I Love Going Here

Before I start this, let me say I have absolutely no affiliation with this business. They don't even know I'm posting this.

I recently mentioned I had screwed up, and forgotten to get bottle caps. I did put in an online order right away. But it takes nearly a week for stuff to get to me.

It's not that I need to have beer, it's just that I have batches lined up behind it, and I hate to have unbrewed ingredients lying around. It just feels like an invitation for "critters".

So, I decided to make a road trip, and go to my not-so-local homebrew shop. I wish I was closer; Maltose Express, 246 Main St, Monroe, CT.

Every time I make this trip, I'm glad I did. The place is generously stocked, reasonably priced, and staffed with really nice, friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable people.

I spent some time chatting with staff and fellow customers, tried a couple of really good beers, and left with the needed bottle caps, as well as ingredients for more beer. A day well spent.

Very Unhappy

I have some dreadfully sad news to report. I started to gather my equipment together to bottle my pumpkin saison. Thank goodness I get everything together before I start.

As I began, I realized I had forgotten to order bottle caps. I'm completely out.

It could be much worse. I put an order in right away, and I'll have them soon. I know from experience that the extra time won't do the beer any harm.

But, I was kinda looking forward to how this came out. I've never made a saison before, and there's no beer in the house.

Last Time

Good News! This is the final time I'll be begging for votes.

Voting in the Beer Camp contest closes at midnight tonight. Please go to http://www.sierrabeercamp.com/ and vote for my video, "you Make What?"

If you've already voted, thanks, and you can vote again. If you haven't voted, yet, WHY NOT??!!

Get Your Votes In!

Voting ends at midnight tomorrow, 10/15/13, so that means two things.

You still have time to go to http://www.sierrabeercamp.com/ and vote for me. It also means you only have to hear me begging for votes for one more day.

As my daughter-in-law said; Give my wife some peace, without me in the house! Send me to beer camp!

Almost Done

http://www.sierrabeercamp.com/vote

Well, you only have to endure a few more days of me pleading for votes. Please keep clicking, and thanks from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has, and is, voting.

So please vote, and get everyone in you network to vote, too!

Keep Voting

I seem to be stuck in 42nd place. I've mentioned you can vote multiple times, and it only takes a couple of clicks to register a vote.

Please help me move up! Get me off your back! Stop these incessant posts!

Oh, and give my wife a few days of peace! Get me out of the house!

Shameless plug

As you probably know, I've entered the Beer Camp contest for Sierra Nevada Brewing. Please remember to vote, and multiple votes are OK.

What I want to do right now is give a great big thank you to my lovely daughter-in-law, Tanya.

She was able to take my halting statement about my love of brewing, and turn it into a really adorable video.

If you have a need in video production, in any way, she would be a good resource for you. Contact me at youmakewhat@att.net and I'll forward your information on to her.

Oh, yeah. She really knows her stuff, Masters degree and all.