this evening, and as I pulled out I saw the aftermath of a car accident, with the guy who caused it in the driver's seat in the midst of a seizure. There were three or four people there on cell phones (calling 911) already, and the girlfriend who was with him seemed calm - like it had happened before. That's ridiculous. He could had killed someone while driving, instead of just denting a fender. That person, and whoever knew this and didn't speak up when he tried to drive, is a menace.In several weeks, we will have many, many gallons of maple syrup mead. I don't know the specifics yet, but it will involve several buckets, a bit of bleach, 40-60 million yeast cells, and sweet, sweet maple goodness.
Today, I bought purple shoes. I may only buy purple shoes from now on, and it was the best $7 I spent all month.
My dog enjoys her three b's: her bear, her bone, and her 'bee (frisbee). Is there any interest in joining Abby for a birthday party? I'm thinking some sunny, April evening (her birthday's on the 19th), (friendly, non-biting) dogs and their owners could join us for an evening of homemade doggie treats and tennis balls.
My childhood best friend developed epilepsy in her teenage years. She was not allowed to drive a car for twelve months following each episode. Much to her frustration, she would always have a seizure every 10-11 months, so she didn't get her driver's license until she was about 23, which was the first time she was seizure-free long enough.
She drives normally now, I think-- I don't think she's had a seizure in about five years.
Housemate of mine brewed mead at home, which was interesting, but it tasted like ass. I am very interested in this, how you say, maple syrup variant on the recipe. Do keep us posted. :)
Yeah yeah! Spill it! I want the recipe. (e:dragonlady7) 's family is from the capital region and they get bitchin' fresh maple syrup.
Interestingly, even though the history of alcoholic drinks is only a couple weeks shorter than the history of fruit juices, the role of yeast in fermentation was only discovered by Louis Pasteur in the 1800s. In fact, the use of yeast in beer was forbidden by omission from the long-standing German Purity Law of 1516 [wikipedia]Reinheitsgebot[/wikipedia], which says the only ingredients that may be present in your beer are water, malt, and hops. [The law was amended to allow yeast, and eventually repealed in 1988.]
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The key to brewing beer is to have just the right yeast in there for fermentation. Random bacteria (or yeast) can produce random crap and spoil the beer.
Therefore, you have to painstakingly make sure that each and every utensil used in the process is sterilized, and only the chosen yeast gets to mate with the sugary goodness to produce alcohol (and CO2, the fizz).
Amazingly, beer brewing is 5000 years old. (e:PMT), once you have your mansion, setup a brewery in the basement!
I am so glad it is not an ingredient. Can you document the process some more, so we can find out how to make it. I love maple syrup. In fact I drink it staright from the jug all the time.
A light bleach solution sterilizes the buckets in which the mead ferments. As the mixtures sits for several weeks ,or perhaps months in this case, things can get nasty if the equipment isn't pristinely clean.
"In several weeks, we will have many, many gallons of maple syrup mead. I don't know the specifics yet, but it will involve several buckets, a bit of bleach, 40-60 million yeast cells, and sweet, sweet maple goodness."
Oh shiiiiiiiiit! But what's the bleach for?
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