I didn't have time to plan what I would do with all teh beer and wine I had in primary and secondaries. I had to dump all my beer and wine that was aging because there was no time to get them bottled or they weren't ready to bottle. there were quite a few jugs of wine that were party ready to drink.
I don't think I've cried more than when I had to pour stuff out. I also ended up selling 80% of all my equipment because i couldn't get it all moved in the time frame I had. I didn't want to chance putting full carboys in the back of a moving van and driving over the mountains in the snow.
I ended up moving back to Portland, OR to finish my work and to jump into brewing beer more seriously. I mean there's no better place to be surrounded by beer than the pacific northwest. They don't call this place beervana for nothing. I'm slowing reacquiring equipment. I'm teaching again at the local universities and colleges around the city and pretty much just taking life as it comes.
I'm glad to be back on the forum. I just got a new fruit wine kit and i'm going to try for some fruit wines this summer. I've got a better handle on beer brewing so I'm back again to try and make a braggot.
I look forward to interesting conversations and swapping recipes.
